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Lainie Kazan

Lainie Kazan

Acting • 1940-05-15 • New York City, New York, USA

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.

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Desperate Housewives7.9

Desperate Housewives

2004

The Nanny8.0

The Nanny

1993

My Big Fat Greek Wedding6.5

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

2002

You Don't Mess with the Zohan5.7

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

2008

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 26.0

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

2016

Gigli4.0

Gigli

2003

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