Kazan was born Lainie Levine in Brooklyn. She is of Ashkenazi Jewish and Sephardic Jewish descent with Russian and Turkish roots.Some of her grandparents lived in Jerusalem before moving to Manchester, England and settling in Brooklyn.
In 1966 she was primarily a singer, but she is best known as an actress who has appeared in many Broadway musicals and TV shows. Most recently Kazan played Maria Portokalos, the mother of Toula Portokalos (Nia Vardalos) in the My Big Fat Greek Wedding franchise. She also played Aunt Freida on The Nanny.
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