ElaineIvaMay(néeBerlin;bornApril21,1932)isanAmericanscreenwriter,filmdirector,actress,andcomedienne.Shemadeherinitialimpactinthe1950sfromherimprovisationalcomedyroutineswithMikeNichols,performingasNicholsandMay.AfterherduowithNicholsended,Maysubsequentlydevelopedacareerasadirectorandscreenwriter.