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Elaine May
Name
Elaine Iva Berlin
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Birth date
April 21, 1932
Occupation
Director, screenwriter, actress, comedienne
Active Years
1955–2000, 2016–present
Notable Films
The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
Elaine Iva May (née Berlin; born April 21, 1932) is an American director, screenwriter, comedian and actress.
Contents
Early life[edit | edit source]
Career[edit | edit source]
Filmography[edit | edit source]
As a director[edit | edit source]
- A New Leaf (1971)
- The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
- Mikey and Nicky (1976)
- Ishtar (1987)
- Crackpot (TBA)
As a screenwriter[edit | edit source]
- Bach to Bach (1967)
- A New Leaf (1971)
- Such Good Friends (1971)
- Mikey and Nicky (1976)
- Heaven Can Wait (1978)
- Reds (1981)
- Tootsie (1982)
- Labyrinth (1986)
- Ishtar (1987)
- Dangerous Minds (1995)
- Primary Colors (1998)
As an actress[edit | edit source]
- Enter Laughing (1967) as Angela Marlowe
- Luv (1967) as Ellen Manville
- The Graduate (1967) as girl with note for Benjamin (uncredited)
- Bach to Bach (1967) as woman; Short film
- An New Leaf (1971) as Henrietta Lowell
- Mikey and Nicky (1976) as women on TV (voice) (uncredited)
- California Suite (1978) as Millie Michaels
- In the Spirit (1990) as Marianne Flan
- Wolf (1994) as operator (voice)
- Small Time Crooks (2000) as May
External links[edit | edit source]
- Elaine May on Wikipedia
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