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

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Erica Yohn
Born	Adella Erica Fishman (1928-10-01)October 1, 1928 The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Died	January 27, 2019(2019-01-27) (aged 90) North Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Known for	An American Tail series
Spouse(s)	Lars Speyer (1950–19??; divorced) Tom Rosqui (August 18, 1963 – April 12, 1991; his death)
Children	1

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, Double Rush, and Picket Fences. She voiced Mama Mousekewitz in An American Tail and its first two sequels.

From 1971 to 1972, 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

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

Yohn died on January 27, 2019, aged 90,[4] at her North Hollywood, California home after a sudden illness. Yohn Rosqui announced his mother's death on Facebook.^{[better source needed]}

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

External links

• Erica Yohn at IMDb

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