Helen Hanft

Helen Hanft

1934-04-03 New York City, New York, USA 36 Credits

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Helen Hanft (April 4, 1934 – May 30, 2013) was an American actress.

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I Am Divine

I Am Divine

2014

as Self

7.4
Acting

Harris Glenn Milstead, aka Divine (1945-1988) was the ultimate outsider turned underground hero. Spitting in the face of the status quos of body image...

Boys On Film 7: Bad Romance

Boys On Film 7: Bad Romance

2011

as Grandma (segment "The New Tenants")

6.4
Acting

Experience an alternative take on attraction with Boys On Film. Bad Romance explores the darker side with a collection of edgy and sexy short films, i...

Beautiful Darling

Beautiful Darling

2010

as Self

6.0
Acting

James Rasin's documentary “Beautiful Darling” honors American Transgender actress and best-known Warhol Superstar, Candy Darling, and her all-too-brie...

The New Tenants

The New Tenants

2009

as Grandma

6.1
Acting

A prying neighbor, a glassy-eyed drug dealer, and a husband brandishing both a weapon and a vendetta make up the welcome wagon. Set amidst the as-yet-...

When the Evening Comes

2009

as Rose Bushman

Acting

Charlie Corrado is pushing forty and still lives with his grandparents, Martin and Marion Corrado. Although he feels safe in the environment they have...

From Other Worlds

From Other Worlds

2004

as Shirley

3.8
Acting

FROM OTHER WORLDS is a sci-fi comedy about a depressed Brooklyn housewife who sleepwalks through her life until she encounters an alien force in her b...

Dummy

Dummy

2002

as Mrs. Gurkel

5.9
Acting

An ex-office worker becomes a ventriloquist, leading to a date with his unemployment counselor; but his quirky family and a gauche female friend may t...

Sounds from a Town I Love

Sounds from a Town I Love

2001

5.6
Acting

A montage of short scenes of New Yorkers talking on their cellphones, evoking snippets of conversation overheard in passing on the streets of Manhatta...

The Concert for New York City

The Concert for New York City

2001

4.8
Acting

The Concert for New York City took place on October 20, 2001 at Madison Square Garden. It was a celebration of the strength of New York and a thank-yo...

Trick

Trick

1999

as Greasy Spoon Waitress

7.0
Acting

Gabriel is a young, aspiring musical composer whose life seems stuck in the First Act. When his new musical number gets a critical reception, a theatr...

Fever

Fever

1999

as Louisa

4.7
Acting

A struggling artist is implicated in a string of macabre murders.

Mr. Jealousy

Mr. Jealousy

1998

as Millie

5.9
Acting

After his first date at age 15 ended with the girl making out with another man at a party, aspiring writer Lester Grimm has treated all his girlfriend...

The Associate

The Associate

1996

as Mrs. Cupchick

6.3
Acting

Laurel Ayres is a businesswoman trying to make it but unfortunately she works at a investment firm where she does all the work but all the senior inve...

I.Q.

I.Q.

1994

as Rose

6.0
Acting

Albert Einstein helps a young man who's in love with Einstein's niece to catch her attention by pretending temporarily to be a great physicist.

North

North

1994

as Operator

5.0
Acting

Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don't give North the attention he needs, so he files a ...

Used People

Used People

1992

as Aunt Ruthie

5.5
Acting

At her husband's funeral, Pearl, Jewish mother of two divorced and antagonistic daughters, meets an old Italian friend of her husband, whose advice ye...

The Butcher's Wife

The Butcher's Wife

1991

as Molly

5.7
Acting

A clairvoyant woman thinks that she's met her future husband because she's seen him in a dream. They marry and he takes her back to his butcher shop i...

Betsy's Wedding

Betsy's Wedding

1990

as Fitter

5.7
Acting

Offbeat fashion student Betsy Hopper and her straight-laced investment-banker fiancé Jake Lovell just want an intimate little wedding reception, but B...

The Neon Woman

The Neon Woman

1990

as Connie (archive footage)

Acting

Produced in 1978, The Neon Woman is an “outrageous murder mystery” set in a run-down Baltimore burlesque house managed by a retired stripper, Flash St...

New York Stories

New York Stories

1989

as Citizen

6.2
Acting

Get ready for a wildly diverse, star-studded trilogy about life in the big city. One of the most-talked about films in years, New York Stories feature...

License to Drive

License to Drive

1988

as Miss Hellberg

6.6
Acting

Teenager Les Anderson thinks his life can't get any worse after he flunks his driver's exam, but he's wrong. Even though he didn't receive his license...

Coming to America

Coming to America

1988

as Subway Lady (uncredited)

6.9
Acting

An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise...

Clinton and Nadine

Clinton and Nadine

1988

as Lady Manager

3.6
Acting

Eager to find his brother's murderer, Clinton enlists the aid of Nadine, an expensive call girl. Together they get sucked into a plot to smuggle guns ...

Moonstruck

Moonstruck

1987

as Lotte

6.9
Acting

37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, ev...

The Lawnmower Man

The Lawnmower Man

1987

as Wife

4.3
Acting

Short film / "Dollar Baby" version of the Stephen King short story from 1987.

Off Beat

Off Beat

1986

as Waitress

4.7
Acting

Joe Gower's job is skating through library shelves, fetching books. A police officer/friend of his is chosen to participate in a charity dance perform...

Nine 1/2 Weeks

Nine 1/2 Weeks

1986

as Flea Market Shawl Seller

6.1
Acting

An erotic story about a woman, the assistant of an art gallery, who gets involved in an impersonal affair with a man. She barely knows about his life,...

The Purple Rose of Cairo

The Purple Rose of Cairo

1985

as Movie Audience

7.4
Acting

Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. ...

Summer Switch

Summer Switch

1984

as Waitress

Acting

Father and son magically switch personalities with comical results.

Honky Tonk Freeway

Honky Tonk Freeway

1981

as Bag Lady

5.2
Acting

Ticlaw, a small town in Florida, has only one attraction: a safari park. The government constructs a freeway that passes near Ticlaw, but decides not ...

Arthur

Arthur

1981

as Perry's Wife

6.5
Acting

Arthur is a 30-year-old child who will inherit $750 million if he complies with his family's demands and marries the woman of their choosing.

Stardust Memories

Stardust Memories

1980

as Vivian Orkin

6.9
Acting

While attending a retrospect of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the inspirations for his films.

Willie & Phil

Willie & Phil

1980

as Used Cars Salesperson

4.3
Acting

Life imitates art when two Manhattanites — pompous teacher Willie and quiet photographer Phil — become friends after a thought-provoking screening of ...

Manhattan

Manhattan

1979

as Party Guest

7.7
Acting

Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best fr...

Next Stop, Greenwich Village

Next Stop, Greenwich Village

1976

as Herb's Wife

6.4
Acting

An aspiring Jewish actor moves out of his parents' Brooklyn apartment to seek his fortune in the bohemian life of Greenwich Village in 1953.

Women Behind Bars

1975

as Gloria

Acting

Innocent Mary-Eleanor becomes a hardened criminal through her time spent sentenced in a women's prison.