Jeannie Berlin
| Jeannie Berlin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jeannie Brette May November 1, 1949 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, Writer |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Parent(s) | Elaine May and Marvin May |
Jeannie Berlin (born November 1, 1949) is an American film, television and stage actress and screenwriter, known for 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 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).
Life and career
Berlin was born Jeannie Brette May in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of actress/comedian/screenwriter/playwright Elaine May (née Berlin) and inventor Marvin May (deceased).[1] May directed Berlin in the 1972 film The Heartbreak Kid, which garnered Berlin Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress.[2]
Additional screen credits during the 1970s include Getting Straight (1970), The Strawberry Statement (1970), Portnoy's Complaint (1971), and leading role in Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York (1975).[3] She also had a leading role in "Old Fashioned Murder", a 1976 episode of Columbo. After an extended absence of several decades from acting in films, she has recently appeared in prominent works such as Margaret (2011), Inherent Vice (2014), and Cafe Society (2016). She received positive reviews for her performance as alpha prosecutor Helen Weiss in the HBO miniseries The Night Of in 2016.[4][5]
Berlin made her Broadway theatre debut in May's play, After the Night and the Music in 2005. In 2012, she appeared in the play Other Desert Cities at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles.[6]
Filmography
References
- ↑ Hal Erickson. "Jeannie Berlin - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ "Jeannie Berlin". Yahoo Movies. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ Clarke Fountain. "Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York (1975) - Sidney J. Furie - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ "Jeannie Berlin's performance of the summer - The Boston Globe". Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ↑ TVLine, Team; TVLine, Team (27 August 2016). "Performer of the Week: Jeannie Berlin". Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ↑ Los Angeles Times (8 October 2012). "Jeannie Berlin, JoBeth Williams join 'Other Desert Cities' cast". latimes.com. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ Tatiana Siegel (4 August 2015). "Woody Allen New Film Cast: Blake Lively, Kristen Stewart, Bruce Willis, More". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
