Fanny 's mother and Mae were friends in the movie .
She made her first on-screen appearance in the 1960s , and was widely seen as one of Fanny Brice 's card-playing friends in Funny Girl ( 1968 ) , and also appeared in Zelig , New York Stories ( 1985 ) and her final film appearance in National Lampoon 's Christmas Vacation ( 1989 ) .
Mae Questel