- Helen Hanft
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name = Helen Hanft
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birthplace =New York City Helen Hanft (born
April 4 ,1934 ) is an American actress.Hanft was born in
New York City . She started her theatrical career in the early 1960s, and in a few years she became one of the greatest actresses of the Off-Off Broadway circuit. Not known as a great beauty, she beamed more for her great comedic talent; she often played eccentric, flamboyant, raunchy characters in many successful plays likeTom Eyen 's "Why Hanna's Skirt Won't Stay Down", produced by "La MaMa, E.T.C. ".In the middle 1970s Hanft began appearing in movies, some with
Woody Allen ("Manhattan", 1979; "The Purple Rose of Cairo ", 1985). In 1992 she starred oppositeShirley MacLaine in "Used People ". In the late 1990s she began appearing in memorable guest roles such popular TV shows as "Law & Order ". She still makes the occasional stage appearance in New York City and can be seen as Milla Jovovich's painkiller-addicted mother in "Dummy ", 2002.External links
*imdb name | id=0359834 | name=Helen Hanft
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