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Lainie Kazan (born Lainie Levine; May 15, 1940) 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 is an actress and singer who starred in My Big Fat Greek Wedding and its sequel. She also appeared in musicals, TV shows, and movies, and was Barbra Streisand's understudy in Funny Girl.
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Learn about the life and career of actress and singer Lainie Kazan, who starred in My Big Fat Greek Wedding and understudied Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl. Find out her birth name, height, family, trivia, quotes and more on IMDb.
- May 15, 1942
Lainie Kazan "What Now My Love" on The Ed Sullivan Show, December 4, 1966. Subscribe now to never miss an update: https://ume.lnk.to/EdSullivanSubscribe ...more.
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Mar 17, 2016 · Lainie Kazan went from understudy to star — and it wasn’t by accident. Kazan was the understudy five decades ago for Barbra Streisand in her well-known Broadway role as Ziegfeld Follies star...
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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.
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Lainie Kazan - Award-winning singer, movie and Broadway actress, emmy-nominated television actress.