LAINIE KAZAN is a multi-award winner in film, television and on stage. Kazan began hercareer as Barbra Streisands understudy in the Broadway production of Funny Girl. Shesoon became the chanteuse of ...

Most people will recognize Lainie Kazan as Maria Portokalos, the mother with a huge heart and a hilarious sense of humor, in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," and its sequel. One of Kazan's most memorable ...

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Lainie Kazan in 'Tango Shalom.' Photo Credit: Vision Films, Inc. Lainie Kazan in 'Tango Shalom.' Photo Credit: Vision Films, Inc. Acclaimed actress Lainie Kazan (“My Big Fat Greek Wedding”) chatted ...

Just once Lainie Kazan would like to be cast as a forward-thinking woman facing contemporary problems. Not the scene-stealing, old-world mama she became in or the pushy 1950s stage mom she brought to ...

The Italians (2025) Film Review, a movie directed by Michelle Danner, written by Lisa Phillips Visca and starring Abigail Breslin, Matthew Daddario, Lainie Kazan, Perrey Reeves, David DeLuise, Rob ...

From her Brooklyn beginnings, to being discovered while understudying the lead in Funny Girl on Broadway, Lainie shares stories about her decades of experience on stage, film and TV, in everything ...

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White Plains Performing Arts Center is hosting a performance by stage and screen star Lainie Kazan, on Saturday, Nov. 9, to help celebrate the Westchester theatre’s 16th anniversary. In Kazan’s night ...

This actress has enjoyed an incredible career in Hollywood which included starring in a huge TV show THIS iconic movie star is beloved my millions of fans, thanks to her hilarious role in a smash hit ...