# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/elaine-may
# Generated: 2026-08-14T16:07:06.843Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/elaine-may"
name: "Elaine May"
slug: "elaine-may"
description: "Elaine Iva May is an American actress, comedian, writer, and director. She first gained fame in the 1950s for her improvisational comedy routines with Mike Nichols before going on to write and direct 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."
tagline: "American screenwriter, film director, actress, and comedian (b. 1932)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Elaine_May_-_publicity1.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1932-04-21"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           56.33
  momentum:             0
  historical:           23.84841733333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0561938/"
    handle:    "nm0561938"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump