Know For
Directing
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 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.
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
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
1981
as Additional Writing
1994
as Additional Writing
1987
as Writer
1982
as Additional Writing
2016
as Director
1967
as Writer
1987
as Songs
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as Director
1971
as Screenplay
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as Writer
2001
as Original Film Writer
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