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- Height5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
- Anna Tzelniker was born on August 22, 1922 in Cernauti, Romania. She was an actress, known for Yentl (1983), Shining Through (1992) and The Man Who Cried (2000). She was married to Phil Bernstein. She died on May 11, 2012 in London, England, UK.
- SpousePhil Bernstein(1941 - May 31, 1996) (his death, 1 child)
- Surname also spelled as Telnicher.
- Daughter of actor Meier Tzelniker.
- She passed away on the 23rd anniversary of the death of her mother, Brana (2 February 1902-11 May 1989), who had also worked with the Yiddish theatre.
- At the time of her death, she was thought to be the last major performer from the Yiddish theatre left in London.
- [on her father] His Shylock was considered one of the greatest on the English stage, not just the Yiddish stage. He began as a Yiddish actor but ended his life on the English stage. Me, I want to be remembered as Anna, a Yiddish actress.
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