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Actress | Writer | Director

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Her play, "Hot Line", was nominated for a 1983 Joseph Jefferson Award for "New Work" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. See more trivia »

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Elaine Berlin
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (12 titles)
2000 Small Time Crooks
May
 
1994 Wolf
Operator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1990 In the Spirit
Marianne Flan
 
1978 California Suite
Millie Michaels
 
1976 Mikey and Nicky
Woman on TV (voice) (uncredited)
 
1971 A New Leaf
Henrietta Lowell
 
1967 The Graduate
Girl with Note for Benjamin (uncredited)
 
1967 Luv
Ellen Manville
 
1967 Enter Laughing
Angela Marlowe
 
1967 Bach to Bach (short)
A woman.
 
1958 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Candy Carter
– The Red Mill (1958) … Candy Carter
 
1958 Omnibus (TV series)
– The Suburban Review (1958)
 
Show ShowWriter (11 titles)
2001 Down to Earth (1978 screenplay Heaven Can Wait)
 
1998 Primary Colors (screenplay)
 
1996 The Birdcage (screenplay)
 
1987 Ishtar (written by)
 
1982 Tootsie (uncredited)
 
1981 Reds (uncredited)
 
1978 Heaven Can Wait (screenplay)
 
1976 Mikey and Nicky
 
1971 Such Good Friends (screenplay / as Esther Dale)
 
1971 A New Leaf
 
1967 Bach to Bach (short)
 
Show ShowDirector (4 titles)
1987 Ishtar
 
1976 Mikey and Nicky
 
1972 The Heartbreak Kid
 
1971 A New Leaf
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1987 Ishtar (lyrics: "YOU TOOK MY LOVE", "I'M QUITTING HIGH SCHOOL", "PORTABLE PICNIC", "LOVE IN MY WILL", "SOFTWARE", "THE ECHO SONG", "MY LIPS ON FIRE", "HAVE NOT BLUES", "I LOOK TO MECCA", "HOW BIG AM I?")
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1987 Ishtar (original songs)
 
Show ShowSelf (19 titles)
2010 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Mike Nichols (TV movie)
Herself
 
2008 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Warren Beatty (TV movie)
Herself
 
2003 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special)
Herself
 
1995 Who Makes You Laugh? (TV special)
Herself
 
1977 Jimmy Carter's Inaugural Gala (TV movie)
Herself
 
1967 The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.9 (1967) … Herself
 
1964-1965 The Jack Paar Program (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 12 March 1965 (1965) … Herself
– Episode dated 25 September 1964 (1964) … Herself - Guest
 
1964 That Was the Week That Was (TV series)
Herself
 
1962 President Kennedy's Birthday Salute (TV movie)
Herself
 
1961 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 1 March 1961 (1961) … Herself
 
1960 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #7.50 (1960) … Herself
 
1960 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 26 June 1960 (1960) … Herself - Mystery Guest
 
1959 The Big Party (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 22 October 1959 (1959) … Herself
 
1958-1959 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.35 (1959) … Herself
– Episode #3.13 (1958) … Herself
– Episode #2.29 (1958) … Herself
 
1959 The 11th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1959 Accent on Love (TV movie)
Herself - Comedian
 
1959 Laugh Line (TV series)
Herself - Panelist
 
1957-1958 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Herself - Comedian
– Episode #4.8 (1958) … Herself - Comedian
– Episode #3.15 (1957) … Herself - Comedian
 
1958 Keep Talking (TV series)
Herself / panelist, 1958-1959
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2009 Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (TV series documentary)
 
1997 The Fifties
Herself (in Nichols & May sketch) (uncredited)
 
1996 Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1996 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1984 The Great Standups (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1981 Beatlemania
Herself (uncredited)
 

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Mikey and Nicky -- Mikey tries to take care of his emotionally-disturbed best friend Nicky, who believes the mob has put a hit on him. In the Spirit -- US Home Video Trailer from Academy California Suite -- Neil Simon's laugh-drenched adaptation of his hit Broadway play intertwining stories set in the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Personal Details

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(1983) Stage: Wrote the play, "Hot Line," at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, IL. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Esther Dale
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Trivia:

Her play, "Hot Line", was nominated for a 1983 Joseph Jefferson Award for "New Work" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. See more »

Star Sign:

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