Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Female

Birthday

1934-04-03

Deathday

2013-05-30 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Helen Hanft

Biography

Helen Hanft (April 4, 1934 – May 30, 2013) was an American actress.

Known For

6.9%

Coming to America

Jun 29, 1988

7.9%

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Sep 20, 1999

7.7%

Manhattan

Apr 25, 1979

7.4%

The Purple Rose of Cairo

Mar 1, 1985

6.1%

Nine 1/2 Weeks

Feb 9, 1986

6.9%

Moonstruck

Dec 16, 1987

7.4%

Law & Order

Sep 13, 1990

7.4%

Law & Order

Sep 13, 1990

6.0%

I.Q.

Dec 24, 1994

7.0%

Stardust Memories

Sep 26, 1980

6.5%

Arthur

Jul 17, 1981

6.2%

New York Stories

Mar 10, 1989

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Acting

2013

I Am Divine as Self

2011

Boys On Film 7: Bad Romance as Grandma (segment "The New Tenants")

2010

Beautiful Darling as Self

2009		The New Tenants as Grandma
2009		When the Evening Comes as Rose Bushman

2004

From Other Worlds as Shirley

2002

Dummy as Mrs. Gurkel

2001		Sounds from a Town I Love
2001		Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Ruth Cohen
2001		The Job

1999		Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Mrs. Billings
1999		Trick as Greasy Spoon Waitress
1999		Fever as Louisa

1998

Mr. Jealousy as Millie

1996

The Associate as Mrs. Cupchick

1994		I.Q. as Rose
1994		North as Operator

1992

Used People as Aunt Ruthie

1991

The Butcher's Wife as Molly

1990		Law & Order as Martha
1990		Law & Order as Vera
1990		Betsy's Wedding as Fitter
1990		The Neon Woman as Connie (archive footage)

1989

New York Stories as Citizen

1988		License to Drive as Miss Hellberg
1988		Coming to America as Subway Lady (uncredited)
1988		Clinton and Nadine as Lady Manager

1987		Moonstruck as Lotte
1987		The Lawnmower Man as Wife

1986		Off Beat as Waitress
1986		Nine 1/2 Weeks as Flea Market Shawl Seller

1985		The Equalizer as Mrs. Washburn
1985		The Purple Rose of Cairo as Movie Audience

1984

Summer Switch as Waitress

1981		Honky Tonk Freeway as Bag Lady
1981		Arthur as Perry's Wife

1980		Stardust Memories as Vivian Orkin
1980		Willie and Phil as Used Cars Salesperson

1979

Manhattan as Party Guest

1977

On Our Own

1976

Next Stop, Greenwich Village as Herb's Wife

1975

Women Behind Bars as Gloria