Lainie Kazan
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Lainie Kazan (born May 15, 1940) is an American actress and singer.
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Acting History
2025
Medium Rare Cold Case as Helga Costas
2025The Italians
2023My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 as Maria Portokalos
2023Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures as Farmer Weebo (voice)
2021Tango Shalom as Leah Zlotkin
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
2018The Kominsky Method as Norman's Grandmother
2018Olympia as Herself
2018The Amityville Murders as Nona
2018Garlic and Gunpowder as Rose Lusconi
2016My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 as Maria Portokalos
2016Fuller House as Irma
2015Pixels as Mickey Lamonsoff
2015Pearly Gates as Millie
2015Tab Hunter Confidential as Self
2014The Cookie Mobster as Mamma
2014Young & Hungry as Susie
2014I Am Divine as Self
2014I'm a Mitzvah as Mrs. Cohen
2013Meir's Festival as Self
2013Finding Joy as Gloria
2012Divorce Invitation as Elaine lipnick
2011Jessie as Wanda Winkle
2011Heroes and Demons as Sharon Klublersurf
2010Expecting Mary as Lillian Littlefeather
2010Ollie Klublershturf vs. the Nazis as Sharon Klublershturf
2010Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! as Shirley Hirsch
2009Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
2009Modern Family as Eleanor
2009RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
2008You Don't Mess with the Zohan as Gail Klayman
2008Beau Jest as Miriam Goldman
2007Bratz as Bubbie
2006Ugly Betty as Dina Talercio
2006'Til Death as Donna
2006Red Riding Hood as Grandma
2005The Engagement Ring as Alicia Rosa Anselmi
2005Whiskey School as Hedy Seligman
2005Hell's Kitchen as Self - Restaurant Patron
2005Living with Fran
2005Grey's Anatomy as C.J.
2004Desperate Housewives as Maxine Rosen
2004Boston Legal as Judge Paula Stern
2003Gigli as Mother
2003A Good Night to Die as Diane
2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self
2003Tempted as Julia
2003My Big Fat Greek Life as Maria Portokalos
2002Eight Crazy Nights as Old Woman (singing voice)
2002My Big Fat Greek Wedding as Maria Portokalos
2000The Crew as Pepper Lowenstein
2000Strong Medicine as Mrs. Biancavilla
2000Bruno as Sister Mary Perpetua
2000If You Only Knew as Bess
2000What's Cooking? as Ruth 'Ruthie' Seelig
1998The Unknown Cyclist as Rachel
1998The King of Queens as Ava St. Clair
1998Will & Grace as Aunt Honey
1998Permanent Midnight as Jerry's Mother at Funeral
1998The Big Hit as Jeanne Shulman
1998Safety Patrol! as Mrs. Day
1997Allie & Me as Camille Alexander
1997The Wonderful World of Disney as Mrs. Day
1997Veronica's Closet as Dottie
1996The Associate as Cindy Mason
1996Life's Work
1996The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
1996Love Is All There Is as Sadie Capomezzo
1995Prince for a Day as Rose
1994Touched by an Angel as Doris Bernstein
1994Touched by an Angel as Aunt Meg
1993The Nanny as Aunt Freida
1993The Nanny as Freida
1993The Cemetery Club as Selma
1992I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore as Sarah Fishbine
199129th Street as Mrs. Pesce
1990Beverly Hills, 90210 as Rose Zuckerman
1990Earthday Birthday as (voice)
1989Hägar the Horrible as Helga
1989Tales from the Crypt as Mrs. Grafungar
1988Beaches as Leona Bloom
1988Out of the Dark as Nancy
1987Karen's Song as Claire Steiner
1987Harry and the Hendersons as Irene Moffitt
1987Medium Rare as Helga Costas
1986Tough Cookies
1986The Delta Force as Sylvia Goldman
1985Amazing Stories as Sister Teresa
1985The Journey of Natty Gann as Connie
1985Lust in the Dust as Marguerita Ventura
1985The Adventures of a Two-Minute Werewolf as Madam Zola
1984Obsessive Love as Margaret Chase
1984Murder, She Wrote as Anna Grimaldi
1984Pinocchio as Sophia, the Blue Fairy
1984The Jerk, Too as Card Player
1983Sunset Limousine as Jessie Durning
1982St. Elsewhere as Frieda Fiscus
1982St. Elsewhere as Mrs. Fiscus
1982My Favorite Year as Belle Carroca
1982Faerie Tale Theatre as Sophia, the Blue Fairy
1982Hotel
1982One from the Heart as Maggie
1980A Cry for Love as Tina Weathersby
1979Abraham's Sacrifice as Hagar
1978The Paper Chase as Rose Samuels
1978A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story as Sophie Tucker
1975When Things Were Rotten as Tania
1975Baretta
1971Columbo as Valerie Kirk
1971Romance of a Horsethief as Estusha
1968Lady in Cement as Maria Baretto
1968Dayton's Devils as Leda Martell
1968The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1967The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest
1965Hullabaloo as Self
1963The Danny Kaye Show as Self
1962The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1961Ben Casey
1956Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
1953The Oscars as Self
1948The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1944Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
—Back of Book as Claudia