Erica Yohn
Birthday: Born in 1930-10-01 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Deathday: 2019-01-27
Erica Yohn was a talented American actress known for her contributions to film, television, and theatre. She showcased her versatility and skill in various roles throughout her career. Yohn gained recognition for her voice work in animated films, notably as Mama Mousekewitz in "An American Tail" and its sequel, "An American Tail: Fievel Goes West." Her expressive voice brought characters to life, endearing her to audiences and securing her a place among the cherished performers in animated cinema. Yohn's dedication to her craft and memorable contributions in the realm of voice acting left a lasting impact on the entertainment industry.
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The Famous Teddy Z
Character: Deena Zakalokis
A mailroom clerk becomes a top agent at a Hollywood talent agency after he impresses a notoriously self-centered client. The series was inspired by an actual 1940s encounter involving Marlon Brando....
State of Grace
Character: Grandma Ida
State of Grace is an American comedy-drama series that ran for two seasons on the Fox Network's Fox Family channel during 2001 and 2002....
Kojak
Character: Mrs. Donner
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City....
Quantum Leap
Character: Monchelli Sister
Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished... He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this journey is Al, an observer from his own time, who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear. And so Dr. Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to...
Night Court
Character: Madame Loretta
An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there....
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Character: Dr. MacKenna
Weekly series spun off from the miniseries....
The Atlanta Child Murders
Character: Ruth
The Atlanta Child Murders is a TV miniseries that aired on February 10 and 12, 1985 on CBS. Inspired by true events, the miniseries examines the so-called "Atlanta child murders" of the late 1970s and early 1980s....
Matlock
Character: Mrs. Harris
Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced by The Fred Silverman Company, Dean Hargrove Productions, Viacom Productions and Paramount Television originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC; and from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC. The show's format is similar to that of CBS's Perry Mason, with Matlock identifying the perpetrators and then confronting them in dr...
Kojak
Character: Mrs. Warren
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City....
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Character: Mrs. Luchesse
Molly Dodd — a mid-30s, divorced woman living in New York — faces the comedy and drama of a widely changing career, difficulties of apartment living, love life and its consequences, and more....
ER
Character: Ann Reilly
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room....
Rhoda
Character: Woman In Bank
Rhoda is an American television sitcom, starring Valerie Harper, which aired 109 episodes over five seasons, from 1974 to 1978. The show was a spin-off of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, in which Harper between the years 1970 and 1974 had played the role of Rhoda Morgenstern, a spunky, weight-conscious, flamboyantly fashioned Jewish neighbor and native New Yorker in the role of Mary Richards' best friend. After four seasons, Rhoda left Minneapolis and returned to her original hometown of New York Cit...
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An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Character: Mama Mousekewitz (voice)
Some time after the Mousekewitz's have settled in America, they find that they are still having problems with the threat of cats. That makes them eager to try another home out in the west, where they are promised that mice and cats live in peace. Unfortunately, the one making this claim is an oily con artist named Cat R. Waul who is intent on his own sinister plan....
An American Tail
Character: Mama Mousekewitz (voice)
A young mouse named Fievel and his family decide to migrate to America, a "land without cats," at the turn of the 20th century. But somehow, Fievel ends up in the New World alone and must fend off not only the felines he never thought he'd have to deal with again but also the loneliness of being away from home....
Victory at Entebbe
Character: Belgian Woman
The film is based on an actual event: Operation Entebbe and the freeing of Israeli hostages at Entebbe Airport (now Entebbe International Airport) in Uganda....
Star 80
Character: Interviewer
Paul Snider is a narcissistic, small time hustler who fancies himself a ladies man. His life changes when he meets Dorothy Stratten working behind the counter of a Dairy Queen. Under his guidance Dorothy grows to fame as a Playboy Playmate. But when Dorothy begins pursuing an acting career, the jealous Paul finds himself elbowed out of the picture by more famous men....
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
Character: Mama Mousekewitz (voice)
Fievel and his friend Tony Toponi find a map that they believe points to a treasure buried somewhere beneath Old New York, and the plucky rodent is determined to find it. However, what he discovers under the city is a tribe of Native American mice who were driven underground by prejudiced European immigrants....
Fame
Character: Sally
A waiter becomes a sudden overnight success as a playwright, and then begins negotiations with an Italian movie director to turn his play into a film. The results are unexpected....
