Lainie Kazan
Born: 1940-05-15 in New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lainie Kazan (born May 15, 1940) is an American actress and singer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lainie Kazan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- The Italians
- Medium Rare Cold Case as Helga Costas
2023
- Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures as Farmer Weebo (voice)
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 as Maria Portokalos
2021
- Tango Shalom as Leah Zlotkin
- Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
2018
- The Kominsky Method as Norman's Grandmother
- Olympia as Herself
- The Amityville Murders as Nona
- Garlic and Gunpowder as Rose Lusconi
2016
- Fuller House as Irma
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 as Maria Portokalos
2015
- Pixels as Mickey Lamonsoff
- Pearly Gates as Millie
- Tab Hunter Confidential as Self
2014
- Young & Hungry as Susie
- I Am Divine as Self
- The Cookie Mobster as Mamma
- I'm a Mitzvah as Mrs. Cohen
2013
- Finding Joy as Gloria
- Meir's Festival as Self
2012
- Divorce Invitation as Elaine lipnick
2011
- Jessie as Wanda Winkle
- Heroes and Demons as Sharon Klublersurf
2010
- Expecting Mary as Lillian Littlefeather
- Ollie Klublershturf vs. the Nazis as Sharon Klublershturf
- Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! as Shirley Hirsch
2009
- Modern Family as Eleanor
- RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
- Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
2008
- You Don't Mess with the Zohan as Gail Klayman
- Beau Jest as Miriam Goldman
2007
- Bratz as Bubbie
2006
- Ugly Betty as Dina Talercio
- 'Til Death as Donna
- Red Riding Hood as Grandma
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as C.J.
- Hell's Kitchen as Self - Restaurant Patron
- Living with Fran
- Whiskey School as Hedy Seligman
- The Engagement Ring as Alicia Rosa Anselmi
2004
- Desperate Housewives as Maxine Rosen
- Boston Legal as Judge Paula Stern
2003
- Gigli as Mother
- Tempted as Julia
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self
- A Good Night to Die as Diane
- My Big Fat Greek Life as Maria Portokalos
2002
- Eight Crazy Nights as Old Woman (singing voice)
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding as Maria Portokalos
2000
- Strong Medicine as Mrs. Biancavilla
- The Crew as Pepper Lowenstein
- What's Cooking? as Ruth 'Ruthie' Seelig
- If You Only Knew as Bess
- Bruno as Sister Mary Perpetua
1998
- The King of Queens as Ava St. Clair
- Will & Grace as Aunt Honey
- Permanent Midnight as Jerry's Mother at Funeral
- Safety Patrol! as Mrs. Day
- The Big Hit as Jeanne Shulman
- The Unknown Cyclist as Rachel
1997
- The Wonderful World of Disney as Mrs. Day
- Veronica's Closet as Dottie
- Allie & Me as Camille Alexander
1996
- The Associate as Cindy Mason
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- Love Is All There Is as Sadie Capomezzo
- Life's Work
1995
- Prince for a Day as Rose
1994
- Touched by an Angel as Doris Bernstein
1993
- The Nanny as Aunt Freida
- The Cemetery Club as Selma
1992
- I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore as Sarah Fishbine
1991
- 29th Street as Mrs. Pesce
1990
- Beverly Hills, 90210
- Earthday Birthday as (voice)
1989
- Tales from the Crypt as Mrs. Grafungar
- Hägar the Horrible as Helga
1988
- Beaches as Leona Bloom
- Out of the Dark as Nancy
1987
- Harry and the Hendersons as Irene Moffitt
- Karen's Song as Claire Steiner
- Medium Rare as Helga Costas
1986
- The Delta Force as Sylvia Goldman
- Tough Cookies
1985
- Amazing Stories as Sister Teresa
- The Journey of Natty Gann as Connie
- Lust in the Dust as Marguerita Ventura
- The Adventures of a Two-Minute Werewolf as Madam Zola
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Anna Grimaldi
- Obsessive Love as Margaret Chase
- Pinocchio as Sophia, the Blue Fairy
- The Jerk, Too as Card Player
1983
- Sunset Limousine as Jessie Durning
1982
- Hotel
- St. Elsewhere as Frieda Fiscus
- Faerie Tale Theatre as Sophia, the Blue Fairy
- One from the Heart as Maggie
- My Favorite Year as Belle Carroca
1980
- A Cry for Love as Tina Weathersby
1979
- Abraham's Sacrifice as Hagar
1978
- The Paper Chase as Rose Samuels
- A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story as Sophie Tucker
1975
- Baretta
- When Things Were Rotten as Tania
1971
- Columbo as Valerie Kirk
- Romance of a Horsethief as Estusha
1968
- The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- Dayton's Devils as Leda Martell
- Lady in Cement as Maria Baretto
1967
- The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest
1965
- Hullabaloo as Self
1963
- The Danny Kaye Show as Self
1962
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- Ben Casey
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee