Charlotte Ann Zucker (née Lefstein; March 10, 1921 – September 5, 2007) was an American actress. She was the mother of filmmakers David and Jerry Zucker, and appeared in many of their films.
Early life and education Zucker was born on March 10, 1921, and grew up in Manhattan. Her father, Harry Lefstein, was a tailor, and her mother, Sarah (née Seiden) was a housewife. She earned a degree in speech and theater at Brooklyn College, and appeared in stage performances at the Henry Street Neighborhood Playhouse. She then moved to Milwaukee to teach English at a junior high school. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin in Madison with a master's degree.
Career Zucker had appeared in community theater productions in Florida and in Shorewood, Wisconsin. She was a member of the Jewish Community Center Readers Theater-Milwaukee. She made her screen debut in The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977). She appeared in a total of 17 films, including Airplane!, Ghost (as the bank officer interacting with Whoopi Goldberg), First Knight and Rat Race, which were directed and produced by her sons, David and Jerry Zucker. She also appeared at the Second Avenue Theater, New York, reading selections from Molly Picon's autobiography.
Personal life From 1941 to her death in 2007, she was married to Burton Zucker, who was a real estate developer. She had three children, David, Jerry and Susan. On September 5, 2007, Zucker died from cancer in Shorewood, Wisconsin, aged 86. She was buried at Second Home Cemetery in Greenfield, Wisconsin.
Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes 1977 The Kentucky Fried Movie Jurist 1980 Airplane! Make-Up Lady 1984 Top Secret! Cafe Diner 1986 Ruthless People Judge 1988 The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! Dominique 1990 Ghost Bank Officer 1991 The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear "For a man in a wheelchair, he gets around marvelously."1992 Brain Donors Woman with Program 1993 My Life Guest at Wedding 1994 Naked Gun : The Final Insult Medical Receptionist 1995 First Knight Bread Vendor 1996 High School High Woman Smoking Pipe 1997 My Best Friend's Wedding Customer 1998 BASEketball Surgery Nurse 2001 Rat Race Elderly Lucy 2002 Unconditional Love Restaurant Patron 2003 My Boss's Daughter Gertrude Final film role
Television YearTitleRoleNotes 2007 MythBusters Dominique Archive footage from The Naked GunTelevision documentary seriesEpisode: "Voice Flame Extinguisher"
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