Jeannie Berlin (born Jeannie Brette May, November 1, 1949) is an
American film, television and stage actress and screenwriter, known
for her role in the 1972 film The Heartbreak Kid, for which she
received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations. She later played
the leading role in Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
(1975), and in the 2000s returned to screen appearing in films such as
Margaret (2011), Inherent Vice (2014) and Cafe Society (2016), as well
as the miniseries The Night Of (2016). In 2018 she played the
President of the United States in the series The First.Born in Los
Angeles, California, Berlin is the daughter of actress Elaine May
(née Berlin) and inventor Marvin May. Elaine May directed Berlin in
the 1972 film The Heartbreak Kid, which garnered her Golden Globe and
Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress.Jeannie chose to
use her mother's maiden name for her stage name.Berlin's performance
in the 1972 feature film The Heartbreak Kid garnered her Golden Globe
and Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress. Additional
screen credits during the 1970s included Getting Straight (1970), The
Strawberry Statement (1970), Portnoy's Complaint (1971), and the
leading role in Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York (1975).
She also had a leading role in "Old Fashioned Murder", a 1976 episode
of Columbo. After an extended absence of more than a decade from
acting in films, she has recently appeared in prominent works such as
Margaret (2011), Inherent Vice (2014), and Café Society (2016). She
received positive reviews for her performance as prosecutor Helen
Weiss in the HBO miniseries The Night Of in 2016.
American film, television and stage actress and screenwriter, known
for her role in the 1972 film The Heartbreak Kid, for which she
received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations. She later played
the leading role in Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
(1975), and in the 2000s returned to screen appearing in films such as
Margaret (2011), Inherent Vice (2014) and Cafe Society (2016), as well
as the miniseries The Night Of (2016). In 2018 she played the
President of the United States in the series The First.Born in Los
Angeles, California, Berlin is the daughter of actress Elaine May
(née Berlin) and inventor Marvin May. Elaine May directed Berlin in
the 1972 film The Heartbreak Kid, which garnered her Golden Globe and
Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress.Jeannie chose to
use her mother's maiden name for her stage name.Berlin's performance
in the 1972 feature film The Heartbreak Kid garnered her Golden Globe
and Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress. Additional
screen credits during the 1970s included Getting Straight (1970), The
Strawberry Statement (1970), Portnoy's Complaint (1971), and the
leading role in Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York (1975).
She also had a leading role in "Old Fashioned Murder", a 1976 episode
of Columbo. After an extended absence of more than a decade from
acting in films, she has recently appeared in prominent works such as
Margaret (2011), Inherent Vice (2014), and Café Society (2016). She
received positive reviews for her performance as prosecutor Helen
Weiss in the HBO miniseries The Night Of in 2016.
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