Fanny Brice
Fania Borach (October 29, 1891 – May 29, 1951), known professionally as Fanny Brice or Fannie Brice, was an American comedienne, illustrated song model, singer, and theater and film actress who made many stage, radio, and film appearances. She was famously portrayed by Barbra Streisand in the musical Funny Girl.
The Great Ziegfeld
as Fannie BriceLavish biography of Flo Ziegfeld, the producer who became Broadway's biggest starmaker.
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Zelig
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Fictional documentary about the life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig, a man who becomes a...
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Ziegfeld Follies
as Norma Edelman (segment A Sweepstakes Ticket)The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in...
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American...
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Everybody Sing
as Olga ChekaloffBoisterous teen Judy Bellaire is expelled from her all-female boarding school for convincing her...
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Crime Without Passion
as Woman in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)Caddish lawyer Lee Gentry is going out with Katy Costello, but carrying on an affair with dancer...
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Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women
as Self (archive footage)A documentary film about three generations of female Jewish comedians and the complexity and...
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Be Yourself!
as Fannie Field (as Fannie Brice)Ethnic comedy of a nightclub entertainer trying to train a boxer.
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Hollywood Goes to Town
as SelfThis short shows how Hollywood gets ready for the world premiere of an "important" movie. The...
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The Man from Blankley's
as uncreditedWhen a nobleman loses his way in the fog and enters a house where there's a party going on, he's...
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My Man
as Fannie BrandFannie Brand, an industrious girl who supports her brother and sister by working in a theatrical...
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Almonds and Raisins
as uncreditedThis documentary examines the dozens of Yiddish-language talking films made in the United States...
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