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

The Graduate

as Girl with Note for Benjamin (uncredited)

Wolf

as Operator (voice) (uncredited)

Small Time Crooks

as May

The Good Fight

as Ruth Bader Ginsburg

A New Leaf

as Henrietta Lowell

Mikey and Nicky

as Woman on TV (voice) (uncredited)

Crisis in Six Scenes

as Kay Munsinger

California Suite

as Millie Michaels

Somebody Feed Phil

as Self

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest