Michaela May (born Gertraud Elisabeth Berta Franziska Mittermayr; 18 March 1952) is a German film and television actress.

As Gertraud Mittermayr, she had her screen debut in 1965 in Uncle Tom's Cabin under Géza von Radványi.

In 1970 she made her stage debut at the Komödie am Kurfürstendamm in Berlin, and in 1972, she appeared there in Sauvajon's play A Handful of Nettles.

In 2014, she became an honorary member of the patient organization Mukoviszidose e. V.[2] On her homepage, she calls for sponsorships and donations for the SOS Children's Villages at readings and events.

[4] Since 2019, May, together with her actor colleague Elmar Wepper, has been the patron of the non-profit organization Retla e.V., which is active in helping the elderly.