Corrina, Corrina
Character: Grandma Eva
When Manny Singer's wife dies, his young daughter Molly becomes mute and withdrawn. To help cope with looking after Molly, he hires sassy housekeeper Corrina Washington, who coaxes Molly out of her shell and shows father and daughter a whole new way of life. Manny and Corrina's friendship delights Molly and enrages the other townspeople....
Good Against Evil
Character: Agnes
Dack Rambo and Elyssa Davalos star as sweethearts Andy Stuart and Jessica Gordon. The course of true love is messed up when Satan claims Jessica as his own personal property. Desperately, Andy turns to a pair of priests, Fathers Kemschler and Wheatley, for spiritual guidance, not to mention a bit of brute force in purging poor Jessica of her demons....
Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love
Character: Dr. Fields
A young couple is overjoyed when they find out that, after having had two girls, the wife is pregnant again, and this time it will be a son. However, the boy turns out to autistic. Unhappy with the diagnoses and treatments available, they decide to work out their own therapy program for their son....
Jack the Bear
Character: Mother-in-Law
Story of the relationships between two sons and their father, who moves the family to California and becomes a tv horror show host after the death of his wife....
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
Character: Mrs. Levin
The story of a fire in the Triangle Shirt Mfg. Co. building in New York City in 1911 that resulted in the deaths of 146 employees, mostly young women. The ensuing investigation revealed the company's almost total disregard for its workers' safety in pursuit of increased production and profits, and resulted, among other things, in the passage of new worker safety laws and the formation of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union....
Daddy, I Don't Like It Like This
Character: Margaret
The unfulfilled dreams of his parents and the tensions created at home cause life to become a nightmare for a youngster who seeks release in a withdrawal to his own world....
A Streetcar Named Desire
Character: Eunice
As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski....
Divorce Wars: A Love Story
Character: Martha Lazar
Successful divorce lawyer Jack Sturgess discovers that his own marriage is falling apart and must juggle his domestic conflicts with his clients' problems....
Marriage Is Alive and Well
Character: Mrs. O'Connell
A talented wedding photographer, at a crossroads with his own marriage, reflects on tales of past clients and the hope, adversity and romance that holy matrimony brings. Starring as the photographer, football great Joe Namath narrates the unconventional tales of three couples: Judd Hirsch and Melinda Dillon as a twosome who have married and divorced multiple times and who are on the verge of repeating their mistake; an anxious newlywed who prefers the "freedom" that living together allows; and J...
...And Your Name Is Jonah
Character: Jenny's Mother
A couple whose son had been institutionalized for three years are shocked to discover that the diagnosis was wrong, and that their son is, in fact, deaf....
The Godfather Part II
Character: Governess
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba....
Rough Draft
Character: Mrs. Morris
A struggling freelance writer, while investigating the transvestite night life, stumbles across a serial killer in action. The two then strike up a bizarre partnership to document the killer's motives and handiwork as a possessed detective struggling with his own personal demons tries to solve the crimes....
Roadhouse 66
Character: Thelma
Beckman driving a '55 Thunderbird on Route 66 hooks up with Johnny after hoodlum Hoot and his gang shoot his car. Continuous conflicts between Hoot and Beckman make Beckman and Johnny determant to teach him a lesson....
Secrets of Three Hungry Wives
Character: Myrtle Hollander
When a millionaire playboy is murdered, suspicion falls on three married women, best friends, whom he had tried to play against each other in a game of divide and conquer....
Toughlove
Character: 3rd Leader
The Charters family falls into despair over their drug-addicted son Gary. They discuss his problems through the "Toughlove" program in searching for answers....
Legalese
Character: Mrs. Luckman
When an actress is charged with murder, a charming celebrity lawyer uses trickery to defend her against the press as well as the prosecution....
Song of the Succubus
Character: Marybelle Rogers
The leader of a rock group is haunted by the ghost of a music star who took her own life at the turn of the century....
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Character: Madam Ruby
The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is stolen. Armed with information from a fortune-teller and a relentless obsession with his prized possession, Pee-wee encounters a host of odd characters and bizarre situations as he treks across the country to recover his bike....
Amazon Women on the Moon
Character: Selma (segment "Murray in Videoland")
Centered around a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird specials, this lampoon of contemporary life and pop culture skewers some of the silliest spectacles ever created in the name of entertainment....