Anna Berger (actress) explained

Anna Berger
Birth Date:1922 7, mf=yes
Birth Place:Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Death Place:Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1952 - 2013
Spouse:Robert Malatzky (? - 2014)
Children:2

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.

Early life and education

Berger 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.

Career

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 , Everybody Loves Raymond and NYPD Blue. She also acted on The Goldbergs.[1]

On Broadway, Berger appeared in Unlikely Heroes (1971), The Rose Tattoo (1966), Gideon (1961), and Twilight Walk (1951).[2]

In the early-1960s, Berger was the New York City Board of Education's drama specialist for community center programs.

Death

Berger was married to Robert Malatzky, and they had two daughters. Berger died on May 26, 2014, aged 91, in Manhattan.[3]

Filmography

Film

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
1959Middle of the NightCaroline
1974The Taking of Pelham One Two ThreeThe Mother
1975Hester StreetPoultry Woman
1981Endless LoveNurse
1983LovesickAnalysis
1987The House on Carroll StreetFuneral Woman
1989Crimes and MisdemeanorsAunt May
1989Mortal SinsMother Weinschank
1990Book of LoveMama Gabooch
1991The Dark BackwardMrs. Malt
1991MobstersMrs. Greene
1992Deep CoverCongresswoman
1995The Killers WithinMrs. Thomas
1996Mother NightEpstein's Mother
1997SoleilHonorine Azoulay
2000Sunset StripOlder Waitress
2000Lost SoulsMrs. Levotsky
2000The Amati GirlsStella
2001Ghost WorldSeymour's Mother
2002Clover BendRose
2003The Hebrew HammerHarriet Tubbleman
2008You Don't Mess with the ZohanOlder Lady in Salon
2008Bastard of Orleans, or Looking for JoanVesuvia Maggiore
2011MargaretNeighborhood Lady #1
2013Chinese PuzzleLa vieille dame

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1952Lux Video TheatreMrs. PalettoEpisode: "The Face of Autumn"
1954Goodyear Television PlayhouseMamaEpisode: "And Crown Thy Good"
1954The Philco Television PlayhouseBookkeeper2 episodes
1963Naked CityMrs. DelehantyEpisode: "Golden Lads and Girls"
1975KojakMrs. LipnickEpisode: "The Nicest Guys on the Block"
1976The Blue KnightMrs. GoldmanEpisode: "Cop Killer"
1976Harry OMrs. KlineEpisode: "Victim"
1976Street KillingLouiseTelevision film
1976BarettaWomanEpisode: "They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To"
1976Raid on EntebbeMrs. BergTelevision film
1977RhodaBetsyEpisode: "The Ultimatum"
1977Seventh AvenueCelia Blackman3 episodes
1977, 1981Barney MillerMiriam Buckman / Georgia Himmel2 episodes
1977Contract on Cherry StreetMrs. MooreTelevision film
1978The Last TenantMrs. Munro
1979CHiPsMary TaylorEpisode: "Repo Man"
1979Ryan's HopeBeryl Feldman15 episodes
1981Cagney & LaceyMrs. GoldmanEpisode: "Pilot"
1984Terrible Joe MoranReal Estate AgentTelevision film
1987Leg WorkOlder WomanEpisode: "Things That Go Bump in the Night"
1988HothouseHerbert's MotherEpisode: "His Mother"
1990People Like UsHester SlatkinTelevision film
1990Singer & SonsMrs. Tarkasian4 episodes
1990ThirtysomethingLotte StraussEpisode: "Photo Opportunity"
1991N.Y.P.D. MountedWomanTelevision film
1991NursesMrs. GarberEpisode: "Coming to America"
1992–1993Civil WarsBetty Howell4 episodes
1993Johnny BagoMa Tenuti6 episodes
1994Empty NestBellaEpisode: "What's a Mother to Do?"
1994Chicago HopeMary Collito2 episodes
1994Murphy BrownSecretary #70Episode: "The Secret Life of Jim Dial"
1994The George Carlin ShowCat WomanEpisode: "George Puts on a Happy Face"
1994Missing ParentsElaine FreiburgTelevision film
1995The CommishRuby SimpkinsEpisode: "Letting Go"
1995Charlie GraceOld WomanEpisode: "One Simple Little Favor"
1996Tracey Takes On...JudgeEpisode: "Law"
1996The Home CourtAunt SophieEpisode: "Love, Death & Soda"
1996ERMr. Brazil's CaregiverEpisode: "Fear of Flying"
1996, 1998, 2005NYPD BlueBelle / Rosemary / Marian Kadell3 episodes
1997Sunset BeachMrs. FarmerEpisode #1.226
1997–1998The NannyMarilyn2 episodes
1998Nothing SacredGrandmother OwensEpisode: "Holy Words"
1998, 2000Everybody Loves RaymondRita Stipe2 episodes
1999The Thirteenth YearIrate TouristTelevision film
2000Something to Sing AboutMrs. Goldberg
2000BetteThe HousewifeEpisode: "Halloween"
2000JAGMrs. PalermoEpisode: "JAG TV"
2002The SopranosCookie Cirillo2 episodes
2002Karen's GrandmotherEpisode: "Resilience"
2002New AmericansMrs. RabinowitzTelevision film
2005Betsy LewisEpisode: "Snakes"
2005AmyEpisode: "Diamond Dogs"

Notes and References

  1. News: Part Too Difficult to Refuse . March 12, 2021 . Star-Gazette . July 24, 1961 . New York, Elmira . 2. Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Anna Berger . Internet Broadway Database . The Broadway League . March 12, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210312032604/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/anna-berger-81590 . March 12, 2021.
  3. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/04/arts/anna-berger-an-actress-with-a-gift-for-matriarchs-dies-at-91.html?ref=obituaries "Anna Berger, an Actress With a Gift for Matriarchs, Dies at 91"