Anna Berger (actress)
Anna Berger (July 26, 1922 – May 26, 2014) was an American character actress in film and television, who specialized in playing frazzled housewives and matriarchs.
Anna Berger | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 26, 1922 Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | May 26, 2014 (aged 91) Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1952–2013 |
| Spouse(s) | Robert Malatzky |
| Children | 2 |
Life and career
Anna Berger was born on July 26, 1922, in Manhattan, the third of eight children of William and Bella (Heller) Berger.[1] She grew up on the Lower East Side and began acting as a child. After graduating from Seward Park High School, she studied acting in 1948.[2]
She appeared in such films as Woody Allen's Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) and the Adam Sandler vehicle You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008), and on such television series as Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Everybody Loves Raymond and NYPD Blue.[3]
Death
Berger died on May 26, 2014, aged 91, in Manhattan.[2] She was survived by her husband, Robert Malatzky and their two daughters, as well as four siblings.
Filmography
- Middle of the Night (1959) - Caroline
- The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) - The Mother (Hostage)
- Hester Street (1975) - Poultry Woman
- Endless Love (1981) - Nurse
- Lovesick (1983) - Analysis
- The House on Carroll Street (1987) - Funeral Woman
- Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) - Aunt May
- Mortal Sins (1989) - Mother Weinschank
- Book of Love (1990) - Mama Gabooch
- The Dark Backward (1991) - Mrs. Malt
- Mobsters (1991) - Mrs. Greene
- Deep Cover (1992) - Congresswoman
- The Killers Within (1995) - Mrs. Thomas
- Mother Night (1996) - Epstein's Mother
- Soleil (1997) - Honorine Azoulay
- Sunset Strip (2000) - Older Waitress
- Lost Souls (2000) - Mrs. Levotsky
- The Amati Girls (2000) - Stella
- Ghost World (2001) - Seymour's Mother
- Clover Bend (2002) - Rose
- The Hebrew Hammer (2003) - Harriet Tubbleman
- You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) - Older Lady in Salon
- Bastard of Orleans, or Looking for Joan (2008) - Vesuvia Maggiore
- Margaret (2011) - Neighborhood Lady #1
- Chinese Puzzle (2013) - La vieille dame (final film role)
References
- http://www.filmreference.com/film/94/Anna-Berger.html
- "Anna Berger, an Actress With a Gift for Matriarchs, Dies at 91", nytimes.com; June 3, 2014; accessed June 7, 2014.
- Profile, imdb.com; accessed June 7, 2014.