
Elaine May
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.
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Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 0.163 |
Birthday | 1932-04-21 |
Place of Birth | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
Also Known As |

2000

Small Time Crooks
6.4/695
A loser of a crook and his wife strike it rich when a botched bank job's cover business becomes a spectacular success.
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Small Time Crooks

1978

California Suite
5.8/109
The misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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California Suite

1971

A New Leaf
7.3/167
After running out of funds, Henry Graham, a carefree playboy, plots to marry and murder wealthy botanist Henrietta Lowell.
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A New Leaf

1967

Enter Laughing
4/7
A machinist's apprentice in Depression-era New York, David dreams of becoming the new Ronald Colman. Defying the wishes of his parents, David lands a...
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Enter Laughing

1967

Luv
4.1/12
Depressed by the direction his life is taking, Harry decides to take his own life by jumping off the Manhattan Bridge. At the last minute he's stopped...
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Luv

1990

In the Spirit
3.3/3
After her husband loses his job, Marianne moves from Beverly Hills to a nightmare New York City. She hires ditzy psychic Reva to redecorate her apartm...
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In the Spirit

1970

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
7.3/10
Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional activi...
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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1967

The Graduate
7.6/3396
Benjamin, a recent college graduate very worried about his future, finds himself in a love triangle with an older woman and her daughter.
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The Graduate

1970

All the Difference
0/0
From many distinguished American poets comes the connecting narrative for this gorgeously photographed treatise on America the Beautiful and America t...
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All the Difference

1960

The Fabulous Fifties
6/1
The Fabulous Fifties, CBS, combines style, humor, and imagination. It was rich in touches of quality showmanship and equally rich in the memories of a...
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The Fabulous Fifties

1976

Mikey and Nicky
6.869/168
Nick is desperate, holed up in a cheap hotel, suffering from an ulcer and convinced that a local mob boss wants him killed. Desperate and terrified, h...
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Mikey and Nicky

1994

Wolf
6.11/929
Aging publisher Will Randall is at the end of his rope when a younger co-worker snatches his job out from under his nose. But after being bitten by a...
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Wolf

1967

Bach to Bach
0/0
A Bach recording plays in a New York apartment, while off-screen a man and a woman in bed together for the first time engage in pseudo-intellectual co...
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Bach to Bach

1988

Calling the Shots
0/0
Documentary about women in the film industry. Numerous notable actresses and female directors share their thoughts.
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Calling the Shots

1996

Nichols and May: Take Two
6.5/2
A documentary made for the PBS program American Masters about the comedy team Nichols and May.
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Nichols and May: Take Two

2022

The Same Storm
8/2
Snapshots of the tumults of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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