American actress, producer, and screenwriter
This article is about the American screenwriter. For the Australian ballet dancer and poet, see
Anne Elder .
Ann Elder
Born Anna Velders
(1942-09-21 ) September 21, 1942 (age 81) Occupation(s) Screenwriter, producer, actress Years active 1965–1980
Ann Elder (born Anna Velders ; September 21, 1942, Cleveland , Ohio ) is an American actress, producer and screenwriter .
Elder won Emmy Awards for comedy writing, including one for co-writing Lily Tomlin 's 1974 CBS special. She co-wrote Mitzi Gaynor 's 1960s NBC specials and wrote for the Vicki Lawrence comedy series Mama's Family . As an actress, Elder made guest appearances on several 1960s television series including The Farmer's Daughter , Death Valley Days , Ben Casey , The Wild Wild West , The Smothers Brothers Show , Get Smart , McHale's Navy and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
In 1970, Elder became a regular cast member of NBC 's Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In , remaining with the hit comedy hour for two seasons. She was also seen twice on the ABC comedy anthology Love, American Style , and in an episode of The Odd Couple . Elder appeared occasionally on the CBS daytime game show Match Game during its 1970s run. Her film appearances include Don't Make Waves and For Singles Only . In 1973, Elder contributed to an album on the Hidden Records label titled The Watergate Comedy Hour , which also featured Jack Burns , Avery Schreiber , and Fannie Flagg .
In 1980, HBO hired her as the producer of their first independent production, a satirical election special called A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White House , hosted by Steve Allen and with Paul Krassner as head writer.[ 1]
1971–1978
Bob Ellison and Marty Farrell (1971)
Anne Howard Bailey (1972)
Joseph Bologna and Renée Taylor (1973)
Rosalyn Drexler , Ann Elder , Karyl Geld Miller , Robert Illes , Lorne Michaels , Richard Pryor , Jim Rusk , Herb Sargent , James R. Stein, Lily Tomlin , Jane Wagner , Rod Warren , and George Yanok (1974)
John Bradford, Cy Coleman , and Robert Wells (1975)
Ann Elder , Christopher Guest , Lorne Michaels , Earl Pomerantz , Jim Rusk , Lily Tomlin , Jane Wagner , Rod Warren , and George Yanok (1976)
Buz Kohan and Ted Strauss (1977)
Chevy Chase , Tom Davis , Al Franken , Charles Grodin , Lorne Michaels , Paul Simon , Lily Tomlin , and Alan Zweibel (1978)
2009–present
Chris Rock (2009)
Dave Boone and Paul Greenberg (2010)
Dave Boone, Matt Roberts, and Mo Rocca (2011)
Louis C.K. (2012)
Louis C.K. (2013)
Sarah Silverman (2014)
Louis C.K. (2015)
Patton Oswalt (2016)
Samantha Bee , Ashley Nicole Black , Pat Cassels, Eric Drysdale , Mathan Erhardt, Travon Free , Joe Grossman, Miles Kahn, Jo Miller , and Melinda Taub (2017)
John Mulaney (2018)
Hannah Gadsby (2019)
Dave Chappelle (2020)
Bo Burnham (2021)
Jerrod Carmichael (2022)
John Mulaney (2023)
Gary Belkin , Peter Bellwood, Thomas Meehan , Herb Sargent and Judith Viorst (1970)
Herbert Baker , Hal Goodman , Larry Klein , Bob Schiller , Norman Steinberg , Bob Weiskopf and Flip Wilson (1971)
Art Baer , Roger Beatty , Stan Burns , Stan Hart , Don Hinkley , Ben Joelson , Woody Kling , Mike Marmer , Arnie Rosen and Larry Siegel (1972)
Bill Angelos, Roger Beatty , Stan Hart , Robert Hilliard, Woody Kling , Arnie Kogen , Buz Kohan , Gail Parent , Tom Patchett, Larry Siegel and Jay Tarses (1973)
Rosalyn Drexler , Ann Elder , Karyl Geld Miller , Robert Illes , Lorne Michaels , Richard Pryor , Jim Rusk , Herb Sargent , James R. Stein , Lily Tomlin , Jane Wagner , Rod Warren and George Yanok (1974)
Roger Beatty , Gary Belkin , Dick Clair , Rudy De Luca , Arnie Kogen , Barry Harman, Barry Levinson , Jenna McMahon , Gene Perret, Bill Richmond and Ed Simmons (1974)
Roger Beatty , Gary Belkin , Dick Clair , Rudy De Luca , Arnie Kogen , Barry Levinson , Jenna McMahon , Gene Perret, Bill Richmond and Ed Simmons (1975)
Anne Beatts , Chevy Chase , Tom Davis , Al Franken , Lorne Michaels , Marilyn Suzanne Miller , Michael O'Donoghue , Herb Sargent , Tom Schiller , Rosie Shuster and Alan Zweibel (1976)
Dan Aykroyd , John Belushi , Tom Davis , James Downey , Al Franken , Lorne Michaels , Marilyn Suzanne Miller , Bill Murray , Michael O'Donoghue , Herb Sargent , Tom Schiller , Rosie Shuster and Alan Zweibel (1977)
Roger Beatty , Dick Clair , Tim Conway , Rick Hawkins, Robert Illes , Jenna McMahon , Gene Perret, Bill Richmond , Liz Sage, Larry Siegel , Franelle Silver, Ed Simmons and James R. Stein (1978)
Alan Alda (1979)
International National Artists