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Known For

Directing

Known Credits

49

Gender

Female

Birthday

1932-04-21 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

Elaine May

Biography

Elaine Iva May (née Berlin; born April 21, 1932) is an American comedian, film director, screenwriter, playwright, and actress. She has received numerous awards including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award. She made her initial impact in the 1950s with her improvisational comedy routines with Mike Nichols, performing as Nichols and May. Description above from the Wikipedia article Elaine May, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

California Suite

1978

California Suite

as

Millie Michaels

A New Leaf

1971

A New Leaf

as

Henrietta Lowell

Enter Laughing

1967

Enter Laughing

as

Angela Marlowe

In the Spirit

1990

In the Spirit

as

Marianne Flan

Luv

1967

Luv

as

Ellen Manville

The Graduate

1967

The Graduate

as

Girl with Note for Benjamin (uncredited)

Mikey and Nicky

1976

Mikey and Nicky

as

Woman on TV (voice) (uncredited)

Wolf

1994

Wolf

as

Operator (voice) (uncredited)

Bach to Bach

1967

Bach to Bach

as

Woman

Calling the Shots

1988

Calling the Shots

as

Self (archive footage)

Nichols and May: Take Two

1996

Nichols and May: Take Two

as

Self (archive footage)

The Same Storm

2022

The Same Storm

as

Ruth Lipsman Berg

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

as

Self - Comedian

The Good Fight

The Good Fight

as

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Crisis in Six Scenes

Crisis in Six Scenes

as

Kay Munsinger

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Mystery Guest

Production

Crew

Reds

1981

Reds

as

Wolf

1994

Wolf

as

Tootsie

1982

Tootsie

as

Directing