Fanny Brice

Born: 1891-10-29

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.


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Zelig

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1983-07-15

Fictional documentary about the life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig, a man who becomes a...

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The Great Ziegfeld

as Fannie Brice
Released: 1936-04-08

Lavish biography of Flo Ziegfeld, the producer who became Broadway's biggest starmaker.

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Ziegfeld Follies

as Norma Edelman (segment A Sweepstakes Ticket)
Released: 1945-08-26

The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in...

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Everybody Sing

as Olga Chekaloff
Released: 1938-01-01

Boisterous 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)
Released: 1934-08-30

Caddish lawyer Lee Gentry is going out with Katy Costello, but carrying on an affair with dancer...

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My Man

as Fannie Brand
Released: 1928-12-15

Fannie Brand, an industrious girl who supports her brother and sister by working in a theatrical...

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Hollywood Goes to Town

as Self
Released: 1938-07-07

This short shows how Hollywood gets ready for the world premiere of an "important" movie. The...

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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1975-08-06

Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American...

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Be Yourself!

as Fannie Field (as Fannie Brice)
Released: 1930-02-07

Ethnic comedy of a nightclub entertainer trying to train a boxer.

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Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2007-06-16

A documentary film about three generations of female Jewish comedians and the complexity and...

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Almonds and Raisins

as uncredited
Released: 1985-08-09

This documentary examines the dozens of Yiddish-language talking films made in the United States...

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The Man from Blankley's

as uncredited
Released: 1930-03-28

When 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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