Lola Liska Wasserstein

Lola Wasserstein, an inspiration for many of the characters in the works of her daughter, playwright Wendy Wasserstein, died Saturday. She was 89.

Lola Wasserstein was a model for the character of Tasha Blumberg in "Isn't It Romantic."

She also inspired the mother character in "The Sisters Rosensweig;" as well as the off-stage mother of character Holly Kaplan in "Uncommon Women and Others."

Wendy Wasserstein died last year. Another daughter, Sandra Meyer, a marketing executive, died in 1998.

Lola Wasserstein was an avid dancer who took classes in jazz and modern dance well into her 80s.

She was married to Morris Wasserstein, an inventor and businessman who died in 2003.