Helen Siff

Helen Siff

Known for
Acting
Born
January 1, 1937
Died
December 18, 2025 (aged 88)
Birthplace
Woodmere, Long Island, New York, USA
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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

2019
Good Trouble poster

Good Trouble

TV · as Older Woman · 1 ep

2017
S.W.A.T. poster

S.W.A.T.

TV · as Shirley · 1 ep

2016
Hail, Caesar! poster

Hail, Caesar!

Movie · as Malibu Maid

2016
The Wrong Roommate poster

The Wrong Roommate

Movie · as Margaret

2015
The Christmas Gift poster

The Christmas Gift

Movie · as Magaret

2013
Mom poster

Mom

TV · as Nikki (voice) · 1 ep

2009
Modern Family poster

Modern Family

TV · as Traveler · 1 ep

2008
You Don't Mess with the Zohan poster

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

Movie · as Mrs. Skitzer

2006
The Lost poster

The Lost

Movie · as Jane Pye

2005
My Name Is Earl poster

My Name Is Earl

TV · as Waitress · 1 ep

2003
The Tracy Morgan Show poster

The Tracy Morgan Show

TV · as Jury Foreman · 1 ep

2001
Scrubs poster

Scrubs

TV · as Patient · 1 ep

2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm

TV · as Weinblatt's Mother · 1 ep

2000
Strong Medicine poster

Strong Medicine

TV · 1 ep

1998
Will & Grace poster

Will & Grace

TV · as Josie · 1 ep

1998
Felicity poster

Felicity

TV · as Food Service Employee · 1 ep

1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction poster

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

TV · as Mary Higgins (segment "The Chess Game") · 1 ep

1996
Josh Kirby... Time Warrior: Last Battle for the Universe poster

Josh Kirby... Time Warrior: Last Battle for the Universe

Movie · as Mrs. Mandelbaum

1996
Spin City poster

Spin City

TV · as Woman on TV · 1 ep

1994
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold poster

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

Movie · as Shushing Lady

1994
Ellen poster

Ellen

TV · as Sharon · 1 ep

1994
Sister, Sister poster

Sister, Sister

TV · as Rose · 1 ep

1992
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One poster

From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One

Movie · as Lena Bowden

1992
Mad About You poster

Mad About You

TV · as Female Teacher · 1 ep

1989
Doogie Howser, M.D. poster

Doogie Howser, M.D.

TV · as Admitting Clerk · 1 ep

1988
For Keeps poster

For Keeps

Movie · as Landlady

1988
Big Top Pee-wee poster

Big Top Pee-wee

Movie

1988
Earth Girls Are Easy poster

Earth Girls Are Easy

Movie · as Mamie

1987
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife poster

Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife

Movie

1987
Her Secret Life poster

Her Secret Life

Movie · as Secretary

1987
Married... with Children poster

Married... with Children

TV · as Leona, Leonna · 1 ep

1986
There Must Be a Pony poster

There Must Be a Pony

Movie · as Woman at Airport

1985
Lots of Luck poster

Lots of Luck

Movie

1984
The Karate Kid poster

The Karate Kid

Movie · as Cashier

1982
White Dog poster

White Dog

Movie · as Pound Operator

1981
Murder in Texas poster

Murder in Texas

TV · as Marian Timmons · 2 eps

1979
Knots Landing poster

Knots Landing

TV · as Miss. Flider · 1 ep

1977
Lou Grant poster

Lou Grant

TV · as Waitress · 1 ep