Molly Picon

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Molly Picon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Fiddler on the Roof

Yiddle with His Fiddle

Acting

1963

Come Blow Your Horn

as

Mrs. Sophie Baker

1971

Fiddler on the Roof

as

Yente

1975

Murder on Flight 502

as

Ida Goldman

1936

Yiddle with His Fiddle

as

Itke/Judel

1981

The Cannonball Run

as

Mom Goldfarb

2007

Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women

as

Self (archive footage)

2002

The Great Yiddish Love

as

Self - Narrator (voice) (archive footage)

1937

Let's Make a Night of It

as

Specialty Act

1929

Molly Picon, The Celebrated Character Comedienne

as

1923

East and West

as

Mollie

1938

Mamele

as

1922

Hütet eure Töchter

as

1974

For Pete's Sake

as

Mrs. Cherry

1971

Norman Jewison, Film Maker

as

Self (uncredited)

1984

Cannonball Run II

as

Mrs. Goldfarb

Trapper John, M.D.

as

The Facts of Life

as

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

as

The Merv Griffin Show

as

Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

Vega$

as

Dr. Kildare

as

Ida Forman

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

Dinah!

as

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self - Co-Host

Production

Crew

Directing