Charlotte Zucker
| Charlotte Zucker | |
|---|---|
| Born | Charlotte Ann Lefstein March 10, 1921 New York City, United States |
| 💀Died | September 5, 2007 (aged 86) Shorewood, Wisconsin, United StatesSeptember 5, 2007 (aged 86) |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 💼 Occupation | Actress |
| 📆 Years active | 1977-2003 |
| Burton Zucker (m. 1941; her death 2007) | |
| 👶 Children | 3, including David and Jerry |
Charlotte Ann Zucker (March 10, 1921 - September 5, 2007; née Lefstein) was an American actress. She was the mother of filmmakers David and Jerry Zucker.
Early life and education[edit]
Zucker was born on March 10, 1921, and grew up in Manhattan.[1] She earned a degree in speech and theater at Brooklyn College,[1][2][3] and appeared in stage performances at the Henry Street Neighborhood Playhouse.[1] She then moved to Milwaukee to teach English at a junior high school.[3] She graduated from the University of Wisconsin in Madison with a master's degree.[1]
Career[edit]
Zucker had appeared in community theater productions in Florida and in Shorewood, Wisconsin.[4] She was a member of the Jewish Community Center Readers Theater-Milwaukee.[5] She made her screen debut on The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977).[3] She appeared in a total of 17 films,[1] including Airplane!, Ghost, First Knight and Rat Race, which were directed and produced by her sons, David and Jerry Zucker.[1] She also appeared at the Second Avenue Theater, New York, reading selections from Molly Picon's autobiography.[4]
Personal life[edit]
From 1941 to her death in 2007, she was married to Burton Zucker, who was a real estate developer.[2] She had three children, David, Jerry and Susan. On September 5, 2007, Zucker died from cancer in Shorewood, Wisconsin, aged 86.[1]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | The Kentucky Fried Movie | Jurist | [3] |
| 1980 | Airplane! | Make-Up Lady | [1][2] |
| 1986 | Ruthless People | Judge | [1] |
| 1988 | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | Ricardo Montalban's secretary, Dominique | [1][2][3] |
| 1990 | Ghost | Bank Officer | [1][2][3] |
| 1994 | Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult | Medical receptionist | [2] |
| 1995 | First Knight | Bread Vendor | |
| 1996 | High School High | Woman smoking pipe | [1] |
| 1997 | My Best Friend's Wedding | Customer | |
| 2001 | Rat Race | Elderly Lucy | |
| 2003 | My Boss's Daughter | Gertrude | Final film role |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 "Charlotte Zucker, 86; mother of filmmakers had roles in their movies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Loohauis, Jackie (31 March 1994). "Comedy directors make their mom a star". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. p. B6. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Mitchell, Deborah (20 September 1991). "Direct action: Filmmakers cast mom and pop". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. The New York Times News Service. p. D15. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Readings to feature memoirs of Yiddish actress Molly Picon". The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 9 July 1993. p. 12. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ↑ "New JCC Readers Theater slates April 26 performance". The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 17 April 1992. p. 26. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
External links[edit]
- Charlotte Zucker at Find a GraveLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Charlotte Zucker on IMDb
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