Elsa Raven

Elsa Raven (born Elsa Rabinowitz; September 21, 1929) was an American character actress, perhaps best known for her two years (1988–90) on the sitcom Amen and playing the mother of Vincent Terranova (Ken Wahl) on the TV series Wiseguy.

Contents

• Film appearances
• TV appearances
• References

She played Ida Straus in the 1997 film Titanic and had a voice role in the 1981 animated film American Pop.

Film appearances

The Honeymoon Killers (1969)

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1970) - Matron

A Fan's Notes (1972)

The Amityville Horror (1979)

The Cracker Factory (1979)

Fatso (1980)

American Pop (1981, voice role)

The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)

Paternity (1981)

Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)

Creator (1985)

Back to the Future (1985) - Clocktower Lady

The Moderns (1988)

In the Line of Fire (1993)

Titanic (1997) - Ida Straus

The 4th Tenor (2002)

The Cutter (2005)

Answers to Nothing (2011) - Mrs. Harrison

TV appearances

Million Dollar Infield (1982) - Dr. Isabel Armen

Quincy, M.E. (1978-1982) - Miss Beck - FDA / Miss Coroner Judge / Nurse Angela Davenport

The A-Team (1983-1984) - Clara Dickerson / Dr. Marian Ericson

Highway to Heaven (1985) - Ms. Zabenko

Freddy's Nightmares (1988) - Mrs. Wildmon

Amen (1989-1990) - Inga

Wiseguy (1987-1990) - Carlotta Terranova Aiuppo

Get a Life (1991) - Marta

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1992) - Ida Pollock

Murphy Brown (1993) - Mrs. Kobolakis

Seinfeld (1994) - Mom

3rd Rock from the Sun (1999) - Aunt Florence

Everybody Loves Raymond (2004) - Mrs. Lopman