Elsa Raven, ‘Assist to the Future’ actor, dies at 91

Elsa Raven, known for her roles in “Assist to the Future” and “Amen,” died on Monday on the age of 91.

Born Elsa Rabinowitz, she chose Raven as her stage name and started her profession performing in Unique York Metropolis. She went on to search out a a success profession in every television and film, landing her first film position in 1970’s “The Honeymoon Killers,” where she played a matron.

Raven had little nonetheless memorable parts similar to the girl advocating to set apart the clocktower in “Assist to the Future” and the realtor who offered the dwelling in “Amityville Alarm.” Her remaining film position got here in 2011 when she took on the character of Mrs. Harrison in “Answers to Nothing.”

Though most of the scenes she filmed as Ida Strauss in “Plump” had been decrease, she changed into once featured within the Celine Dion video as portion of the couple within the stateroom where water poured in.

Raven’s television credit ranking embrace many one-off performances and routine roles. In 1992 she looked in an episode of “The Unique Prince of Bel-Air,” and in 1994 she took on a character for “Seinfeld.”

However her most principal roles got here in “Amen” and “Wiseguy,” every of which she featured in all over a few seasons. She played a maid named Inga in 17 episodes of “Amen” between 1988 and 1990 and took on the character of Carlotta Terranova, Vinnie’s mom, from 1987 to 1990 for “Wiseguy.”

Shortly after, she found a routine position in “Days of Our Lives,” which she acted in till 1999. She looked as herself within the “Taking a watch Assist to the Future” documentary in 2006.

Raven changed into once portion of the Academy of Motion Shots Arts and Sciences, where she actively watched movies and engaged in voting every year. She is survived by her sister-in-law Lynne Rabinowitz and her 15 nieces and nephews.