Who Plays The 2 Old Ladies In You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah
Matthew Cannon
During one scene in the Netflix movie You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah, two older actors appear. Here’s why the women look familiar.
Summary
- Two older women, Bella and Sylvia, played by Bunny Levine and Allison McKay, appear in "You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah" and offer advice to Stacy about her feud with Lydia.
- Bunny Levine has previously appeared in two other Adam Sandler movies, "You Don't Mess With the Zohan" and "Sandy Wexler," in minor roles.
- Allison McKay has a history of starring in various films and TV shows, including "The Beverly Hillbillies" and "Transparent." Her latest appearance is in Adam Sandler's "You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah."
Adam Sandler's Netflix film You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah briefly features two older women, one of whom has previously worked with the famous Hollywood star. The 2023 comedy-drama movie stars Sandler's daughter — Sunny Sandler — as a girl named Stacy Friedman who is in the midst of planning her bat mitzvah while her best friend, Lydia Rodriguez Katz, is preparing for her own coming-of-age celebration. However, as is a recurring plot in films about adolescent girls, Stacy and Lydia have a falling out over a boy as they navigate getting older and experience change.
Adam Sandler, whose company Happy Madison Productions produced the Netflix film, also stars in the project as Stacy's father, Danny. Meanwhile, his wife, Jackie Sandler, plays Lydia's mother, Gabi, and his other daughter, Sadie Sandler, portrays Stacy's older sister. The rest of the You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah cast includes Idina Menzel as Stacy's mother, Bree, Samantha Lorraine as Lydia, Dylan Hoffman as Andy, Sarah Sherman as Rebecca, Dan Bulla as Jelly, Ido Mosseri as DJ Schmuley, Jackie Hoffman as Irene, and Luis Guzmán as Eli. Additionally, two notable actresses make cameos in the movie during the bat mitzvah and bar mitzvah scenes.
Bunny Levine & Allison McKay Play The Old Ladies In You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah
As the film's title suggests, You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah features a handful of bat mitzvah and bar mitzvah celebrations. Two older ladies appear during those scenes, and Bunny Levine and Allison McKay play them. According to the end credits, Levine's character's name is Bella, and McKay's is Sylvia. Viewers can assume that Bella and Sylvia are family members or friends of the Friedmans, seeing as they sit with Stacy and Danny at Benjamin's bar mitzvah toward the middle of the film. During Levine and McKay's scenes, their characters discuss how bar mitzvahs have changed since they were younger, and they give Stacy advice about her feud with Lydia.
Bunny Levine Has Appeared In Multiple Adam Sandler Movies
You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah is not the first Adam Sandler movie that Bunny Levine has starred in. Before the Netflix film premiered in 2023, the actress appeared in You Don't Mess With the Zohan and Sandy Wexler, but both roles were minimal. Levine played an older lady in a salon in You Don't Mess With the Zohan in 2008, and she portrayed Sandler's character's grandmother in Sandy Wexler in 2017.
What Other Shows & Movies Allison McKay Has Been In
Before playing Sylvia in You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah on Netflix, Allison McKay starred in numerous films and television shows. She appeared in The Beverly Hillbillies, Airport, Night Gallery, Mannix, Matinee, One Day at a Time, Lonely Hearts, Transparent, and plenty of other movies and series. McKay often has smaller parts, and her latest role is in Adam Sandler's You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah.