| Jeannie Berlin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jeannie Berlin November 1, 1949 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, Writer |
| Years active | 1969–present |
Jeannie Berlin (born November 1, 1949) is an American film, television and stage actress and screenwriter, known for role in the 1972 film The Heartbreak Kid, for which she received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations.
Berlin was born Jeannie Brette May in Los Angeles, California to Marvin May and actress/comedian/screenwriter/playwright Elaine May. May directed Berlin in the 1972 film The Heartbreak Kid, which garnered Berlin Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress. She made her Broadway theatre debut in May's play, After the Night and the Music in 2005.
Additional screen credits include Getting Straight, The Strawberry Statement, Portnoy's Complaint, Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York, and Margaret. She also had a leading role in Old Fashioned Murder, a 1976 episode of Columbo.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | In Name Only | Heather | |
| 1970 | Getting Straight | Judy Kramer | |
| The Strawberry Statement | Girl with Clipboard | ||
| On a Clear Day You Can See Forever | Girl in Orphanage | ||
| Move | |||
| The Baby Maker | Charlotte | ||
| 1971 | Two on a Bench | Harriet | |
| 1972 | Portnoy's Complaint | Bubbles Girardi | |
| Bone | The Girl | ||
| I figli chiedono perché | |||
| The Heartbreak Kid | Lila Kolodny | New York Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Supporting Actress National Society of Film Critics Awards for Best Supporting Actress Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture |
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| 1973 | Why? | The Junkie | |
| 1975 | Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York | Sheila Levine | |
| 1976 | Columbo | Janie Brandt | Episode: Old Fashioned Murder |
| 1990 | In the Spirit | Crystal | |
| 2003 | Miss Match | Risa Barbeko | Episode: Matchmaker, Matchmaker |
| 2011 | Margaret | Kellie Burnett | Nominated - Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress |