Erica Yohn

Erica Yohn (October 1, 1928 – January 27, 2019) was an American stage and television actress.

Erica Yohn
Born
Adella Erica Fishman

(1928-10-01)October 1, 1928
The Bronx, New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 27, 2019(2019-01-27) (aged 90)
North Hollywood, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Known forAn American Tail series
Spouse(s)Lars Speyer (1950-19??; divorced)
Tom Rosqui (August 18, 1963 – April 12, 1991; his death)
Children1

Yohn had many bit parts in film and television, such as Pee-wee's Big Adventure, and television shows, such as Rhoda, ER, Murphy Brown, and Picket Fences. She voiced Mama Mousekewitz in An American Tail and its first two sequels.

From 1971-72, she was a member of the Broadway cast of Lenny, playing various roles, including Sadie Kitchenberg alias Sally Marr, the mother of Lenny Bruce, directed by Tom O'Horgan.[1] She also appeared on Broadway in the original play That Summer - That Fall (1967), an English-language revival of Federico García Lorca's play Yerma (1966-67), the musical Cabaret (1966-69), and revivals of such classics as The Alchemist (1966) and The Country Wife (1965-66).[2]

Personal life and death

Born Adella (later known as "Adele") Erica Fishman, the younger child of Jacob and Sonia Fishman, Yohn was married at least two times; she had an elder brother, Marcus. She had one son, Yohn Rosqui, from her final marriage, to fellow actor Tom Rosqui in 1963.[3] [4]

Erica Yohn died on January 27, 2019, aged 90, at her North Hollywood, California home after a sudden illness. Yohn Rosqui announced his mother's death on Facebook.[5][6][7]

Partial filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1974 The Godfather Part II Governess
1975 The Dream Makers Helen
1981 S.O.B. Agnes - Costume Designer
1983 Star 80 Interviewer
1985 Roadhouse 66 Thelma
Pee-wee's Big Adventure Madam Ruby
Night Court Madam Loretta Episode: The Gypsy
1986 An American Tail Mama Mousekewitz voice
1987 Amazon Women on the Moon Selma segment "Murray in Videoland"
1991 An American Tail: Fievel Goes West Mama Mousekewitz voice
1993 Jack the Bear Mother-in-Law
1994 Corrina, Corrina Grandma Eva
1998 An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island Mama Mousekewitz voice

References
  1. Erica Yohn, in "Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: May 26", Playbill, May 26, 2018.
  2. "Erica Yohn – Broadway Cast & Staff". IBDb.com. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  3. "Tom Rosqui Biography". Filmreference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  4. "Ancestry Library Edition". ancestrylibrary.proquest.com.
  5. Notice of death of Erica Yohn, Facebook.com; accessed January 29, 2019.
  6. "Boot Hill: RIP Erica Yohn". Westernboothill.blogspot.com. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  7. "Erica Yohn". aveleyman.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.


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