Sylvia Kauders

Sylvia Kauders (née Wolinsky; December 1, 1921 – May 5, 2016) was an American film, television, and theater actress known for numerous small but memorable roles on Broadway and in major motion pictures.[1]

Sylvia Kauders
Born
Sylvia Wolinsky

December 1, 1921
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMay 5, 2016 (aged 94)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1980–2016
Spouse(s)Randle Kauders (1946–1994; his death)

Early life and education

Kauders was born Sylvia Wolinsky to Russian immigrants, Morris and Sadie (née Pincus) Wolinsky, in Philadelphia, and grew up in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. When her father died while she was only ten, Kauders' mother ran a grocery store. Kauders attended Upper Darby High School and in 1942 graduated from University of Pennsylvania.[2]

Career

Kauders worked in a variety of roles before committing in her 60s to a career in acting. Following college graduation she worked in radio and television. She produced and moderated the television program Under Billy Penn's Hat. She later accepted a job as special events director with the City of Philadelphia and worked with five different mayors, organizing events and hosting celebrities and dignitaries. Following her public sector work, and her retirement, from the City of Philadelphia, she started her own public relations firm. For her Wednesday Is for Women campaign, which brought more women to work at City Hall, she became the first woman inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Association Hall of Fame.

At the young age of 57, in 1977, she decided to seriously pursue an acting career and establish herself in New York City.[3]

Her Broadway debut took place in 1982 in Harvey Fierstein's Torch Song Trilogy as Mrs. Beckoff, the role originated by Estelle Getty. With her role in Jewish Repertory Theater's production of Crossing Delancey, she became known as an "entirely lovable Bubbie, (Yiddish For grandmother), a peppery lady whose charm is a mask for a determination to carry out her schemes, " according to New York Times theater critic, Richard F Shepard.[4]

Her film credits include roles in American Splendor; Analyze That (2002); Predator 2 (1990), City Hall (1990). Woody Allen tapped her for two of his films, Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) and Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993). Also in 1993, Sylvia co-starred, (Small Roll), opposite Michael Keaton, Nicole Kidman, and Michael Constantine, and Bradley Whitford, In “My Life,” (as Keaton’s character’s Aunt). Her last films were Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) and Love the Coopers (2015).[5]

Kauders appeared in dozens of dozens of television shows, including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and in the HBO series The Sopranos, in the final season, as a Foul-Mouthed Old Neighborhood Lady, who seeks “Tony’s” help with “fixing the neighborhood.” .[5]

Personal life and death

Her husband, Randle Morgan Kauders, predeceased her after 48 years of marriage. The couple had no children. She died on May 5, 2016, of a heart attack at the age of 94.

Partial filmography
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References
  1. Sylvia Kauders, a Late-Blooming Actress, Dies The New York Times, May 10, 2016
  2. Legendary Actress, PR Consultant Sylvia Kauders Dies at 94, The Jewish Exponent, May 9, 2016.
  3. Still kicking & screening: Veteran character actress Sylvia Kauders enjoys long career, New York Daily News, September 3, 2008.
  4. THE THEATER: Crossing Delancey, New York Times, May 2, 1985.
  5. Profile, IMDb.com; accessed June 4, 2016.
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