Acting · Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania] · Born October 24, 1919
She was a Polish-born American actress best known for her role as Jackie Mason's mother on the 1989 TV series Chicken Soup. Also appeared at the beginning of Sophie's Choice as Yetta, Sophie's (Meryl Streep) landlady. Her voice can be heard singing children's songs from the camps in the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C.
MovieThe Pickle
1993
as Grandmother
MovieHe Said, She Said
1991
as Mrs. Spepk
MovieAge Isn't Everything
1991
as Flo
MovieEnemies, a Love Story
1989
as Mrs. Schreier
TVChicken Soup
1989
as Bea Fisher
MovieKojak: The Belarus File
1985
TVKate & Allie
1984
MovieSophie's Choice
1982
as Yetta
MovieStarstruck
1981
as Mrs. Reuben
MovieThe Big Fix
1978
as Aunt Sonya
MovieMatilda
1978
as Spectator
Nicky's World
1974
as Mrs. Mylonas
MovieUp the Sandbox
1972
as Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
TVABC Afterschool Special
1972
as Mrs. Reuben
MovieThe Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971
as Mrs. Goldfarb
