Jeannie Berlin (born Jeannie Brette May; November 1, 1949) is an American actress and screenwriter. The daughter of comedienne and director Elaine May, she is best known for her role in her mother's 1972 comedy film The Heartbreak Kid, for which she received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actress. More notable film appearances include Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York (1975), Margaret (2011), Inherent Vice (2014), Café Society (2016), The Fabelmans (2022), and You Hurt My Feelings (2023).

Filmography

• 2026The Bride! — Greta
• 2024I'll Be Right There — Grace
• 2023You Hurt My Feelings — Georgia
• 2022The Fabelmans — Hadassah Fabelman
• 2021Faraway Eyes — Goldie (Mom)
• Hunters — Ruth Heidelbaum
• Succession — Cyd Peach
• 2018The Boor — Writer, Director
• 2016Café Society — Rose Dorfman
• The Night Of — Helen Weiss
• 2014Inherent Vice — Aunt Reet
• 2013Vijay and I — Mrs. Korokowski
• 2011Margaret — Emily
• Miss Match — Risa Barbeko
• 1990In the Spirit — Crystal, Writer
• 1984Going Hollywood: The '30s — Creative Consultant
• 1975Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York — Sheila Levine
• 1973Why? — The Junkie
• 1972Bone — The Girl
• 1972Portnoy's Complaint — Bubbles Girardi
• 1972The Heartbreak Kid — Lila Kolodny
• 1972Why — The Junkie
• Columbo — Janie Brandt
• 1971Two on a Bench — Harriet
• 1970Getting Straight — Judy Kramer
• 1970Move — Myrna (uncredited)
• 1970On a Clear Day You Can See Forever — Girl in Orphanage (uncredited)
• 1970The Baby Maker — Charlotte
• 1970The Strawberry Statement — Girl with Clipboard
• 1969Alice's Restaurant — Extra (Uncredited)
• 1969In Name Only — Heather

Appearances as themselves (2)

• 2025This Ordinary Thing — Self (voice)
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self