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So brief was her 70s marriage to lyricist Sheldon Harnick of Fiddler on the Roof fame, the joke went that Elaine got custody of the cake. See more trivia »
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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 9 nominations See more awards »

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (12 titles)
1994 Wolf
Operator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1990 In the Spirit
Marianne Flan
 
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 (10 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)
 
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
 
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 (20 titles)
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 #3.28 (1965) … Herself
Episode #3.23 (1965) … Herself
Episode #3.18 (1965) … Herself
Episode #3.10 (1964) … Herself
Episode #3.1 (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 #1.4 (1959) … Herself
Episode #1.2 (1959) … Herself
 
1959 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #3.19 (1959) … Herself
Episode #2.201 (1959) … Herself
Episode #2.184 (1959) … Herself
Episode #2.163 (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 special)
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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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1960) Stage: Appeared in "Broadway Evening" on Broadway. Also in cast: Mike Nichols. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 2 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Esther Dale
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Personal Quote:

What is important in life and art? You know, when I was very young, I thought it didn't matter what happened to me when I died so long as my work was immortal. As I age, I think, Well, perhaps if I had to trade dying right now and being immortal was just living on, I would choose living on. See more »

Trivia:

So brief was her 70s marriage to lyricist Sheldon Harnick of Fiddler on the Roof fame, the joke went that Elaine got custody of the cake. See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus