Helen Siff
Acting
Born January 1, 1937, Woodmere, Long Island, New York, USA
Helen Siff (June 2, 1937 – December 18, 2025) was an American character actress. She was known for roles in numerous films including The Karate Kid (1984), You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008), and Hail, Caesar! (2016). She was born in Woodmere, New York, on June 2, 1937. She died from complications of surgery in Los Angeles on December 18, 2025, at the age of 88.
Filmography
- Good Trouble — Older Woman
- S.W.A.T. — Shirley
- 2016Hail, Caesar! — Malibu Maid
- 2016The Wrong Roommate — Margaret
- 2015The Christmas Gift — Magaret
- Mom — Nikki (voice)
- Modern Family — Traveler
- 2008You Don't Mess with the Zohan — Mrs. Skitzer
- 2006The Lost — Jane Pye
- My Name Is Earl — Waitress
- The Tracy Morgan Show — Jury Foreman
- Scrubs — Patient
- Curb Your Enthusiasm — Weinblatt's Mother
- Strong Medicine
- Felicity — Food Service Employee
- Will & Grace — Josie
- Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction — Mary Higgins (segment "The Chess Game")
- 1996Josh Kirby... Time Warrior: Last Battle for the Universe — Mrs. Mandelbaum
- Spin City — Woman on TV
- 1994City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold — Shushing Lady
- Ellen — Sharon
- Sister, Sister — Rose
- 1992From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One — Lena Bowden
- Mad About You — Female Teacher
- Doogie Howser, M.D. — Admitting Clerk
- 1988Big Top Pee-wee
- 1988Earth Girls Are Easy — Mamie
- 1988For Keeps — Landlady
- 1987Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
- 1987Her Secret Life — Secretary
- Married... with Children — Leona, Leonna
- 1986There Must Be a Pony — Woman at Airport
- 1985Lots of Luck
- 1984The Karate Kid — Cashier
- 1982White Dog — Pound Operator
- Murder in Texas — Marian Timmons
- Knots Landing — Miss. Flider
- Lou Grant — Waitress