Lainie Kazan

Lainie Kazan

Known for
Acting
Born
May 15, 1940 (age 86)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Lainie Kazan (born Lainie Levine; May 15, 1940) is an American actress, singer and classical composer. She was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for St. Elsewhere and the 1993 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for My Favorite Year. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her role in My Favorite Year (1982). Kazan played Maria Portokalos in the My Big Fat Greek Wedding franchise. She also played Aunt Freida on The Nanny. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lainie Kazan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

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Filmography

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Back of Book

Back of Book

Movie · as Claudia

2025
The Italians poster

The Italians

Movie

2025
Medium Rare Cold Case poster

Medium Rare Cold Case

Movie · as Helga Costas

2023
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 poster

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

Movie · as Maria Portokalos

2023
Commitment to Life poster

Commitment to Life

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2023
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures poster

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures

TV · as Farmer Weebo (voice) · 2 eps

2021
Tango Shalom poster

Tango Shalom

Movie · as Leah Zlotkin

2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age poster

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Movie · as Self

2018
The Amityville Murders poster

The Amityville Murders

Movie · as Nona

2018
Garlic and Gunpowder poster

Garlic and Gunpowder

Movie · as Rose Lusconi

2018
Olympia poster

Olympia

Movie · as Self

2018
The Kominsky Method poster

The Kominsky Method

TV · as Norman's Grandmother · 1 ep

2016
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 poster

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

Movie · as Maria Portokalos

2016
Fuller House poster

Fuller House

TV · as Irma · 1 ep

2015
Pearly Gates poster

Pearly Gates

Movie · as Millie

2015
Pixels poster

Pixels

Movie · as Mickey Lamonsoff

2015
Tab Hunter Confidential poster

Tab Hunter Confidential

Movie · as Self

2014
The Cookie Mobster poster

The Cookie Mobster

Movie · as Mamma

2014
I Am Divine poster

I Am Divine

Movie · as Self (archive)

2014
I'm a Mitzvah poster

I'm a Mitzvah

Movie · as Mrs. Cohen

2014
Young & Hungry poster

Young & Hungry

TV · as Susie · 1 ep

2013
Meir's Festival

Meir's Festival

Movie · as Self

2013
Finding Joy poster

Finding Joy

Movie · as Gloria

2012
Divorce Invitation poster

Divorce Invitation

Movie · as Elaine lipnick

2012
Heroes & Demons poster

Heroes & Demons

Movie · as Sharon Klublersurf (segment "Ollie Klublershturf vs. The Nazis")

2011
Jessie poster

Jessie

TV · as Wanda Winkle · 1 ep

2010
Expecting Mary poster

Expecting Mary

Movie · as Lillian Littlefeather

2010
Ollie Klublershturf vs. the Nazis poster

Ollie Klublershturf vs. the Nazis

Movie · as Sharon Klublershturf

2010
Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! poster

Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!

Movie · as Shirley Hirsch

2009
RuPaul's Drag Race poster

RuPaul's Drag Race

TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep

2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories poster

Celebrity Ghost Stories

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Modern Family poster

Modern Family

TV · as Eleanor · 1 ep

2008
You Don't Mess with the Zohan poster

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

Movie · as Gail Klayman

2008
Beau Jest poster

Beau Jest

Movie · as Miriam Goldman

2007
Bratz poster

Bratz

Movie · as Bubbie

2006
Red Riding Hood poster

Red Riding Hood

Movie · as Grandma

2006
'Til Death poster

'Til Death

TV · as Donna · 3 eps

2006
Ugly Betty poster

Ugly Betty

TV · as Dina Talercio · 1 ep

2005
The Engagement Ring poster

The Engagement Ring

Movie · as Alicia Rosa Anselmi

2005
Whiskey School

Whiskey School

Movie · as Hedy Seligman

2005
Living with Fran poster

Living with Fran

TV · 1 ep

2005
Hell's Kitchen poster

Hell's Kitchen

TV · as Self - Restaurant Patron · 1 ep

2005
Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy

TV · as C.J. · 1 ep

2004
Boston Legal poster

Boston Legal

TV · as Judge Paula Stern · 1 ep

2004
Desperate Housewives poster

Desperate Housewives

TV · as Maxine Rosen · 5 eps

2003
Gigli poster

Gigli

Movie · as Mother

2003
A Good Night to Die poster

A Good Night to Die

Movie · as Diane

2003
Tempted poster

Tempted

Movie · as Julia

2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There poster

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Movie · as Self

2003
My Big Fat Greek Life poster

My Big Fat Greek Life

TV · as Maria Portokalos · 7 eps

2002
My Big Fat Greek Wedding poster

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Movie · as Maria Portokalos

2002
Eight Crazy Nights poster

Eight Crazy Nights

Movie · as Old Woman (singing voice)

2000
The Crew poster

The Crew

Movie · as Pepper Lowenstein

2000
What's Cooking? poster

What's Cooking?

