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Elaine May

Elaine May

Birthday: 1932-04-21 | Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Elaine May (born April 21, 1932) is an American film director, screenwriter and actress. She achieved her greatest fame in the 1950s from her improvisational comedy routines in partnership with Mike Nichols. She is a two time Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and also the mother of Oscar nominee Jeannie Berlin.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
The Same Storm

as    Ruth Lipsman Berg

2016
Crisis in Six Scenes

as    Kay Munsinger

2000
Small Time Crooks

as    May

1996
Nichols and May: Take Two

as    Self (archive footage)

1978
California Suite

as    Millie Michaels

1971
A New Leaf

as    Henrietta Lowell

1970
All the Difference

as    Voice

1967
Enter Laughing

as    Angela Marlowe

1967
Luv

as    Ellen Manville