Elaine May

Personal Info

Birthday

April 21, 1932

(93 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

Esther Dale

Elaine Iva May

Elaine Iva Berlin

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

The Good Fight

The Graduate

DuPont Show of the Month

Wolf

Crisis in Six Scenes

A New Leaf

California Suite

Small Time Crooks

Filmography

2022
The Same Storm
as Ruth Lipsman Berg
2000
Small Time Crooks
as May
1996
Nichols and May: Take Two
as Self (archive footage)
1994
Wolf
as Operator (voice) (uncredited)
1990
In the Spirit
as Marianne Flan
1988
Calling the Shots
as Self (archive footage)
1978
California Suite
as Millie Michaels
1976
Mikey and Nicky
as Woman on TV (voice) (uncredited)
1971
A New Leaf
as Henrietta Lowell
1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
All the Difference
as Voice
1967
The Graduate
as Girl with Note for Benjamin (uncredited)
Bach to Bach
as Woman
Luv
as Ellen Manville
Enter Laughing
as Angela Marlowe
1960
The Fabulous Fifties
as Self