Jeannie Berlin

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Jeannie Berlin
Born	Jeannie Brette May (1949-11-01) November 1, 1949 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, Writer
Years active	1969–present
Parents	Elaine May and Marvin May

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.

Life and career

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.^[1] 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. In 2012 she appeared in the play Other Desert Cities at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles.^[2]

Filmography

Film and Television
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
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	Emily	Village Voice Film Poll for Best Supporting Actress Nominated - Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated - National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress
2013	My Friend Vijay	Mrs. Korokowski
2014	Inherent Vice	Aunt Reet

References

External links

Jeannie Berlin at the Internet Movie Database

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 17428411 LCCN: no2001067120

Persondata
Name	Berlin, Jeannie
Alternative names	May, Jeannie Brette
Short description	Actress
Date of birth	September 6, 1949
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Date of death
Place of death

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