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Lainie Kazan (born Lainie Levine; May 15, 1940) [1] [2] is an American actress and singer. 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.
Lainie Kazan. Actress: My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Actress and singer Lainie Kazan first made her mark with her Broadway debut in 1961 with the musical The Happiest Girl in the World. The following year, she appeared in another musical, Bravo Giovanni.
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Lainie Kazan. Actress: My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Actress and singer Lainie Kazan first made her mark with her Broadway debut in 1961 with the musical The Happiest Girl in the World. The following year, she appeared in another musical, Bravo Giovanni.
- May 15, 1942
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- Nia Vardalos as Toula Portokalos. Nina Vardalos, 60, who stars as Toula Portokalos, also wrote the script for the iconic picture. The Academy Award-nominated actor and writer made her directorial debut with "I Hate Valentine's Day" in 2009, and then went onto star in "My Life in Ruins."
- John Corbett as Ian Miller. Aside from starring as Ian Miller in the "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" franchise, John Corbett, 62, is also known for playing one of Carrie Bradshaw's most famous love interests in "Sex and the City," Aidan Shaw — who recently made a return to the series in "And Just Like That..."
- Lainie Kazan as Maria Portokalos. Lainie Kazan has a repertoire both on the screen and on the stage, nominated for an Emmy Award for "St. Elsewhere" and for a Golden Globe award for "My Favorite Year."
- Andrea Martin as Aunt Voula. By the time she starred as fan favorite Aunt Voula, Andrea Martin, 76, was a Tony-winning stage actor with a long IMdB page — her voice pops up in "Anastasia" and "The Rugrats Movie."
Lainie Kazan is the embodiment of the word entertainer -- an artist who has reached the pinnacle in virtually every area of performance. Ms. Kazan began her career in the Broadway musical “ Funny Girl,” where she played a Ziegfeld showgirl and understudied the leading lady, Barbra Streisand.
Mar 17, 2016 · Kazan was the understudy five decades ago for Barbra Streisand in her well-known Broadway role as Ziegfeld Follies star Fanny Brice in “Funny Girl.” Though she had a part in the...
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