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Date of Birth:

21 April 1932, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA more

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She married as a teenager and had a daughter (Jeannie Berlin, born in... more

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Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 9 nominations more

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(16 articles)

Mike Nichols Has Achieved Much in His Lifetime, Says AFI
(From FilmSchoolRejects. 12 October 2009, 11:51 AM, PDT)
Irving! Brang 'em on!
(From Roger Ebert's Blog. 10 June 2009, 6:52 PM, PDT)

Alternate Names:

Esther Dale | Mike Nicholas & Elaine May | Mike Nichols and Elaine May

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Down to Earth (2001)	(1978 screenplay Heaven Can Wait)	2001	-	5.0 (8,525)
	AKAs: Einmal Himmel und zurück (Germany)
2.	Primary Colors (1998)	(screenplay)	1998	$41.1M	6.7 (14,610)
	AKAs: Mit aller Macht (Germany) Perfect Couple (Japan: English title) Primary Colors (France)
3.	The Birdcage (1996)	(screenplay)	1996	$185M	6.6 (26,379)
	AKAs: Birds of a Feather
4.	Ishtar (1987)	(written by)	1987	-	3.6 (5,775)

5.	Labyrinth (1986)	(uncredited)	1986	-	7.3 (33,388)

6.	Tootsie (1982)	(uncredited)	1982	-	7.4 (29,186)

7.	Reds (1981)	(uncredited)	1981	-	7.4 (7,559)

8.	Heaven Can Wait (1978)	(screenplay)	1978	-	6.8 (7,177)

9.	Mikey and Nicky (1976)	(writer)	1976	-	7.1 (538)

10.	Such Good Friends (1971)	(writer) (as Esther Dale)	1971	-	6.0 (133)

11.	A New Leaf (1971)	(writer)	1971	-	7.3 (1,055)

12.	Bach to Bach (1967)	(writer)	1967	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Small Time Crooks (2000)	May	2000	-	6.5 (14,603)

2.	In the Spirit (1990)	Marianne Flan	1990	-	4.4 (140)

3.	California Suite (1978)	Millie Michaels - Visitors from Philadelphia	1978	-	6.1 (2,504)
	AKAs: Neil Simon's California Suite
4.	A New Leaf (1971)	Henrietta Lowell	1971	-	7.3 (1,055)

5.	Luv (1967)	Ellen Manville	1967	-	5.1 (166)

6.	Enter Laughing (1967)	Angela Marlowe	1967	-	6.2 (182)

7.	Bach to Bach (1967)	A woman.	1967	-	-

8.	"The DuPont Show of the Month" (1957)	Candy Carter (1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	8.3 (11)
	1 TV episode: "The DuPont Show of the Month: The Red Mill (#1.8)" Candy Carter
9.	"Omnibus" (1952)	(1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	8.8 (40)
	1 TV episode: "Omnibus: The Suburban Review"

		Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Ishtar (1987)	1987	-	3.6 (5,775)

2.	Mikey and Nicky (1976)	1976	-	7.1 (538)

3.	The Heartbreak Kid (1972)	1972	-	6.9 (1,048)
	AKAs: Neil Simon's The Heartbreak Kid (USA: complete title)
4.	A New Leaf (1971)	1971	-	7.3 (1,055)

Soundtrack View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Ishtar (1987)	(lyrics: "YOU TOOK MY LOVE", "I'M QUITTING HIGH SCHOOL", "PROTABLE PICNIC", "LOVE IN MY WILL", "SOFTWARE", "THE ECHO SONG", "MY LIPS ON FIRE", "HAVE NOT BLUES", "I LOOK TO MECCA", "HOW BIG AM I?")	1987	-	3.6 (5,775)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Warren Beatty (2008) (TV)	Herself	2008	-	8.0 (41)

2.	Nichols and May: Take Two (1996) (TV)	Herself	1996	-	4.2 (9)

3.	Who Makes You Laugh? (1995) (TV)	Herself	1995	-	2.0 (15)

4.	Jimmy Carter's Inaugural Gala (1977) (TV)	Herself	1977	-	9.2 (17)
	AKAs: Inaugural Concert for President Jimmy Carter (USA: alternative title) Inaugural Concert for President-Elect Jimmy Carter (USA: alternative title) Inaugural Eve Concert (USA: alternative title) Jimmy Carter's Inaugural Concert (USA: alternative title) Jimmy Carter's Inaugural Eve Gala (USA: alternative title)
5.	"The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" (1967)	Herself (1 episode, 1967)	1967	-	8.4 (112)
	1 TV episode: "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour: (#1.9)" Herself
6.	"The Jack Paar Program" (1962)	Herself / Herself-Guest (2 episodes, 1964-1965)	1965	-	10.0 (9)
	2 TV episodes: "The Jack Paar Program: (1965-03-12)" Herself "The Jack Paar Program: (1964-09-25)" Herself-Guest
7.	"That Was the Week That Was" (1964)	Herself (unknown episodes)	1964	-	8.5 (24)

8.	"The Perry Como Show" (1948)	Herself (1 episode, 1961)	1961	-	7.6 (24)
	AKAs: Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title) The Chesterfield Supper Club 1 TV episode: "The Perry Como Show: (1961-03-01)" Herself
9.	"Person to Person" (1953)	Herself (1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	8.8 (28)
	1 TV episode: "Person to Person: (#7.50)" Herself
10.	"What's My Line?" (1950)	Herself - Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	8.9 (268)
	1 TV episode: "What's My Line?: (1960-06-26)" Herself - Mystery Guest
11.	"The Big Party" (1959)	Herself (1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	-
	AKAs: The Big Party by Revlon (USA: long title) 1 TV episode: "The Big Party: (1959-10-22)" Herself
12.	"The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" (1956)	Herself (3 episodes, 1958-1959)	1959	-	7.7 (26)
	AKAs: The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title) 3 TV episodes: "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show: (#3.35)" Herself "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show: (#3.13)" Herself "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show: (#2.29)" Herself
13.	Accent on Love (1959) (TV)	(as Mike Nichols and Elaine May) Herself - Comedian	1959	-	-

14.	"Laugh Line" (1959)	Herself - Panelist	1959	-	-

15.	"The Steve Allen Show" (1956)	Herself - Comedian (2 episodes, 1957-1958)	1958	-	9.3 (68)
	AKAs: The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title) 2 TV episodes: "The Steve Allen Show: (#4.8)" (as Mike Nichols and Elaine May) Herself - Comedian "The Steve Allen Show: (#3.15)" (as Mike Nicholas & Elaine May) Herself - Comedian
16.	"Keep Talking" (1958)	Herself/panelist, 1958-1959	1958	-	-


1.	"Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America"
	1 TV episode: When I'm Bad I'm Better: The Groundbreakers (2009)
2.	"The Fifties" (1997)	(uncredited) Herself (in Nichols & May sketch)

3.	Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television (1996) (TV)	Herself

4.	"American Masters"
	1 TV episode: Take Two: Mike Nichols and Elaine May (1996) Herself
5.	The Great Standups (1984) (TV)	Herself

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