Lainie Kazan

Lainie Kazan

1940-05-15 New York City, New York, USA 70 Credits

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lainie Kazan (born May 15, 1940) is an American actress and singer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lainie Kazan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Italians

The Italians

2025

Acting

A young Italian man brings his new girlfriend home to his eccentric family.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

2023

as Maria Portokalos

5.9
Acting

Following the death of their patriarch Gus, the Portokalos family travels to Greece for a family reunion, and to deliver Gus' journal to his old frien...

Tango Shalom

Tango Shalom

2021

as Leah Zlotkin

5.5
Acting

When a Tango dancer asks a Rabbi to enter a dance competition, there’s one big problem—due to his Orthodox beliefs, he’s not allowed to touch her! But...

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021

as Self

Acting

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s as recounted by a diverse cast of Broadway stars who ...

Olympia

Olympia

2018

as Herself

8.0
Acting

Follow Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis behind the scenes in this affectionate profile of a stalwart New Yorker and beloved stage and screen treas...

The Amityville Murders

The Amityville Murders

2018

as Nona

5.0
Acting

On the night of November 13th, 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr. took a high powered rifle and murdered his entire family as they slept. At his trial, DeFeo clai...

Garlic and Gunpowder

Garlic and Gunpowder

2018

as Rose Lusconi

2.8
Acting

Depending on who's talking, a comet is on track to destroy the planet. Sonny and Archie, two Mafia wise guys, plan on stashing their valuables and ret...

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

2016

as Maria Portokalos

6.0
Acting

The continuing adventures of the Portokalos family. A follow-up to the 2002 comedy, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding."

Pixels

Pixels

2015

as Mickey Lamonsoff

5.8
Acting

Video game experts are recruited by the military to fight 1980s-era video game characters who've attacked New York.

Pearly Gates

Pearly Gates

2015

as Millie

3.0
Acting

Pearly Gates is a story about wanting to be remembered, and knowing that long after death, a person can live on through the memories of family, friend...

Tab Hunter Confidential

Tab Hunter Confidential

2015

as Self

7.4
Acting

Throughout the 1950s, Tab Hunter reigned as Hollywood’s ultimate male heartthrob. But throughout his years of stardom, Tab had a secret. Tab Hunter wa...

The Cookie Mobster

The Cookie Mobster

2014

as Mamma

7.1
Acting

A young mob member goes into the Witness Protection Program and settles into a quiet suburban village, where he falls for a local woman and gets invol...

I Am Divine

I Am Divine

2014

as Self

7.4
Acting

Harris Glenn Milstead, aka Divine (1945-1988) was the ultimate outsider turned underground hero. Spitting in the face of the status quos of body image...

I'm a Mitzvah

I'm a Mitzvah

2014

as Mrs. Cohen

6.2
Acting

A short film about a young American man who spends one last night with his deceased friend while stranded in rural Mexico.

Meir's Festival

2013

as Self

Acting

Meir's Festival is a 2013 no budget short documentary about the Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles, USA and about the magic of the movie theater. The...

Finding Joy

Finding Joy

2013

as Gloria

5.9
Acting

Pompous and self-absorbed Kyle, is unhappily stuck in his life, longing to relive the success of his first novel. His not-so-desirable life rapidly un...

Divorce Invitation

Divorce Invitation

2012

as Elaine lipnick

4.4
Acting

'Divorce Invitation' centers on Mike Christian, a happily married man who runs into his high school sweetheart Alex, and after all these years, sparks...

Expecting Mary

Expecting Mary

2010

as Lillian Littlefeather

4.5
Acting

Expecting Mary is the story of a young girl, who's had all the trappings of an upscale life, but it's only when she finds herself in a small New Mexic...

Ollie Klublershturf vs. the Nazis

Ollie Klublershturf vs. the Nazis

2010

as Sharon Klublershturf

6.9
Acting

An off-the-wall comedy set around the dinner table. What at first glance seems like an awkward 'meet the parents' situation for Dade Klublershturf qui...

Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!

Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!

2010

as Shirley Hirsch

5.0
Acting

Nelson and Angelo, a gay couple, decide to come out to their parents. However, when they do so, their parents find it difficult to cope with the news.

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

2008

as Gail Klayman

5.7
Acting

An Israeli counterterrorism soldier with a secretly fabulous ambition to become a Manhattan hairstylist. Zohan's desire runs so deep that he'll do any...

Beau Jest

Beau Jest

2008

as Miriam Goldman

2.0
Acting

BEAU JEST is the hilarious, heartwarming story about Sarah Goldman, a beautiful young school teacher from Chicago who is involved with Chris, a great ...

Bratz

Bratz

2007

as Bubbie

5.8
Acting

The popular Bratz dolls come to life in their first live-action feature film. Finding themselves being pulled further and further apart, the fashionab...

