Elaine May

Elaine Iva May née Berlin born April 21 1932 is an American comedian film director screenwriter playwright and actress She has received numerous awards including an Academy Award a British Academy Film Award a Grammy Award and a Tony Award She made her initial impact in the 1950s with her improvisational comedy routines with Mike Nichols performing as Nichols and May Description above from the Wikipedia article Elaine May licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia