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	(1922-07-26)July 26, 1922
Died	May 26, 2014(2014-05-26) (aged 91) Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1952–2013
Spouse	Robert Malatzky (? - 2014)
Children	2

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.^[1]

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 Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Everybody Loves Raymond and NYPD Blue.^{[citation needed]} She also acted on The Goldbergs.^[2]

On Broadway, Berger appeared in Unlikely Heroes (1971), The Rose Tattoo (1966), Gideon (1961), and Twilight Walk (1951).^[3]

In the early-1960s, Berger was the New York City Board of Education's drama specialist for community center programs.^[2]

Death

Berger was married to Robert Malatzky, and they had two daughters.^[1] Berger died on May 26, 2014, aged 91, in Manhattan.^[1]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1959	Middle of the Night	Caroline
1974	The Taking of Pelham One Two Three	The Mother
1975	Hester Street	Poultry Woman
1981	Endless Love	Nurse
1983	Lovesick	Analysis
1987	The House on Carroll Street	Funeral Woman
1989	Crimes and Misdemeanors	Aunt May
1989	Mortal Sins	Mother Weinschank
1990	Book of Love	Mama Gabooch
1991	The Dark Backward	Mrs. Malt
1991	Mobsters	Mrs. Greene
1992	Deep Cover	Congresswoman
1995	The Killers Within	Mrs. Thomas
1996	Mother Night	Epstein's Mother
1997	Soleil	Honorine Azoulay
2000	Sunset Strip	Older Waitress
2000	Lost Souls	Mrs. Levotsky
2000	The Amati Girls	Stella
2001	Ghost World	Seymour's Mother
2002	Clover Bend	Rose
2003	The Hebrew Hammer	Harriet Tubbleman
2008	You Don't Mess with the Zohan	Older Lady in Salon
2008	Bastard of Orleans, or Looking for Joan	Vesuvia Maggiore
2011	Margaret	Neighborhood Lady #1
2013	Chinese Puzzle	La vieille dame

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1952	Lux Video Theatre	Mrs. Paletto	Episode: "The Face of Autumn"
1954	Goodyear Television Playhouse	Mama	Episode: "And Crown Thy Good"
1954	The Philco Television Playhouse	Bookkeeper	2 episodes
1963	Naked City	Mrs. Delehanty	Episode: "Golden Lads and Girls"
1975	Kojak	Mrs. Lipnick	Episode: "The Nicest Guys on the Block"
1976	The Blue Knight	Mrs. Goldman	Episode: "Cop Killer"
1976	Harry O	Mrs. Kline	Episode: "Victim"
1976	Street Killing	Louise	Television film
1976	Baretta	Woman	Episode: "They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To"
1976	Raid on Entebbe	Mrs. Berg	Television film
1977	Rhoda	Betsy	Episode: "The Ultimatum"
1977	Seventh Avenue	Celia Blackman	3 episodes
1977, 1981	Barney Miller	Miriam Buckman / Georgia Himmel	2 episodes
1977	Contract on Cherry Street	Mrs. Moore	Television film
1978	The Last Tenant	Mrs. Munro
1979	CHiPs	Mary Taylor	Episode: "Repo Man"
1979	Ryan's Hope	Beryl Feldman	15 episodes
1981	Cagney & Lacey	Mrs. Goldman	Episode: "Pilot"
1984	Terrible Joe Moran	Real Estate Agent	Television film
1987	Leg Work	Older Woman	Episode: "Things That Go Bump in the Night"
1988	Hothouse	Herbert's Mother	Episode: "His Mother"
1990	People Like Us	Hester Slatkin	Television film
1990	Singer & Sons	Mrs. Tarkasian	4 episodes
1990	Thirtysomething	Lotte Strauss	Episode: "Photo Opportunity"
1991	N.Y.P.D. Mounted	Woman	Television film
1991	Nurses	Mrs. Garber	Episode: "Coming to America"
1992–1993	Civil Wars	Betty Howell	4 episodes
1993	Johnny Bago	Ma Tenuti	6 episodes
1994	Empty Nest	Bella	Episode: "What's a Mother to Do?"
1994	Chicago Hope	Mary Collito	2 episodes
1994	Murphy Brown	Secretary #70	Episode: "The Secret Life of Jim Dial"
1994	The George Carlin Show	Cat Woman	Episode: "George Puts on a Happy Face"
1994	Missing Parents	Elaine Freiburg	Television film
1995	The Commish	Ruby Simpkins	Episode: "Letting Go"
1995	Charlie Grace	Old Woman	Episode: "One Simple Little Favor"
1996	Tracey Takes On...	Judge	Episode: "Law"
1996	The Home Court	Aunt Sophie	Episode: "Love, Death & Soda"
1996	ER	Mr. Brazil's Caregiver	Episode: "Fear of Flying"
1996, 1998, 2005	NYPD Blue	Belle / Rosemary / Marian Kadell	3 episodes
1997	Sunset Beach	Mrs. Farmer	Episode #1.226
1997–1998	The Nanny	Marilyn	2 episodes
1998	Nothing Sacred	Grandmother Owens	Episode: "Holy Words"
1998, 2000	Everybody Loves Raymond	Rita Stipe	2 episodes
1999	The Thirteenth Year	Irate Tourist	Television film
2000	Something to Sing About	Mrs. Goldberg
2000	Bette	The Housewife	Episode: "Halloween"
2000	JAG	Mrs. Palermo	Episode: "JAG TV"
2002	The Sopranos	Cookie Cirillo	2 episodes
2002	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Karen's Grandmother	Episode: "Resilience"
2002	New Americans	Mrs. Rabinowitz	Television film
2005	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Betsy Lewis	Episode: "Snakes"
2005	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Amy	Episode: "Diamond Dogs"

References

1. "Anna Berger, an Actress With a Gift for Matriarchs, Dies at 91", nytimes.com; June 3, 2014; accessed June 7, 2014.
2. "Part Too Difficult to Refuse". Star-Gazette. New York, Elmira. July 24, 1961. p. 2. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Anna Berger". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on March 12, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

External links

• Anna Berger at IMDb