Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 31, 1898
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Malka Opiekun
Molly Picon
Biography
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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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Known For - Movies
The Cannonball Run
as Mom Goldfarb
Fiddler on the Roof
as Yente
Cannonball Run II
as Mrs. Goldfarb
For Pete's Sake
as Mrs. Cherry
Come Blow Your Horn
as Mrs. Sophie Baker
Murder on Flight 502
as Ida Goldman
Norman Jewison, Film Maker
as Self (uncredited)
Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women
as Self (archive footage)
Let's Make a Night of It
as Specialty Act
The Great Yiddish Love
as Self - Narrator (voice) (archive footage)
