Anna Tzelniker(1922-2012)

Actress

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Anna Tzelniker was born on 22 August 1922 in Cernauti, Romania. She was an actress, known for Yentl (1983), Une lueur dans la nuit (1992) and The man who cried - Les larmes d'un homme (2000). She was married to Phil Bernstein. She died on 11 May 2012 in London, England, UK.

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Known for

Barbra Streisand in Yentl (1983)

6.6

Mrs. Kovner

1983

Michael Douglas and Melanie Griffith in Une lueur dans la nuit (1992)

Une lueur dans la nuit

6.4

Cleaning Woman

1992

Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Cate Blanchett, and John Turturro in The man who cried - Les larmes d'un homme (2000)

The man who cried - Les larmes d'un homme

6.1

Mother of Man in Suit

2000

Peter Davison and Brian Glover in Campion (1989)

7.6

TV Series

Mrs. Sarah

Credits

Actress

The man who cried - Les larmes d'un homme
6.1
- Mother of Man in Suit
- 2000
Une lueur dans la nuit
6.4
- Cleaning Woman
- 1992
Just His Luck
TV Movie
- Madame Poweroski
- 1989
Campion
7.6
TV Series
- Mrs. Sarah
- 1989
Les orages de la guerre
8.2
TV Mini Series
- Mrs. Mendelson
- 1988
A Week by the Sea
- Madam Rose
- 1987
Mountain Men
TV Series
- Cook
- 1986
A Dangerous Kind of Love
9.2
TV Movie
- Cook
- 1986
Steaming
5.7
- Mrs. Goldstein
- 1985
Yentl
6.6
- Mrs. Kovner
- 1983
QB VII
7.7
TV Mini Series
- Mrs. Peretz
- 1974
Dixon of Dock Green
6.9
TV Series
- Mrs. Goldman
- 1963

Personal details

Height
- 1.63 m
Born
- August 22, 1922
- Cernauti, Romania
Died
- May 11, 2012
- London, England, UK(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Phil Bernstein1941 - May 31, 1996 (his death, 1 child)
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Trivia
Surname also spelled as Telnicher.

Quotes
[on her father] His Shylock was considered one of the greatest on the English stage, not just the Yiddish stage. He began as a Yiddish actor but ended his life on the English stage. Me, I want to be remembered as Anna, a Yiddish actress.

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