Elaine May

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Female

Birthday 1932-04-21 (92 years old)

Place of Birth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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

Director

Crackpot

as Director

1987
Ishtar

as Director

1986
American Masters

as Director

1976
Mikey and Nicky

as Director

1972
The Heartbreak Kid

as Director

1971
A New Leaf

as Director

Actor

2022
The Same Storm

as Ruth Lipsman Berg

2018
2017
The Good Fight

as Ruth Bader Ginsburg

2016
Crisis in Six Scenes

as Kay Munsinger

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)

1986
1978
California Suite

as Millie Michaels

1976
Mikey and Nicky

as Woman on TV (voice) (uncredited)

1971
A New Leaf

as Henrietta Lowell

1970
1967
The Graduate

as Girl with Note for Benjamin (uncredited)

1967
Bach to Bach

as Woman

1967
Luv

as Ellen Manville

1967
Enter Laughing

as Angela Marlowe

1959
1957
DuPont Show of the Month

as Candy Carter

1956
The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Comedian

1950
What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Writer

Crackpot

as Writer

1998
Primary Colors

as Screenplay

1996
The Birdcage

as Screenplay

1987
Ishtar

as Writer

1982
Tootsie

as Writer

1978
Heaven Can Wait

as Screenplay

1976
Mikey and Nicky

as Writer

1971
Such Good Friends

as Screenplay

1971
A New Leaf

as Screenplay

1967
Bach to Bach

as Writer

Crew

1994
Wolf

as Additional Writing

1982
Tootsie

as Additional Writing

1981
Reds

as Additional Writing

Sound

1987
Ishtar

as Songs