Red Riding Hood

Red Riding Hood

2006

as Grandma

5.6
Acting

Teenage Claire would rather hang out with her friends at the mall than to stay home with her brother Matt while Grandma babysits. Who wouldn't? Unfort...

The Engagement Ring

The Engagement Ring

2005

as Alicia Rosa Anselmi

4.8
Acting

A long-lost engagement ring still divides childhood sweethearts who are now in their golden years. Now, her daughter (Heaton) and his nephew meet and ...

Whiskey School

2005

as Hedy Seligman

6.0
Acting

Leopold De Angeli is a talented playwright, but like many scribes he fancies the drink a little too much. In the hopes of saving Leopold's life, his t...

Gigli

Gigli

2003

as Mother

4.1
Acting

Gigli is ordered to kidnap the psychologically challenged younger brother of a powerful federal prosecutor. When plans go awry, Gigli's boss sends in ...

A Good Night to Die

A Good Night to Die

2003

as Diane

2.4
Acting

One day in the life of a hit man, Ronnie, who spends it trying to save the life of fellow hit man, August, who he had brought into the business three ...

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

2003

as Self

7.0
Acting

Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about America's most celebrated indigenous art form. Award...

Tempted

Tempted

2003

as Julia

6.1
Acting

The strain of juggling her responsibilities as wife, mother, and successful paralegal have worn Emma Burke out. Thus it is that Emma welcomes the oppo...

Eight Crazy Nights

Eight Crazy Nights

2002

as Old Woman (singing voice)

5.2
Acting

Davey Stone, a 33-year old party animal, finds himself in trouble with the law after his wild ways go too far.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

2002

as Maria Portokalos

6.5
Acting

A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultur...

The Crew

The Crew

2000

as Pepper Lowenstein

5.5
Acting

Four retired mobsters plan one last crime to save their retirement home.

Bruno

Bruno

2000

as Sister Mary Perpetua

6.5
Acting

The story of a unique young boy genius, Bruno, whose expression of his own individuality leads his family and community along an emotional journey.

If You Only Knew

If You Only Knew

2000

as Bess

6.0
Acting

A romantic comedy about a young man who fakes homosexuality to draw the interest of a woman. Instead she tries to help him find a date.

What's Cooking?

What's Cooking?

2000

as Ruth 'Ruthie' Seelig

5.6
Acting

Four families of different ethnicities prepare for a potentially explosive Thanksgiving dinner.

The Unknown Cyclist

The Unknown Cyclist

1998

as Rachel

4.7
Acting

A man's dying wish is for the people in his life to participate in a 450-mile charity bicycle ride through Northern California.

Permanent Midnight

Permanent Midnight

1998

as Jerry's Mother at Funeral

5.9
Acting

Juggling increasing career success and a growing heroin habit, a television comedy writer attempts to go down a path of improvement.

The Big Hit

The Big Hit

1998

as Jeanne Shulman

6.0
Acting

Affable hit man Melvin Smiley is constantly being scammed by his cutthroat colleagues in the life-ending business. So, when he and his fellow assassin...

Safety Patrol!

Safety Patrol!

1998

as Mrs. Day

4.4
Acting

Scout Bozell has always dreamt of being on his school's Safety Patrol. The only reason he cannot join is because he is very clumsy. He's sent to anoth...

Allie & Me

Allie & Me

1997

as Camille Alexander

3.0
Acting

Beverly Hills wife Michelle catches her husband in bed with her best friend Allie, who works at Michelle's favorite beauty salon. Shortly thereafter, ...

The Associate

The Associate

1996

as Cindy Mason

6.3
Acting

Laurel Ayres is a businesswoman trying to make it but unfortunately she works at a investment firm where she does all the work but all the senior inve...

Love Is All There Is

Love Is All There Is

1996

as Sadie Capomezzo

5.1
Acting

The Malacicis, a hard-working Italian family recently immigrated from Florence, open a fancy restaurant in the Bronx, N.Y., drawing the ire of another...

Prince for a Day

Prince for a Day

1995

as Rose

7.0
Acting

Famous pop star Ricky Prince has grown tired of the spotlight and the pressures of fame. He makes the acquaintance of Ralph Bitondo, a pizza delivery ...

The Cemetery Club

The Cemetery Club

1993

as Selma

5.3
Acting

The story of three Pittsburgh widows who meet every year to visit their husband's graves and talk about perspectives in their lives.

I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore

I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore

1992

as Sarah Fishbine

4.6
Acting

Bernie Fishbine is overweight. He stops at the neighborhood store to buy some chocolate kisses every day. This is where he meets Theresa Garabaldi. Th...

