Elaine May: movies and TV shows
Elaine May has 49 credits in the archive: 36 films and 13 TV series, from 1950 to 2022. Highest rated: The Good Fight (7.6/10).
Career timeline
1950 – 2022 · busiest year: 1967 (5 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Same Storm | Ruth Lipsman Berg | Film | 8.0 | 90 |
| 2018 | Somebody Feed Phil | Self | TV | 7.2 | 86 |
| 2017 | The Good Fight | Ruth Bader Ginsburg | TV | 7.6 | 85 |
| 2016 | Crisis in Six Scenes | Kay Munsinger | TV | 6.6 | 84 |
| 2016 | Mike Nichols: An American Master | Film | 6.3 | 84 | |
| 2001 | Down to Earth | Film | 5.6 | 69 | |
| 2000 | Small Time Crooks | May | Film | 6.5 | 68 |
| 1998 | Primary Colors | Film | 6.3 | 66 | |
| 1996 | The Birdcage | Film | 7.0 | 64 | |
| 1996 | Nichols and May: Take Two | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 64 |
| 1994 | Wolf | Operator (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 62 |
| 1994 | Wolf | Film | 6.1 | 62 | |
| 1990 | In the Spirit | Marianne Flan | Film | 4.5 | 58 |
| 1988 | Calling the Shots | Self (archive footage) | Film | 9.0 | 56 |
| 1987 | Ishtar | Film | 4.6 | 55 | |
| 1987 | Ishtar | Film | 4.6 | 55 | |
| 1987 | Ishtar | Film | 4.6 | 55 | |
| 1986 | American Masters | Self | TV | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1986 | American Masters | TV | 7.0 | 54 | |
| 1982 | Tootsie | Film | 7.2 | 50 | |
| 1981 | Reds | Film | 6.9 | 49 | |
| 1978 | Heaven Can Wait | Film | 6.6 | 46 | |
| 1978 | California Suite | Millie Michaels | Film | 5.8 | 46 |
| 1976 | Mikey and Nicky | Woman on TV (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 44 |
| 1976 | Mikey and Nicky | Film | 6.9 | 44 | |
| 1976 | Mikey and Nicky | Film | 6.9 | 44 | |
| 1972 | The Heartbreak Kid | Film | 6.7 | 40 | |
| 1971 | A New Leaf | Henrietta Lowell | Film | 7.3 | 39 |
| 1971 | A New Leaf | Film | 7.3 | 39 | |
| 1971 | A New Leaf | Film | 7.3 | 39 | |
| 1971 | Such Good Friends | Film | 5.1 | 39 | |
| 1970 | King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 38 |
| 1970 | All the Difference | (voice) | Film | — | 38 |
| 1967 | The Graduate | Girl with Note for Benjamin (uncredited) | Film | 7.6 | 35 |
| 1967 | Luv | Ellen Manville | Film | 4.8 | 35 |
| 1967 | Enter Laughing | Angela Marlowe | Film | 4.8 | 35 |
| 1967 | Bach to Bach | A Woman (voice) | Film | 10.0 | 35 |
| 1967 | Bach to Bach | Film | 10.0 | 35 | |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 30 |
| 1960 | The Fabulous Fifties | Self | Film | 6.0 | 28 |
| 1959 | The Big Party | Self | TV | — | 27 |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self | TV | 7.5 | 25 |
| 1957 | DuPont Show of the Month | Candy Carter | TV | 7.4 | 25 |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self - Comedian | TV | 6.2 | 24 |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 24 |
| 1952 | Omnibus | TV | 6.3 | 20 | |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest | TV | 7.0 | 18 |
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