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Elaine May

Best rated (acting): The Graduate (7.6)

Acting films
9
Acting avg
6.71
Peak run
1967’94
7+ run
2 films
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Acting films, by TMDB rating

The career

Elaine May, acting career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1967 to 1994, 6.766781970197519801985199019952000The Graduate 7.6Wolf 6.1Career avg 6.71

Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.

Elaine May's career barcodecoolhot
196710 films2000
Current formLast 5: 6.53 vs career 6.71 (−0.18)
  1. WA New Leaf1971 · 7.3+0.5
  2. WMikey and Nicky1976 · 6.9+0.2
  3. LCalifornia Suite1978 · 5.9−0.8
  4. LWolf1994 · 6.1−0.6
  5. LSmall Time Crooks2000 · 6.5−0.2
As an actor, films with 25+ votes

Elaine by the numbers

Average
6.71
6 rated films
Vote weighted
6.75
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.66
rating spread
Career
34y
1967 to 2000
Total votes
6.26K
across every film
Best
7.6
The Graduate
Worst
6.1
Wolf
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2000Small Time Crooks posterSmall Time CrooksMay6.5777
1994Wolf posterWolfOperator (voice) (uncredited)6.11,056
1990In the Spirit posterIn the SpiritMarianne Flan·4
1978California Suite posterCalifornia SuiteMillie Michaels5.9128
1976Mikey and Nicky posterMikey and NickyWoman on TV (voice) (uncredited)6.9214
1971A New Leaf posterA New LeafHenrietta Lowell7.3213
1970King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis posterKing: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisSelf (archive footage)·12
1967The Graduate posterThe GraduateGirl with Note for Benjamin (uncredited)7.63,839
1967Luv posterLuvEllen Manville·17
1967Enter Laughing posterEnter LaughingAngela Marlowe·10
Better together?

Elaine May's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.

Films together: Warren Beatty and Elaine May movies · Mike Nichols and Elaine May movies · Elaine May and Jack Weston movies · Elaine May and Charles Grodin movies

Takes

On Elaine May

3 nominations, 1 wins

Awards record

  • Honorary Award · Academy Awards 2022
    Elaine May
    Won
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1999
    Elaine May
    Nominated
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1979
    Elaine May, Warren Beatty
    Nominated

Career statistics use TMDB ratings and 25+ votes per film.

Sources: TMDB (TMDB API terms and product-specific authorization, as of 2026-10-12T23:47:04.021Z), Wikidata (CC0).

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