Elaine May
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1932-04-21 (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 actress, comedian, writer, and director. She first gained fame in the 1950s for her improvisational comedy routines with Mike Nichols before transitioning her career, regularly breaking the mold as a writer and director of several critically acclaimed films. She has received numerous awards, including a BAFTA Award, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award. She was honored with the National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama in 2013, and an Honorary Academy Award in 2022. In 1955, May moved to Chicago and became a founding member of the Compass Players, an improvisational theater...
Acting
2000
as May
1978
as Millie Michaels
1971
as Henrietta Lowell
1967
as Angela Marlowe
1990
as Marianne Flan
1967
as Ellen Manville
1970
as Self (archive footage)
1967
as Girl with Note for Benjamin (uncredited)
1970
as Voice
1960
as Self
1976
as Woman on TV (voice) (uncredited)
1994
as Operator (voice) (uncredited)
1967
as Woman
1988
as Self (archive footage)
1996
as Self (archive footage)
2022
as Ruth Lipsman Berg
Production
1996
as Screenplay
1978
as Screenplay
1998
as Screenplay
1987
as Director
1972
as Director
1971
as Director
1976
as Director
1971
as Screenplay
1976
as Writer
1987
as Writer
1982
as Additional Writing
1981
as Additional Writing
1994
as Additional Writing
2016
as Director
1967
as Writer
1987
as Songs
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as Director
-
as Writer
2001
as Original Film Writer
1971
as Writer
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