Helen Siff
Acting • Born 1937-01-01 – Died 2025-12-18
Biography
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
38 credits
There Must Be a Pony
Movie • 1986
Woman at Airport
White Dog
Movie • 1982
Pound Operator
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
Movie • 1992
Lena Bowden
For Keeps
Movie • 1988
Landlady
Hail, Caesar!
Movie • 2016
Malibu Maid
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Movie • 2008
Mrs. Skitzer
The Lost
Movie • 2006
Jane Pye
Josh Kirby... Time Warrior: Last Battle for the Universe
Movie • 1996
Mrs. Mandelbaum
The Karate Kid
Movie • 1984
Cashier
Big Top Pee-wee
Movie • 1988
Earth Girls Are Easy
Movie • 1988
Mamie
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
Movie • 1994
Shushing Lady
The Christmas Gift
Movie • 2015
Magaret
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
Movie • 1987
Her Secret Life
Movie • 1987
Secretary
Lots of Luck
Movie • 1985
The Wrong Roommate
Movie • 2016
Margaret
Modern Family
TV • 2009
Traveler
Will & Grace
TV • 1998
Josie
Mom
TV • 2013
Nikki (voice)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV • 2000
Weinblatt's Mother
Spin City
TV • 1996
Woman on TV
Married... with Children
TV • 1987
Leona
The Tracy Morgan Show
TV • 2003
Jury Foreman
My Name Is Earl
TV • 2005
Waitress
Felicity
TV • 1998
Food Service Employee
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
TV • 1997
Mary Higgins (segment "The Chess Game")
Strong Medicine
TV • 2000
Mad About You
TV • 1992
Female Teacher
Knots Landing
TV • 1979
Miss. Flider
Ellen
TV • 1994
Sharon
S.W.A.T.
TV • 2017
Shirley
Sister, Sister
TV • 1994
Rose
Murder in Texas
TV • 1981
Marian Timmons
Lou Grant
TV • 1977
Waitress
Married... with Children
TV • 1987
Leonna
Good Trouble
TV • 2019
Older Woman
Scrubs
TV • 2001
Patient