Lainie Kazan 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.
16 Facts About Lainie Kazan
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Lainie Kazan was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her role in My Favorite Year.
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Lainie Kazan is of Ashkenazi Jewish and Sephardic Jewish descent.
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Lainie Kazan studied theatre at HB Studio and graduated from Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York in 1960.
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Lainie Kazan made her Broadway debut in 1961 with the musical The Happiest Girl in the World.
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Lainie Kazan appeared the following year in another musical, Bravo Giovanni, and understudied Barbra Streisand for the lead role of Fanny Brice in Funny Girl.
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When Streisand could not perform due to a throat condition, Lainie Kazan took her place in a matinee and evening performance for one day of the show's run.
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Lainie Kazan played Maria Portokalos, the mother of Toula Portokalos in the films My Big Fat Greek Wedding and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2.
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Lainie Kazan appeared as singer Ava St Clair with Kevin James in two episodes of The King of Queens.
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In 2010, Lainie Kazan joined the cast of Desperate Housewives for season 7.
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Lainie Kazan played the role of Mrs Maxine Rosen, a self-employed business owner and neighbor to Susan Delfino.
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Daniels on the Broadway musical Funny Girl, in which Lainie Kazan was a cast member and he was associate orchestra conductor, the two began a five-year relationship.
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The marriage did not endure, and Lainie Kazan was single again by 1976.
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Lainie Kazan has served on the boards of the Young Musicians' Foundation, AIDS Project LA, and B'nai Brith, the California Jazz Foundation, and her alma mater, Hofstra University.
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Lainie Kazan was driving her car when the collision occurred in Sherman Oaks, California, which necessitated that she be hospitalized.
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In December 2017, outside a California supermarket, Lainie Kazan was arrested for shoplifting.