American character actor of Russian heritage in silent films and early talkies. She emigrated with her family to the U.S. when she was seven years old. She became involved in the theatre even as a child and participated for several years in the Jewish theatre in New York. At the age of 34 she was cast by Frank Borzage in his version of 'Humoresque (1920)', and thereafter played in dozens of films, often as the family matriarch. She appeared in several films in the comedic Cohens and Kellys series. She died in 1948.
Movie | Abie's Irish Rose | Mrs. Cohen | 1946-12-27 |
Movie | Stage Door Canteen | Vera Gordon | 1943-06-24 |
Movie | The Living Ghost | Sister Lapidus | 1942-08-11 |
Movie | The Big Street | Mrs. Lefkowitz | 1942-08-13 |
Movie | You and Me | Mrs. Lewine | 1938-06-01 |
Movie | The Cohens and the Kellys in Africa | Mrs. Cohen | 1930-12-21 |
Movie | Sweet Daddies | Rose Finklebaum | 1926-06-12 |
Movie | In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter | Rosie Potash | 1924-09-28 |
Movie | Potash and Perlmutter | Rosie Potash | 1923-09-10 |
Movie | Humoresque | Mama Kantor | 1920-05-29 |
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