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name: "Neva Small"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "17 November 1952"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T05:34:37.873699+00:00"
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# Neva Small

Actor. Born 17 November 1952 in New York, New York, U.S.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 17 November 1952, New York, New York, U.S
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neva_Small, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7003292, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0806505/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/163645

## Streaming the US now

- **Pluto TV:** [*Fiddler on the Roof*](https://film.one/film/fiddler-on-the-roof.md) (77)

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## Biography

Neva Small is an American actress and singer. Born in New York City, she began performing as a child, making her singing debut at age 10 with the New York City Opera and her Broadway debut the following year.

She is best known for portraying Chava in the 1971 film adaptation of *Fiddler on the Roof*. Small has numerous credits on and off Broadway and has appeared in television series including *Law & Order* (1990) and *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001). She studied at LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts and New York University's Gallatin School.

Small was married to Dr. Frederic Charles Fenig until his death in 2020.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nevasmall.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Fiddler on the Roof* (1971), Fi1m 77, as Chava — [page](https://film.one/film/fiddler-on-the-roof.md)

## Complete filmography (6)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Tevye's Daughters* (2007), Actor
- *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001), series, as Mrs. Kersten
- *Rescuing Desire* (1996), as Madeleine
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Receptionist, Mrs. Stymons — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *The Laser Man* (1988), as Martha Weiss Cheung
- *Fiddler on the Roof* (1971), as Chava — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/fiddler-on-the-roof.md)

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