Lainie Kazan
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.
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Movies (75)
Medium Rare Cold Case
2025 · Helga Costas
The Italians
2025
Mi gran boda griega 3
2023 · Maria Portokalos
Commitment to Life
2023 · Self (archive footage)
Tango Shalom
2021 · Leah Zlotkin
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021 · Self
Olympia
2018 · Self
Los asesinatos de Amityville
2018 · Nona
Garlic and Gunpowder
2018 · Rose Lusconi
Mi gran boda griega 2
2016 · Maria Portokalos
Pixeles
2015 · Mickey Lamonsoff
Pearly Gates
2015 · Millie
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015 · Self
The Cookie Mobster
2014 · Mamma
I Am Divine
2014 · Self (archive)
I'm a Mitzvah
2014 · Mrs. Cohen
Meir's Festival
2013 · Self
Un Giro a Mi Vida
2013 · Gloria
Divorce Invitation
2012 · Elaine lipnick
Heroes & Demons
2012 · Sharon Klublersurf (segment "Ollie Klublershturf vs. The Nazis")
Expecting Mary
2010 · Lillian Littlefeather
Ollie Klublershturf vs. the Nazis
2010 · Sharon Klublershturf
Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!
2010 · Shirley Hirsch
No te metas con Zohan
2008 · Gail Klayman
Beau Jest
2008 · Miriam Goldman
Bratz
2007 · Bubbie
Red Riding Hood
2006 · Grandma
The Engagement Ring
2005 · Alicia Rosa Anselmi
Whiskey School
2005 · Hedy Seligman
Gigli: Una relación peligrosa
2003 · Mother
A Good Night to Die
2003 · Diane
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003 · Self
Tempted
2003 · Julia
Ocho Noches de Locura
2002 · Old Woman (singing voice)
Mi gran boda griega
2002 · Maria Portokalos
Una banda de cuidado
2000 · Pepper Lowenstein
Bruno
2000 · Sister Mary Perpetua
If You Only Knew
2000 · Bess
What's Cooking?
2000 · Ruth 'Ruthie' Seelig
El ciclista desconocido
1998 · Rachel
Doble vida
1998 · Jerry's Mother at Funeral
El gran golpe
1998 · Jeanne Shulman
Safety Patrol!
1998 · Mrs. Day
Allie & Me
1997 · Camille Alexander
La socia principal
1996 · Cindy Mason
Love Is All There Is
1996 · Sadie Capomezzo
Prince for a Day
1995 · Rose
The Cemetery Club
1993 · Selma
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
1992 · Sarah Fishbine
29th Street
1991 · Mrs. Pesce
Earthday Birthday
1990 · (voice)
Hägar the Horrible
1989 · Helga
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
1989 · Self
Beaches
1988 · Leona Bloom
Out of the Dark
1988 · Nancy
Harry and the Hendersons
1987 · Irene Moffitt
Medium Rare
1987 · Helga Costas
The Delta Force
1986 · Sylvia Goldman
The Journey of Natty Gann
1985 · Connie
Dancing in the Wings
1985 · Vera
Lust in the Dust
1985 · Marguerita Ventura
The Adventures of a Two-Minute Werewolf
1985 · Madam Zola
Obsessive Love
1984 · Margaret Chase
Pinocchio
1984 · Sophia, the Blue Fairy
The Jerk, Too
1984 · Card Player
Sunset Limousine
1983 · Jessie Durning
My Favorite Year
1982 · Belle Carroca
One from the Heart
1982 · Maggie
A Cry for Love
1980 · Tina Weathersby
Abraham's Sacrifice
1979 · Hagar
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
1978 · Sophie Tucker
Romance of a Horsethief
1971 · Estusha
Lady in Cement
1968 · Maria Baretto
Dayton's Devils
1968 · Leda Martell
Back of Book
· Claudia
TV shows (50)
Star Wars: Las aventuras de jóvenes Jedi
2023 · Farmer Weebo (voice)
El método Kominsky
2018 · Norman's Grandmother
Fuller House
2016 · Irma
Joven y hambriento
2014 · Susie
Jessie
2011 · Wanda Winkle
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009 · Self
Una Familia Moderna
2009 · Eleanor
RuPaul: Carrera de drags
2009 · Self - Guest Judge
Betty, Mi fea bella
2006 · Dina Talercio
'Til Death
2006 · Donna
Hell's Kitchen
2005 · Self - Restaurant Patron
Living with Fran
2005
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · C.J.
Justicia Ciega
2004 · Judge Paula Stern
Esposas Desesperadas
2004 · Maxine Rosen
My Big Fat Greek Life
2003 · Maria Portokalos
Strong Medicine
2000 · Mrs. Biancavilla
El Rey de Queens
1998 · Ava St. Clair
Will & Grace
1998 · Aunt Honey
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997 · Mrs. Day
El secreto de Verónica
1997 · Dottie
Life's Work
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Self - Guest
El Toque de un Angel
1994 · Doris Bernstein, Aunt Meg
La Niñera
1993 · Aunt Freida, Freida
Animaniacs
1993 · Molly (voice)
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990 · Rose Zuckerman
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Mrs. Grafungar
Karen's Song
1987 · Claire Steiner
Tough Cookies
1986
Amazing Stories
1985 · Sister Teresa
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Anna Grimaldi
St. Elsewhere
1982 · Frieda Fiscus, Mrs. Fiscus
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982 · Sophia, the Blue Fairy
Hotel
1982 · Fay Wells
The Paper Chase
1978 · Rose Samuels
When Things Were Rotten
1975 · Tania
Baretta
1975
Columbo
1971 · Valerie Kirk
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
The Carol Burnett Show
1967 · Self - Guest
Hullabaloo
1965 · Self
The Danny Kaye Show
1963 · Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
Ben Casey
1961
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Nominee
The Oscars
1953 · Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee