Jeannie Berlin

AKA:
Jeannie Brette May
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
11/01/1949
Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California
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This spirited young nymph of the early 1970s who, during her brief heyday, tended to play sensuous yet flustered and gawky "Jewish-American princesses". The only child of comedienne-writer-director Elaine May, Berlin played several prominent supporting roles while still in her teens in "Getting Straight" and "The Baby Makers" (both 1970). Her most notable film work came when May directed her in the appealingly off-beat "The Heartbreak Kid" (1972), an adaptation of Neil Simon's comedy of embarrassment. As the bewildered bride whose husband of three days becomes involved with a cool blonde WASP, Continued
Credits
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Began her acting career at age 14 in an off-Broadway production of "Rumpelstiltskin"
1969 
Acted in the TV-movie romantic comedy, "In Name Only", a remake of the 1952 "We're Not Married"
1969 
Made feature film debut in a small role in "Alice's Restaurant"
1972 
Received a Best Supportin Actress Oscar nomination as the abandoned bride in "The Heartbreak Kid", directed by her mother
1975 
Played first leading role in film in "Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York"
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