Biography
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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
The Pickle
Character: Grandmother
MOVIE • 1993
He Said, She Said
Character: Mrs. Spepk
MOVIE • 1991
Age Isn't Everything
Character: Flo
MOVIE • 1991
Enemies, a Love Story
Character: Mrs. Schreier
MOVIE • 1989
Chicken Soup
Character: Bea Fisher
TV • 1989
Kojak The Belarus File
Character:
MOVIE • 1985
Kate & Allie
Character:
TV • 1984
Sophie's Choice
Character: Yetta
MOVIE • 1982
Starstruck
Character: Mrs. Reuben
MOVIE • 1981
The Big Fix
Character: Aunt Sonya
MOVIE • 1978
Matilda
Character: Spectator
MOVIE • 1978
Nicky's World
Character: Mrs. Mylonas
MOVIE • 1974
Up the Sandbox
Character: Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1972
ABC Afterschool Special
Character: Mrs. Reuben
TV • 1972
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Character: Mrs. Goldfarb
MOVIE • 1971