{"id":212620,"date":"2025-12-22T20:06:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T20:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/22\/modern-family-actress-helen-siff-dies-aged-88\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T20:06:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T20:06:12","slug":"modern-family-actress-helen-siff-dies-aged-88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/22\/modern-family-actress-helen-siff-dies-aged-88\/","title":{"rendered":"Modern Family actress Helen Siff dies aged 88"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Modern Family star Helen Siff has died at the age of 88.<\/p>\n

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Helen Siff has died aged 88<\/p>\n

The actress – who enjoyed a prolific career in film and TV spanning five decades – passed away last Thursday (18.12.25) in Los Angeles as a result of complications from surgery for a “long, painful illness”, her family announced.<\/p>\n

They wrote in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter: “Those who worked with Helen knew her not just as a talented performer, but as someone who brought professionalism, dedication and genuine kindness to every set.<\/p>\n

“She understood that every role, no matter how large or small, was an opportunity to contribute something meaningful to the story being told.”<\/p>\n

Helen made appearances in the sitcoms Modern Family and Will and Grace and starred alongside George Clooney<\/a> in the Oscar-nominated 2016 movie Hail, Caesar!.<\/p>\n

\nSiff was also known for her work in The Karate Kid, You Don’t Mess With The Zohan and Earth Girls Are Easy.<\/p>\n

\nOther film roles include Rocky, Big Top Pee-wee and The Disappearance Of Mrs. Wu.<\/p>\n

\nHer TV credits included Cagney and Lacey, Knots Landing and My Name Is Earl.<\/p>\n

\nSiff was an established stage performer with roles in Grandma Sylvia’s Funeral – a comedy about a Jewish funeral that goes wrong – as well as productions of Lilies Of The Field, Lost in Yonkers and Over the River And Through the Woods.<\/p>\n

\nHelen’s daughter Victoria Siff Russell posted a touching tribute to her mother on Facebook that featured a collection of photos celebrating her life.<\/p>\n

\nShe captioned the post: “I’m heartbroken to share that my mother (my mommy) Helen Siff has passed away.<\/p>\n

\n“My dynamic, charismatic, one-of-a-kind mom was a stage, television and film actress. She loved her craft deeply, but her greatest role was being a mother and grandmother.”<\/p>\n

\nVictoria added: “You’ve taken your final bow, mommy. I will love you forever.”<\/p>\n

\nHelen’s husband of 41 years, Marshall, passed away in 2007 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease, whilst their son Bruce died in 1999.<\/p>\n

\nThe actress is survived by her sisters Carol and Janet, son Matt, daughters Susie, Karen, Victoria and Jenny and grandchildren Chelsea, Zach, Robert, Josh, Spencer, Megan and Dean.<\/p>\n

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