Helen Hanft Net Worth

Helen Hanft was born in The Bronx in 1934 and began her career on the stage in the late 1950's. She gained a cult following for her performance in the groundbreaking play "Why Hanna's Skirt Won't Stay Down" and was an integral part of the La Mama E.T.C. and Caffe Cino families. She went on to develop a considerable film career, appearing in films such as Used People, License to Drive, Stardust Memories, Honky Tonk Freeway, Arthur, and Moonstruck. She is still active in the New York stage and television, and is best known for her roles in Used People and License to Drive. Hanft is a marvelous actress of many facets and great depth, and continues to delight and thrill audiences today.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress
Birth Day April 04, 1934
Birth Place  The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States
Age 86 YEARS OLD
Died On May 30, 2013(2013-05-30) (aged 79)\nNew York, New York, U.S.
Birth Sign Taurus
Occupation Actress
Years active 1960–2013

💰 Net worth

Helen Hanft, a renowned actress from the United States, is believed to have a net worth ranging between $100,000 to $1 million as of 2024. With an established reputation in the entertainment industry, Hanft has showcased her talent and versatility in numerous roles, captivating audiences with her performances. Her successful career has undoubtedly contributed to her financial success, and her net worth is expected to continue growing as she remains an influential figure in the acting world.

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Biography/Timeline

1960

Hanft started her theatrical career in the early 1960s during the Golden Age of experimental theater at such venues as La MaMa E.T.C. and Caffe Cino, and in a few years she became known as "the Ethel Merman of off-off Broadway" for her comedic talent. She often played eccentric, flamboyant, raunchy characters in many successful plays like Tom Eyen's Why Hanna's Skirt Won't Stay Down, The White Whore and the Bit Player (she also appeared in the Cannon Films version of the play), Areatha in the Ice Palace, My Next Husband Will Be a Beauty, Give My Regards to Off Off Broadway, Women Behind Bars, Italian American Reconciliation, and The Neon Woman (the last co-starring Divine). She had great success in the David Rabe play In the Boom Boom Room at Joseph Papp's Public Theater. She appeared in many Off-Off Broadway plays by Tom Eyen. and Stephen Holt. She appeared in "The Dirty Little Girl with the Paper Flower in Her Hair Is Demented", "Who Killed My Bald Sister Sophie", "Reety in Hell", "The Kitty Glitter Story", "Stoop", "Bambi Levine, Please Shut Up!", and as Judy Garland dying in her bathroom in "London Loo". She appeared as herself in two documentary features, Beautiful Darling about Candy Darlng, and I Am Divine, about the life of the performer Divine.

1970

In the middle 1970s Hanft began appearing in movies, sometimes in cameo roles, including the Woody Allen films Manhattan (1979), Stardust Memories (1980), The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) and Allen's segment from New York Stories (1989). She was also a favorite of Paul Mazursky, who cast her in Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976) and Willie & Phil (1980). Other film appearances include Arthur (1981), Honky Tonk Freeway (1981), Moonstruck (1987), License to Drive (1988), Coming to America (1988) and Used People (1992). In the late 1990s she began appearing on episodes of Law & Order, while continuing to make the occasional stage appearance in New York City.

2013

Helen Hanft died on May 30, 2013 of a post-surgical intestinal blockage, in Manhattan.