Facts: - years active: 1961 & ndash ; present - birth name: elsa rabinowitz - birth date: 21 september 1929 - name: elsa raven - birth place: charleston , south carolina , united states - occupation: actress Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of elsa raven .
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elsa raven , formerly elsa rabinowitz -lrb- born september 21 , 1929 -rrb- is an american character actress , perhaps best known for her two years -lrb- 1988 -- 90 -rrb- on the sitcom '' amen '' and playing the mother of vincent terranova -lrb- ken wahl -rrb- on the tv series '' wiseguy '' .she also played ida straus in the 1997 film '' titanic '' and appeared in the films '' american pop '' -lrb- 1981 -rrb- and '' back to the future '' -lrb- 1985 -rrb- .