Elsa Raven

Elsa Rabinowitz (September 21, 1929 – November 2, 2020), known professionally as Elsa Raven, was an American character actress, perhaps best known for her two years (1988–1990) on the sitcom Amen and playing the mother of Vincent Terranova (Ken Wahl) on the TV series Wiseguy.^[1]

Born

Elsa Rabinowitz

(1929-09-21)September 21, 1929

Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.

DiedNovember 2, 2020(2020-11-02) (aged 91)

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

OccupationActress

Yearsactive1961–2011

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Elsa Raven
Born	Elsa Rabinowitz (1929-09-21)September 21, 1929 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	November 2, 2020(2020-11-02) (aged 91) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1961–2011

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Raven is also known for her small but memorable role in Back to the Future (1985) as the clock tower lady with her phrase "Save the clock tower!" while gathering local donations to preserve the clock, whose complimentary leaflet later proves invaluable in the past. She played Ida Straus in the 1997 film Titanic along with Lew Palter, who played Isidor Straus,^[2] and had a voice role in the 1981 animated film American Pop.^[3]

Raven adhered to Judaism.^[4] Raven died on November 2, 2020, in Los Angeles, at the age of 91.^[5][6] Upon her death, she was cremated and her ashes returned to her family.^{[citation needed]}