Molly Picon
Actor · Died April 5, 1992, aged 93 · New York City, New York, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Molly Picon ( February 28, 1898 – April 6, 1992) was an American actress of stage, screen and television, as well as a lyricist. She was first and foremost a star in Yiddish theatre and film, but as Yiddish theatre faded she began to perform in English-language productions. Description above from the Wikipedia article Molly Picon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 31, 1898
- April 5, 1992 (aged 93)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Actor
- 8 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
What are Molly Picon's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Mentoras Yente in Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
- Allyas Mrs. Cherry in For Pete's Sake (1974)
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Molly Picon's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Molly Picon's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
21 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Cannonball Run II(1984)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
The Cannonball Run(1981)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Trapper John, M.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
The Facts of Life(1979)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows
Vega$ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Murder on Flight 502(1975)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
For Pete's Sake(1974)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Fiddler on the Roof(1971)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Come Blow Your Horn(1963)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
The Jazz Singer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Startime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
The Naked City(1948)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Mamele (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Let's Make a Night of It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Yiddle with His Fiddle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
My Yiddishe Mama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
East and West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)
Look After Your Daughters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)
The Jewish Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)
Career shape
Star power in the 79th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 21 titles from 1921 to 1984; peak year 1971.
Film career
Peak 1971 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1971Screen debut· Fiddler on the Roof
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Molly Picon's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 7; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 8 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Molly Picon work with?
People who share at least 2 of Molly Picon's MovieCove titles; Frank P. Keller shares the most, 2.
- Frank P. KellerShared titles: For Pete's Sake (1974), Come Blow Your Horn (1963)See all 2 shared titles with Frank P. Keller