Tovah Feldshuh
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Biography
Broadway star Tovah Feldshuh has focused her energies on her stage career, including such high-profile roles as the original lead in both the Off-Broadway and Broadway productions of the play "Yentl," which Barbra Streisand later took to the screen. But the Westchester County native has a small but impressive list of film and television credits as well. Following several years' worth of minor TV credits (including a brief stint on the soap opera "Ryan's Hope"), Feldshuh garnered critical acclaim for her key role as Helena Slomova, a member of the Czechoslovakian Jewish underground, in the 1978 miniseries "Holocaust," and for her recurring role as attorney Danielle Melnick on "Law and Order." As Feldshuh matured, she developed both an ongoing career as a cabaret singer and a sideline playing Jewish mothers in romantic comedies such as "Kissing Jessica Stein" and "Happy Accidents." In 2006, Feldshuh recreated the role of Golda Meir in the historical drama "O Jerusalem," set against the founding of Israel; she had previously played the legendary politician in the one-woman Broadway show "Golda's Balcony."
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Life Events
1973
Made her Broadway debut in the musical "Cyrano," starring Christopher Plummer
1973
Made television acting debut in "Scream, Pretty Peggy"
1974
Originated the role of Yentl on broadway
1977
Portrayed Katharine Hepburn in the made-for-TV movie "The Amazing Howard Hughes"
1978
Starred as Helena, the Czech freedom fighter, in the NBC miniseries "Holocaust"; received an Emmy nomination
1980
Starred in "The Idolmaker" based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marucci
1985
Featured in the comedy "Brewster's Millions" starring Richard Pryor and John Candy
1988
Appeared as Detective Vera Quinn in "The Blue Iguana"
1991
Had a recurring role as Danielle Melnick on NBC's "Law and Order"
1992
Cast in the WWII drama "A Day in October"
1992
Cast opposite James Woods in "Citizen Cohn"
1994
Played Dr. Bethany Rose on "As The World Turns"
1999
Cast opposite Diane Lane in Tony Goldwyn's drama "A Walk on the Moon"
2000
Played Marisa Tomei's mother in "Happy Accidents"
2001
Played the matriarch Judy Stein in "Kissing Jessica Stein"
2001
Featured in "The Believer" based on the true story of an American Nazi Party leader in the 1960s who was revealed to be Jewish
2003
Starred as Golda Meir, the Israeli prime minister in the one-actor show "Golda's Balcony"; received a Tony nomination for her performance
2003
Starred as Golda Meir, the Israeli prime minister in the one-actor show "Golda's Balcony"; received a Tony nomination for her performance
2006
Cast in the indie film "The Tollbooth," alongside Marla Sokoloff, Liz Stauber and Idina Menzel
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