Molly Picon (Yiddish: מאָלי פּיקאָן; born Malka Opiekun; February 28, 1898 – April 5, 1992) was an American actress of stage, screen, radio and television, as well as a lyricist and dramatic storyteller.
She began her career in Yiddish theatre and film, rising to a star, before transitioning into character roles in English-language productions.
Picon was born Malka Opiekun (Anglicized first to Pyekoon, later Picon) in New York City, to Polish-Jewish immigrants Clara (née Ostrow), a wardrobe mistress, and Louis Opiekun, a shirtmaker.[citation needed] Opiekun is a Polish language name meaning "guardian" or "caretaker".[citation needed] The family relocated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when she was three years old.

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