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Lainie Kazan (born Lainie Levine; May 15, 1940) is an American actress and singer. 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.
Lainie Kazan. Actress: My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Actress and singer Lainie Kazan first made her mark with her Broadway debut in 1961 with the musical The Happiest Girl in the World. The following year, she appeared in another musical, Bravo Giovanni.
Learn about the life and career of actress and singer Lainie Kazan, who starred in My Big Fat Greek Wedding and understudied Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl. Find out her birth name, height, family, trivia, quotes and more on IMDb.
Mar 17, 2016 · Lainie Kazan went from understudy to star — and it wasn’t by accident. Kazan was the understudy five decades ago for Barbra Streisand in her well-known Broadway role as Ziegfeld Follies star...
Lainie Kazan is the embodiment of the word entertainer -- an artist who has reached the pinnacle in virtually every area of performance. Ms. Kazan began her career in the Broadway musical “ Funny Girl ,” where she played a Ziegfeld showgirl and understudied the leading lady, Barbra Streisand.
Lainie Kazan - Award-winning singer, movie and Broadway actress, emmy-nominated television actress.
Jul 1, 2024 · I can now add the inimitable Lainie Kazan (84) to that venerated list. An actress with fantastic comedic chops, on display in the movies “My Favorite Year,” “Lust In the Dust” (alongside Divine and Tab Hunter), and “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” as well as on TV in “Will & Grace” and “The Nanny.”
