Lainie Kazan

Actor May 15 (age 85) New York City, New York, USA 1944–2025 (81 year career)

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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.

Known For

Film

Pixels

Mickey Lamonsoff

Film

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Maria Portokalos

Film

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

Gail Klayman

Film

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

Maria Portokalos

Film

Harry and the Hendersons

Irene Moffitt

Film

Beaches

Leona Bloom

Film

The Big Hit

Jeanne Shulman

Film

The Delta Force

Sylvia Goldman

Filmography

Acting (121)

Movies (72)

Medium Rare Cold Case

2025

as Helga Costas

The Italians

2025

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

as Maria Portokalos

Tango Shalom

as Leah Zlotkin

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021

as Self

Olympia

2018

as Herself

8.0

The Amityville Murders

as Nona

Garlic and Gunpowder

as Rose Lusconi

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

as Maria Portokalos

Pixels

as Mickey Lamonsoff

Tab Hunter Confidential

as Self

Pearly Gates

as Millie

I Am Divine

as Self

The Cookie Mobster

as Mamma

I'm a Mitzvah

as Mrs. Cohen

Meir's Festival

as Self

Finding Joy

as Gloria

Divorce Invitation

as Elaine lipnick

Heroes and Demons

as Sharon Klublersurf

6.8

Ollie Klublershturf vs. the Nazis

2010

as Sharon Klublershturf

6.9

Expecting Mary

2010

as Lillian Littlefeather

4.5

Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!

2010

as Shirley Hirsch

5.1

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

as Gail Klayman

Beau Jest

as Miriam Goldman

Bratz

as Bubbie

Red Riding Hood

as Grandma

The Engagement Ring

as Alicia Rosa Anselmi

Whiskey School

as Hedy Seligman

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 Wedding

2002

as Maria Portokalos

6.5

Eight Crazy Nights

2002

as Old Woman (singing voice)

5.2

Bruno

2000

as Sister Mary Perpetua

The Crew

as Pepper Lowenstein

What's Cooking?

as Ruth 'Ruthie' Seelig

If You Only Knew

as Bess

The Big Hit

as Jeanne Shulman

Permanent Midnight

as Jerry's Mother at Funeral

Safety Patrol!

as Mrs. Day

The Unknown Cyclist

as Rachel

Allie & Me

as Camille Alexander

The Associate

as Cindy Mason

Love Is All There Is

as Sadie Capomezzo

Prince for a Day

as Rose

The Cemetery Club

as Selma

I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore

as Sarah Fishbine

29th Street

as Mrs. Pesce

Earthday Birthday

as (voice)

Hägar the Horrible

as Helga

Beaches

as Leona Bloom

Out of the Dark

as Nancy

Harry and the Hendersons

as Irene Moffitt

Medium Rare

as Helga Costas

The Delta Force

as Sylvia Goldman

The Journey of Natty Gann

1985

as Connie

6.8

Lust in the Dust

1985

as Marguerita Ventura

6.0

The Adventures of a Two-Minute Werewolf

1985

as Madam Zola

Pinocchio

1984

as Sophia, the Blue Fairy

The Jerk, Too

as Card Player

Obsessive Love

as Margaret Chase

Sunset Limousine

as Jessie Durning

One from the Heart

as Maggie

My Favorite Year

as Belle Carroca

A Cry for Love

as Tina Weathersby

Abraham's Sacrifice

1979

as Hagar

2.0

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

1978

as Sophie Tucker

9.0

Romance of a Horsethief

as Estusha

Lady in Cement

as Maria Baretto

Dayton's Devils

as Leda Martell

Back of Book

as Claudia

Television (49)

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures

2023

as Farmer Weebo (voice)

4.6

The Kominsky Method

2018

as Norman's Grandmother

Fuller House

as Irma

Young & Hungry

as Susie

Jessie

as Wanda Winkle

Modern Family

as Eleanor

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge

7.5

Celebrity Ghost Stories

as Self

'Til Death

as Donna

Ugly Betty

as Dina Talercio

Grey's Anatomy

as C.J.

Hell's Kitchen

as Self - Restaurant Patron

Living with Fran

Desperate Housewives

as Maxine Rosen

Boston Legal

as Judge Paula Stern

My Big Fat Greek Life

as Maria Portokalos

Strong Medicine

as Mrs. Biancavilla

Will & Grace

as Aunt Honey

The King of Queens

as Ava St. Clair

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Mrs. Day

Veronica's Closet

as Dottie

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self - Guest

Life's Work

Touched by an Angel

as Doris Bernstein

The Nanny

as Aunt Freida

Beverly Hills, 90210

as Rose Zuckerman

Tales from the Crypt

as Mrs. Grafungar

Karen's Song

as Claire Steiner

Tough Cookies

Amazing Stories

as Sister Teresa

Murder, She Wrote

as Anna Grimaldi

St. Elsewhere

as Mrs. Fiscus

Hotel

Faerie Tale Theatre

as Sophia, the Blue Fairy

The Paper Chase

as Rose Samuels

Baretta

When Things Were Rotten

as Tania

Columbo

as Valerie Kirk

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

The Carol Burnett Show

1967

as Self - Guest

7.7

Hullabaloo

1965

as Self

The Danny Kaye Show

1963

as Self

6.3

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

as Self

6.2

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Ben Casey

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

The Oscars

as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee