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Biography

Lainie Kazan got her big break as Barbra Streisand's understudy in the Broadway play "Funny Girl" in 1964. She has appeared on television, film…more

Born

5/15/1940, New York, New York

Birth Name

Lainie Levine

Gender

Female

Credits

Star (4)

Role
- My Big Fat Greek Life
  Maria Portokalos
  - S 1: Ep 7 Greek Easter
    4/13/03
  - S 1: Ep 6 Nick Moves Out
    4/6/03
  - S 1: Ep 5 Big Night
    3/30/03
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Free Lunch
    3/16/03
  - S 1: Ep 3 Arianna
    3/9/03
  - + 3 More Credits
- Karen's Song
  Claire Steiner
  - S 1: Ep 9 Aloha Oe
    9/12/87
  - S 1: Ep 8 Seems Like Old Times (a.k.a.) Heart Attack II
    9/5/87
  - S 1: Ep 7 Heart Attack
    8/29/87
  - S 1: Ep 6 You've Got a Friend
    8/22/87
  - S 1: Ep 5 It Was Fascination
    8/15/87
  - + 8 More Credits
- The Paper Chase
  Rose Samuels (1985-1986)
  - S 4: Ep 6 Graduation (Part 2)
    8/9/86
  - S 4: Ep 5 Graduation (Part 1)
    8/9/86
  - S 4: Ep 4 Suppressed Desires
    7/15/86
  - S 4: Ep 3 Honor
    7/8/86
  - S 4: Ep 1 A Wounded Hart
    6/24/86
  - + 7 More Credits
- Tough Cookies
  Rita
  - S 1: Ep 6 Temper Fidelis
    4/23/86
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Stoolie
    4/9/86
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Unfantasy
    4/2/86
  - S 1: Ep 3 Naked City
    3/19/86
  - S 1: Ep 2 Grudge Match
    3/12/86
  - + 1 More Credits
Recurring Role (4)

Role
- Desperate Housewives
  Maxine Rosen
  - S 7: Ep 5 Let Me Entertain You
    10/24/10
  - S 7: Ep 4 The Thing That Counts is What's Inside
    10/17/10
  - S 7: Ep 3 Truly Content
    10/10/10
  - S 7: Ep 2 You Must Meet My Wife
    10/3/10
  - S 7: Ep 1 Remember Paul?
    9/26/10
- The New Hollywood Squares
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 21 October 6 - 10, 1986 - Friday
    10/10/86
  - S 1: Ep 20 October 6 - 10, 1986 - Thursday
    10/9/86
  - S 1: Ep 19 October 6 - 10, 1986 - Wednesday
    10/8/86
  - S 1: Ep 18 October 6 - 10, 1986 - Tuesday
    10/7/86
  - S 1: Ep 17 October 6 - 10, 1986 - Monday
    10/6/86
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Herself
  - S 23: Ep 12 December 14, 1969: The Jackson 5, Lainie Kazan, Wayne & Shuster
    12/14/69
  - S 22: Ep 36 July 6, 1969: Bobby Vinton, Lainie Kazan, Gordon MacRae, The Sugar Shoppe, Jackie Vernon
    7/6/69
  - S 22: Ep 11 December 29, 1968: Sly and the Family Stone, Eddie Albert, Lainie Kazan
    12/29/68
  - S 20: Ep 22 February 5, 1967: Woody Allen, Lainie Kazan, Wayne & Shuster, Gene Barry
    2/5/67
  - S 20: Ep 13 December 4, 1966: Diana Ross and the Supremes, Gary Lewis, Lainie Kazan
    12/4/66
- The Dean Martin Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 19 Lou Rawls / Lainie Kazan / Shecky Greene / Stanley Myron Handelman
    2/6/69
  - S 4: Ep 9 David Janssesn / Lainie Kazan / Minnie Pearl
    11/14/68
  - S 3: Ep 9 Joel Grey / Lainie Kazan / Phil Harris / Don Cherry / Pat Henry
    11/9/67
  - S 2: Ep 16 Sergio Franchi / Stanley Holloway
    12/29/66
  - S 2: Ep 8 Louis Armstrong / Ray Bolger / Nanette Fabray / Lainie Kazan
    11/3/66
  - + 3 More Credits
Guest Star (57)

Role
- Til Death
  Donna
  - S 4: Ep 34 The Baby
    5/23/10
  - S 4: Ep 27 Ally's Pregnant
    4/4/10
  - S 4: Ep 23 Joy's Mom
    3/21/10
- Ugly Betty
  Dina Talercio
  - S 4: Ep 15 Fire and Nice
    3/10/10
- Boston Legal
  Judge Paula Stern
  - S 5: Ep 3 Dances with Wolves
    10/6/08
- The King of Queens
  Ava St. Clair
  - S 9: Ep 12 China Syndrome (1)
    5/14/07
  - S 9: Ep 10 Manhattan Project
    4/30/07
- Living with Fran
  Cookie
  - S 2: Ep 9 The Whole Clan with Fran
    2/3/06
- SuperSecret Movie Rules
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Tear Jerkers
    2/14/04
- Touched By an Angel
  Aunt Meg
  - S 8: Ep 16 The Princeless Bride
    3/9/02
- Will & Grace
  Aunt Honey
  - S 4: Ep 9 Moveable Feast
    11/22/01
- Strong Medicine
  Mrs. Biancavilla
  - S 1: Ep 17 Maternity
    1/14/01
- The Nanny
  Aunt Freida
  - S 6: Ep 11 The In-Law Who Came Forever
    1/6/99
  - S 5: Ep 5 The Ex-Niles
    10/29/97
- Touched By an Angel
  Doris
  - S 4: Ep 13 Deconstructing Harry
    1/4/98
- Veronica's Closet
  Dottie
  - S 1: Ep 8 Veronica's First Thanksgiving
    11/20/97
- The Nanny
  Freida Rubinsky Mannarino Chong Dow Bitterman
  - S 4: Ep 5 Freida Needa Man
    10/16/96
- Life's Work
  Connie Minardi
  - S 1: Ep 4 Concert
    10/8/96
  - S 1: Ep 2 Daycareless
    9/24/96
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 19 Show #19
    7/4/96
- Courthouse
  Lila Winkleman
  - S 1: Ep 5 Sex, Law and Videotape
    10/11/95
- The Nanny
  Aunt Frieda
  - S 3: Ep 4 A Fine Family Feud
    10/2/95
- Murder, She Wrote
  Anna Grimaldi
  - S 11: Ep 8 Crimson Harvest
    11/20/94
- Tales from the Crypt
  Miss Graffunder
  - S 5: Ep 5 People Who Live in Brass Hearses
    10/13/93
- The Chuck Woolery Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 43 November 13, 1991
    11/13/91
- Beverly Hills 90210
  Rose Zuckerman
  - S 2: Ep 12 Down and Out of District in Beverly Hills
    10/17/91
- The Marsha Warfield Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 126 October 3, 1990
    10/3/90
- Live! with Kelly
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 91 January 8, 1990
    1/8/90
  - S 1: Ep 107 February 2, 1989
    2/2/89
  - S 1: Ep 71 December 12, 1988
    12/12/88
- The Pat Sajak Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 47 March 14, 1989
    3/14/89
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 8: Ep 3 Show #1088
    2/1/89
- St. Elsewhere
  Frieda Fiscus
  - S 6: Ep 21 The Abby Singer Show
    5/18/88
  - S 6: Ep 10 No Chemo, Sabe?
    12/9/87
  - S 6: Ep 3 A Moon For the Misbegotten
    9/30/87
- Hotel
  Beatrice Dolan
  - S 5: Ep 5 Desperate Moves
    11/14/87
- Harry and the Hendersons
  Irene Moffat
  - S 1: Ep 1 Harry and the Hendersons
    6/5/87
- Amazing Stories
  Sister Teresa
  - S 2: Ep 17 Gershwin's Trunk
    3/13/87
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 24: Ep 84 Show #3784
    9/11/86
- ABC Weekend Specials
  Madame Zola
  - S 8: Ep 5 The Adventures of a Two-Minute Werewolf (2)
    3/2/85
  - S 8: Ep 4 The Adventures of a Two-Minute Werewolf (1)
    2/23/85
- Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre
  Blue Fairy
  - S 3: Ep 3 Pinocchio
    5/14/84
- Too Close for Comfort
  Mrs. Garibaldi
  - S 3: Ep 22 Family Business
    5/5/83
- Hotel
  Fay Wells
  - S 1: Ep 1 Hotel
    8/21/82
- Columbo
  Valerie Kirk
  - S 7: Ep 3 Make Me a Perfect Murder
    2/28/78
- Dinah!
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 216 September 9, 1976
    9/9/76
  - S 1: Ep 189 August 19, 1975
    8/19/75
- Baretta
  Lottie
  - S 2: Ep 15 Murder for Me
    1/14/76
- When Things Were Rotten
  Tania
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Spy (Part 2)
    11/26/75
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Spy (Part 1)
    11/26/75
- $10,000 Pyramid
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 47 Lainie Kazan & Soupy Sales
    7/21/75
- The Virginia Graham Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 33 October 28, 1970
    10/28/70
- The David Frost Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 87 December 30, 1969
    12/30/69
  - S 3: Ep 127 March 26, 1971
    3/26/71
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 59 November 21, 1969
    11/21/69
  - S 4: Ep 45 October 31, 1969
    10/31/69
  - S 3: Ep 234 July 31, 1969
    7/31/69
  - S 3: Ep 219 July 9, 1969
    7/9/69
  - S 3: Ep 218 July 8, 1969
    7/8/69
  - + 5 More Credits
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 57 November 5, 1969
    11/5/69
  - S 6: Ep 26 October 7, 1968
    10/7/68
  - S 4: Ep 226 July 20, 1967
    7/20/67
  - S 4: Ep 163 April 19, 1967
    4/19/67
  - S 3: Ep 119 February 18, 1966
    2/18/66
  - + 16 More Credits
- This is Tom Jones
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 11 April 11, 1969
    4/11/69
- The Jonathan Winters Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 18 March 6, 1969
    3/6/69
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 11 Week of September 23, 1968
    9/23/68
  - S 4: Ep 250 August 26, 1966
    8/26/66
  - S 4: Ep 96 Week of January 17, 1966
    1/17/66
  - S 3: Ep 150 Week of April 5, 1965
    4/5/65
  - S 11: Ep 136 March 13, 1973
    3/13/73
  - + 2 More Credits
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 2 September 9-13, 1968
    9/9/68
  - S 2: Ep 80 August 16, 1968
    8/16/68
  - S 4: Ep 23 February 2-6, 1970
    2/2/70
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 100 July 19, 1968
    7/19/68
  - S 4: Ep 55 March 13, 1970
    3/13/70
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself/Co-host
  - S 6: Ep 185 May 17, 1968
    5/17/68
  - S 6: Ep 184 May 16, 1968
    5/16/68
  - S 6: Ep 183 May 15, 1968
    5/15/68
  - S 6: Ep 182 May 14, 1968
    5/14/68
  - S 6: Ep 181 Week of May 13, 1968
    5/13/68
- The Academy Awards
  Herself - Performer
  - S 40: Ep 1 The 40th Annual Academy Awards
    4/10/68
- The Dean Martin Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 33 Ethel Merman / Roger Miller / Lainie Kazan / Carl Ballantine
    2/15/68
- The Carol Burnett Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 5 with Imogene Coca, Lainie Kazan
    10/9/67
- The Hollywood Palace
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 25 Host: George Burns / The King Family
    3/18/67
- Hullabaloo!
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 24 Show #42 Host: George Hamilton
    2/28/66
- Ben Casey
  Delia
  - S 5: Ep 13 Why Did the Day Go Backwards?
    12/6/65
- The Danny Kaye Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 10 November 24, 1965
    11/24/65
- The Bell Telephone Hour
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 3 Show #3
    11/24/64

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