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Portrait of Elaine May

Acting

Elaine May

Titles
27movies12TV shows
Career

Active from 1967 to 2022, with a break from 2001 to 2015, busiest in 1967 with 3 main titles.

Directed
7
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for A New Leaf
A New Leaf
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Elaine May Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.9, average 4.9
  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.2
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Tension
    4.7, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • New York Setting 2
  • Situational Comedy 2
  • Social Satire 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Feel-Good Movie 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

27
Type
RoleAnyActing16Appearances12Writing10Directing6Other crew3Sound1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1950s21960s41970s71980s31990s42000s22010s32020s1Upcoming1
GenreAnyComedy19Romance12Drama11Crime2Documentary2Fantasy2Horror1Talk1Adventure1History1TV Movie1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

Upcoming

1 title
Crackpot

Director, Writer

2020s

1 title
The Same Storm

as Ruth Lipsman Berg

2010s

3 titles · average score 67
GoodWatch80
The Good Fight

TV show · as Ruth Bader Ginsburg

GoodWatch54
Crisis in Six Scenes

TV show · as Kay Munsinger

2000s

2 titles · average score 51
GoodWatch37
Down to Earth

Original Film Writer

1990s

4 titles · average score 65
GoodWatch58
Wolf

as Operator (voice) (uncredited)

GoodWatch56
In the Spirit

as Marianne Flan

1980s

3 titles · average score 69
GoodWatch46
Ishtar

Director, Writer

GoodWatch83
Tootsie

Additional Writing

GoodWatch79
Reds

Additional Writing

1970s

7 titles · average score 68
GoodWatch52
California Suite

as Millie Michaels

GoodWatch79
Mikey and Nicky

as Woman on TV (voice) (uncredited)

GoodWatch84
A New Leaf

as Henrietta Lowell

1960s

4 titles · average score 59
GoodWatch45
Luv

as Ellen Manville

GoodWatch81
The Graduate

as Girl with Note for Benjamin (uncredited)

Bach to Bach

as A Woman (voice)

GoodWatch52
Enter Laughing

as Angela Marlowe

1950s

2 titles · average score 76
DuPont Show of the Month

TV show · as Candy Carter