Movie · as Ruth 'Ruthie' Seelig

2000
If You Only Knew poster

If You Only Knew

Movie · as Bess

2000
Bruno poster

Bruno

Movie · as Sister Mary Perpetua

2000
Strong Medicine poster

Strong Medicine

TV · as Mrs. Biancavilla · 1 ep

1998
The Unknown Cyclist poster

The Unknown Cyclist

Movie · as Rachel

1998
The Big Hit poster

The Big Hit

Movie · as Jeanne Shulman

1998
Permanent Midnight poster

Permanent Midnight

Movie · as Jerry's Mother at Funeral

1998
Safety Patrol! poster

Safety Patrol!

Movie · as Mrs. Day

1998
The King of Queens poster

The King of Queens

TV · as Ava St. Clair · 2 eps

1998
Will & Grace poster

Will & Grace

TV · as Aunt Honey · 1 ep

1997
Allie & Me poster

Allie & Me

Movie · as Camille Alexander

1997
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV · as Mrs. Day · 1 ep

1997
Veronica's Closet poster

Veronica's Closet

TV · as Dottie · 1 ep

1996
The Associate poster

The Associate

Movie · as Cindy Mason

1996
Love Is All There Is poster

Love Is All There Is

Movie · as Sadie Capomezzo

1996
Life's Work poster

Life's Work

TV · 2 eps

1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show poster

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1995
Prince for a Day poster

Prince for a Day

Movie · as Rose

1994
Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel

TV · as Doris Bernstein, Aunt Meg · 1 ep

1993
The Cemetery Club poster

The Cemetery Club

Movie · as Selma

1993
The Nanny poster

The Nanny

TV · as Aunt Freida · 1 ep

1993
Animaniacs poster

Animaniacs

TV · as Molly (voice) · 1 ep

1992
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore poster

I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore

Movie · as Sarah Fishbine

1991
29th Street poster

29th Street

Movie · as Mrs. Pesce

1990
Earthday Birthday poster

Earthday Birthday

Movie · as (voice)

1990
Beverly Hills, 90210 poster

Beverly Hills, 90210

TV · as Rose Zuckerman · 1 ep

1989
Hägar the Horrible poster

Hägar the Horrible

Movie · as Helga

1989
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief poster

Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief

Movie · as Self

1989
Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt

TV · as Mrs. Grafungar · 1 ep

1988
Out of the Dark poster

Out of the Dark

Movie · as Nancy

1988
Beaches poster

Beaches

Movie · as Leona Bloom

1987
Harry and the Hendersons poster

Harry and the Hendersons

Movie · as Irene Moffitt

1987
Medium Rare poster

Medium Rare

Movie · as Helga Costas

1987
Karen's Song

Karen's Song

TV · as Claire Steiner · 13 eps

1986
The Delta Force poster

The Delta Force

Movie · as Sylvia Goldman

1986
Tough Cookies

Tough Cookies

TV · 8 eps

1985
Lust in the Dust poster

Lust in the Dust

Movie · as Marguerita Ventura

1985
The Journey of Natty Gann poster

The Journey of Natty Gann

Movie · as Connie

1985
The Adventures of a Two-Minute Werewolf poster

The Adventures of a Two-Minute Werewolf

Movie · as Madam Zola

1985
Dancing in the Wings poster

Dancing in the Wings

Movie · as Vera

1985
Amazing Stories poster

Amazing Stories

TV · as Sister Teresa · 1 ep

1984
Pinocchio poster

Pinocchio

Movie · as Sophia, the Blue Fairy

1984
Obsessive Love poster

Obsessive Love

Movie · as Margaret Chase

1984
The Jerk, Too poster

The Jerk, Too

Movie · as Card Player

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Anna Grimaldi · 1 ep

1983
Sunset Limousine poster

Sunset Limousine

Movie · as Jessie Durning

1982
My Favorite Year poster

My Favorite Year

Movie · as Belle Carroca

1982
One from the Heart poster

One from the Heart

Movie · as Maggie

1982
Hotel poster

Hotel

TV · as Fay Wells · 2 eps

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre poster

Faerie Tale Theatre

TV · as Sophia, the Blue Fairy · 1 ep

1982
St. Elsewhere poster

St. Elsewhere

TV · as Frieda Fiscus, Mrs. Fiscus · 2 eps

1980
A Cry for Love

A Cry for Love

Movie · as Tina Weathersby

1979
Abraham's Sacrifice poster

Abraham's Sacrifice

Movie · as Hagar

1978
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story poster

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

Movie · as Sophie Tucker

1978
The Paper Chase poster

The Paper Chase

TV · as Rose Samuels · 17 eps

1975
Baretta poster

Baretta

TV · 1 ep

1975
When Things Were Rotten poster

When Things Were Rotten

TV · as Tania · 1 ep

1971
Romance of a Horsethief poster

Romance of a Horsethief

Movie · as Estusha

1971
Columbo poster

Columbo

TV · as Valerie Kirk · 1 ep

1968
Lady in Cement poster

Lady in Cement

Movie · as Maria Baretto

1968
Dayton's Devils poster

Dayton's Devils

Movie · as Leda Martell

1968
The Dick Cavett Show poster

The Dick Cavett Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1967
The Carol Burnett Show poster

The Carol Burnett Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1965
Hullabaloo poster

Hullabaloo

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1963
The Danny Kaye Show poster

The Danny Kaye Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1962
The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1961
Ben Casey poster

Ben Casey

TV · 1 ep

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1956
Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep

1953
The Oscars poster

The Oscars

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1944
Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep