Elaine May
American screenwriter, film director, actress, and comedian · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1932 · age 94
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.
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Mike Nichols Directed The Graduate and The Birdcage
Warren Beatty Directed Heaven Can Wait and Reds
Doris Roberts Elaine directed The Heartbreak Kid (1973)
Charles Grodin Elaine directed Ishtar and The Heartbreak Kid
Dustin Hoffman Elaine directed Ishtar (1988)
Peter Falk Elaine directed Mikey and Nicky (1976)
Jack Weston Elaine directed Ishtar and A New Leaf
Walter Matthau Elaine directed A New Leaf (1971)
M. Emmet Walsh Elaine directed Mikey and Nicky (1976)
Buck Henry Directed Heaven Can Wait (1978)
James Coco Elaine directed A New Leaf (1971)
Michelle Pfeiffer Produced Dangerous Minds (1995)- William Hickey Elaine directed Mikey and Nicky (1976)
Brian Markinson Also in Small Time Crooks and Primary Colors
Woody Allen Directed Small Time Crooks (2000)
George Lucas Produced Labyrinth (1986)
Isabelle Adjani Elaine directed Ishtar (1988)
Gene Hackman Also in Reds and The Birdcage
Sydney Pollack Directed Tootsie (1982)
Eddie Albert Elaine directed The Heartbreak Kid (1973)
Herbert Ross Directed California Suite (1979)- Sanford Meisner Elaine directed Mikey and Nicky (1976)
Alex Hyde-White Elaine directed Ishtar (1988)- Edgar Scherick Produced The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
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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.
