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Molly Picon

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Molly Picon

Born May 31, 1898 in New York City, New York, USADied April 5, 199215 films

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Molly Picon ( February 28, 1898 – April 6, 1992) was an American actress of stage, screen and television, as well as a lyricist. She was first and foremost a star in Yiddish theatre and film, but as Yiddish theatre faded she began to perform in English-language productions.

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Fiddler on the Roof posterFirst watchFiddler on the Roof19717.7as YenteIn a pre-revolutionary Russia, a poor Jewish milkman struggles with the challenges of a changing world as his daughters fall in love and antisemitism grows.View film

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Filmography

15 films as actor
  1. 1984Cannonball Run IIMrs. Goldfarb
  2. 1981The Cannonball RunMom Goldfarb
  3. 1975Murder on Flight 502Ida Goldman
  4. 1974For Pete's SakeMrs. Cherry
  5. 1971Fiddler on the RoofYente
  6. 1963Come Blow Your HornMrs. Sophie Baker
  7. 1959The Jazz SingerSarah Rabinowitz
  8. 1948The Naked CitySoda-Selling Shopkeeper (uncredited)
  9. 1938MameleKhavtshi Samet
  10. 1937Let's Make a Night of ItSpecialty Act (uncredited)
  11. 1936Yiddle with His FiddleItke/Judel
  12. 1930My Yiddishe Mama
  13. 1923East and WestMollie Brownstein
  14. 1922Look After Your Daughters
  15. 1921The Jewish Girl