Acting

Helen Siff

Born 1937-01-01 · Woodmere, Long Island, New York, USA

Died 2025-12-18

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.

Credits

Newest first

Good Trouble
as Older Woman
2019
S.W.A.T.
as Shirley
2017
Hail, Caesar!
as Malibu Maid
2016
The Wrong Roommate
as Margaret
2016
The Christmas Gift
as Magaret
2015
Mom
as Nikki (voice)
2013
Modern Family
as Traveler
2009
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
as Mrs. Skitzer
2008
The Lost
as Jane Pye
2006
My Name Is Earl
as Waitress
2005
The Tracy Morgan Show
as Jury Foreman
2003
Scrubs
as Patient
2001
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Weinblatt's Mother
2000
Strong Medicine
2000
Felicity
as Food Service Employee
1998
Will & Grace
as Josie
1998
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
as Mary Higgins (segment "The Chess Game")
1997
Spin City
as Woman on TV
1996
Josh Kirby... Time Warrior: Last Battle for the Universe
as Mrs. Mandelbaum
1996
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
as Shushing Lady
1994
Sister, Sister
as Rose
1994
Ellen
as Sharon
1994
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
as Lena Bowden
1992
Mad About You
as Female Teacher
1992
Doogie Howser, M.D.
as Admitting Clerk
1989
Earth Girls Are Easy
as Mamie
1988
Big Top Pee-wee
1988
For Keeps
as Landlady
1988
Her Secret Life
as Secretary
1987
Married... with Children
as Leona
1987
Married... with Children
as Leonna
1987
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
1987
There Must Be a Pony
as Woman at Airport
1986
Lots of Luck
1985
The Karate Kid
as Cashier
1984
White Dog
as Pound Operator
1982
Murder in Texas
as Marian Timmons
1981
Knots Landing
as Miss. Flider
1979
Lou Grant
as Waitress
1977