Helen Siff
- Acting
- January 1, 1937 · Woodmere, Long Island, New York, USA
- December 18, 2025
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Good Trouble · Older Woman
- S.W.A.T. · Shirley
- Hail, Caesar! · Malibu Maid
- The Wrong Roommate · Margaret
- The Christmas Gift · Magaret
- Mom · Nikki (Voice)
- Modern Family · Traveler
- You Don't Mess with the Zohan · Mrs. Skitzer
- The 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")
- Spin City · Woman on TV
- Josh Kirby... Time Warrior: Last Battle for the Universe · Mrs. Mandelbaum
- City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold · Shushing Lady
- Sister, Sister · Rose
- Ellen · Sharon
- From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One · Lena Bowden
- Mad About You · Female Teacher
- Doogie Howser, M.D. · Admitting Clerk
- Earth Girls Are Easy · Mamie
- Big Top Pee-wee
- For Keeps · Landlady
- Her Secret Life · Secretary
- Married... with Children · Leona, Leonna
- Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
- There Must Be a Pony · Woman at Airport
- Lots of Luck
- The Karate Kid · Cashier
- White Dog · Pound Operator
- Murder in Texas · Marian Timmons
- Knots Landing · Miss. Flider
- Lou Grant · Waitress