Biography
Jeannie Berlin (born Jeannie Brette May; November 1, 1949) is an American actress and screenwriter. The daughter of comedienne and director Elaine May, she is best known for her role in her mother's 1972 comedy film The Heartbreak Kid, for which she received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actress. More notable film appearances include Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York (1975), Margaret (2011), Inherent Vice (2014), Café Society (2016), The Fabelmans (2022), and You Hurt My Feelings (2023).
Also known as
Jeannie Brette May
Photos
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Roles across career
Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).
31
Acting credits
1
Directing
2
Writing
1
Other crew
Most critically rated
Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)
- 1
★ 8.3Succession
2018 · tv · as Cyd Peach
- 2
★ 8.1Columbo
1971 · tv · as Janie Brandt
- 3
★ 8.0The Night Of
2016 · tv · as Helen Weiss
- 4
★ 7.6The Fabelmans
2022 · movie · as Hadassah Fabelman
- 5
★ 7.1Hunters
2020 · tv · as Ruth Heidelbaum
- 6
★ 6.6The Heartbreak Kid
1972 · movie · as Lila Kolodny
- 7
★ 6.5Inherent Vice
2014 · movie · as Aunt Reet
- 8
★ 6.4Café Society
2016 · movie · as Rose Dorfman
Most commercially successful
Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)
Career timeline
By release / first air year · movie & TV merged
