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Reizl Bozyk (born 13 May 1914 – 1 October 1993), also known as Rose Bozyk and Róża Bożyk, was a Polish-born American actress of the Yiddish theatre. Her claim to mainstream fame was her sole film role, playing the interfering grandmother of Amy Irving in Joan Micklin Silver 's film Crossing Delancey (1988).
Reizl Bozyk was born on 13 May 1914 in Bromberg, Province of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia [now Bydgoszcz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Crossing Delancey (1988), Law & Order (1990) and Catskill Honeymoon (1950). She was married to Max Bozyk. She died on 30 September 1993 in New York City, New York, USA.
- January 1, 1
- New York City, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
Oct 2, 1993 · Reizl Bozyk, an actress who received top billing in the Yiddish theater for more than 60 years, died on Thursday at St. Vincent's Hospital Medical Center. She was 79 and lived on the Lower East Side.
Oct 3, 1993 · Reizl Bozyk, a respected actress in Yiddish theater since girlhood who matured into everybody’s favorite “Bubbe” when she made the English-language film “Crossing Delancey,” died ...
Reizl Bozyk was born on 13 May 1914 in Bromberg, Province of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia [now Bydgoszcz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Crossing Delancey (1988), Law & Order (1990) and Catskill Honeymoon (1950).
- May 13, 1914
- September 30, 1993
Aug 24, 2018 · Yiddish theater star Reizl Bozyk, standing, appeared in the film as the Irving character’s Jewish grandmother. It was her only role in a major film. (Warner Brothers/Getty Images)
Reizl Bozyk received top billing for more than 60 years. She appeared in hundreds of productions as a comedian, and later as the typical mother-in-law who often stole the show. In 1988, at age 74, she undertook her first English-language role, the matchmaking grandmother in Joan Micklin Silver 's "Crossing Delancey."
