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Jeannie Berlin
Actor, Writer
Born November 1, 1949 (75 years)
Jeannie Berlin (born Jeannie Brette May; November 1, 1949) is an American actress and screenwriter.
She is best known for her role in the 1972 film The Heartbreak Kid, directed by her mother Elaine May, 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).
She is best known for her role in the 1972 film The Heartbreak Kid, directed by her mother Elaine May, 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).
Filmography
| 2025 | |
| 2023 | I'll Be Right There · as Grace |
| 2023 | You Hurt My Feelings · as Georgia |
| 2022 | The Fabelmans · as Hadassah Fabelman |
| 2020 | Here After · as Goldie (mom) |
| 2020 | Hunters (2020) (TV Series) · as Ruth Heidelbaum |
| 2018 | The First (TV Series) · as The President |
| 2018 | Succession (TV Series) · as Cyd Peach |
| 2017 | SMILF (TV Series) · as Lillian Wheaton |
| 2016 | The Night Of (TV Series) · as Helen Weiss |
| 2016 | Café Society · as Rose Dorfman |
| 2014 | Inherent Vice · as Aunt Reet |
| 2013 | Vijay and I · as Mrs. Korokowski |
| 2011 | Margaret · as Emily Smith |
| 2003 | Miss Match (TV Series) · as Risa Barbeko |
| 1990 | In the Spirit · as Crystal |
| 1975 | Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York · as Sheila Levine |
| 1973 | Why · as The Junkie |
| 1972 | The Heartbreak Kid · as Lila Kolodny |
| 1972 | Portnoy's Complaint · as Bubbles Girardi |
| 1972 | Bone · as The Girl |
| 1971 | Two on a Bench · as Harriet |
| 1971 | Columbo (TV Series) · as Janie Brandt |
| 1970 | |
| 1970 | The Baby Maker · as Charlotte |
| 1970 | On a Clear Day You Can See Forever · as Girl In Orphanage (uncredited) |
| 1970 | The Strawberry Statement · as Girl With Clipboard |
| 1970 | Getting Straight · as Judy Kramer |