29th Street

29th Street

1991

as Mrs. Pesce

7.0
Acting

After winning $6.2 million in the 1976 New York State Lottery, he is arrested for throwing rocks at a church. He then tells his story at the police st...

Earthday Birthday

Earthday Birthday

1990

as (voice)

Acting

After learning about pollution a group of creatures called Zwibble Dibbles, decide to throw a party for the Earth to raise awareness.

Hägar the Horrible

Hägar the Horrible

1989

as Helga

6.3
Acting

Made-for-TV special of popular comic strip.

Beaches

Beaches

1988

as Leona Bloom

6.7
Acting

A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.

Out of the Dark

Out of the Dark

1988

as Nancy

5.3
Acting

A deranged killer wearing a clown mask begins preying on a group of young women working at a phone-sex company.

Harry and the Hendersons

Harry and the Hendersons

1987

as Irene Moffitt

6.1
Acting

Returning from a hunting trip in the forest, the Henderson family's car hits an animal in the road. At first they fear it was a man, but when they exa...

Medium Rare

Medium Rare

1987

as Helga Costas

5.0
Acting

Death of his wife's pet poodle and a threatening movie producer create a world of trouble for a middle-aged B-movie mogul. He hires two psychopathic g...

The Delta Force

The Delta Force

1986

as Sylvia Goldman

6.0
Acting

A 707 aircraft jetliner, en route from Athens to Rome and then to New York City, is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists, who demand that the pilot take th...

The Journey of Natty Gann

The Journey of Natty Gann

1985

as Connie

6.9
Acting

America is in the depths of the Great Depression. Families drift apart when faraway jobs beckon. A courageous young girl confronts overwhelming odds w...

Lust in the Dust

Lust in the Dust

1985

as Marguerita Ventura

6.1
Acting

Assaulted by outlaws, donkey-riding Rosie joins a silent drifter's search for gold in the Old West.

The Adventures of a Two-Minute Werewolf

The Adventures of a Two-Minute Werewolf

1985

as Madam Zola

Acting

Adolescent werewolf Walt Cribbens finds himself transforming into a wolf-boy form for two minutes at a time. He has no idea why he is a werewolf, so h...

Obsessive Love

Obsessive Love

1984

as Margaret Chase

5.8
Acting

A woman tries to create a relationship with the soap star who is the object of her obsession.

Pinocchio

Pinocchio

1984

as Sophia, the Blue Fairy

4.8
Acting

A lonely wood-carver named Geppetto wishes for a son one night before going to bed. The Blue Fairy comes while he sleeps and partially grants the wish...

The Jerk, Too

The Jerk, Too

1984

as Card Player

3.0
Acting

Navin Johnson heads to Los Angeles to attend the wedding of his pen pal, Marie. On the way, he runs across a gang of hobos whose leader, Diesel, takes...

Sunset Limousine

Sunset Limousine

1983

as Jessie Durning

4.0
Acting

Alan O'Black is a comic who wants to hit it big. But his endless attempts at stardom have worn down his relationship with his ex-girlfriend, Julie. Th...

My Favorite Year

My Favorite Year

1982

as Belle Carroca

6.7
Acting

Fledgling comic Benjy Stone can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matinee idol Alan Swann, gets booked to appear on the va...

One from the Heart

One from the Heart

1981

as Maggie

6.0
Acting

The five-year romance of a window dresser and her boyfriend breaks up, as each of them finds a more interesting partner.

A Cry for Love

1980

as Tina Weathersby

Acting

Divorcee Susan Blakely, with no alimony and two kids to support, begins turning to amphetamines. While at her lowest ebb, she meets an alcoholic and t...

Abraham's Sacrifice

Abraham's Sacrifice

1979

as Hagar

2.0
Acting

Tale of Abraham who battles a King for his land and who seeks revenge on Abraham for killing his son. And the birth of his son, Isaac and the scheming...

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

1978

as Sophie Tucker

9.0
Acting

One of the most moving stories in the annals of sports is presented in this true drama documenting the love affair of baseball immortal Lou Gehrig and...

Romance of a Horsethief

Romance of a Horsethief

1971

as Estusha

2.7
Acting

Since time immemorial, the simple-minded boisterous people of Malava, a small Polish town near the border of imperial Russia, have lived on horse-stea...

Lady in Cement

Lady in Cement

1968

as Maria Baretto

6.3
Acting

While diving for sunken treasure, street-smart gumshoe Tony Rome finds the body of a gorgeous blonde, her feet stuck in a block of cement. Soon after,...

Dayton's Devils

1968

as Leda Martell

1.0
Acting

Frank Dayton (Leslie Nielsen) leads a group of crooks in a caper to steal $2,500,000 from an Air Force base. Dayton is the tough-guy military leader w...

Back of Book

N/A

as Claudia

Acting

A comedy-caper set in the trenches of the car business.