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Lainie Kazan

レイニー・カザン　/　れいにー・かざん

American actor

May 15, 1942 (age 84)　・　Brooklyn, New York, United States

New York
actor
singer
television actor

My Take

Lainie Kazan strikes me as one of those performers whose range quietly outpaces her fame. A singer who became an actress, she's worked across stage, television and film, which is a harder pivot than it sounds. What stands out to me is the recognition: an Emmy nomination for St. Elsewhere, a Tony nod and a Golden Globe nomination for My Favorite Year. That's serious peer respect spread over decades. Born in Brooklyn back in the 1940s, she came up the long way, through Erasmus Hall and Hofstra. I admire careers like hers, built on craft and persistence rather than a single breakout moment.

Overview

Lainie Kazan (born Lainie Levine; May 15, 1940) is an American actress, singer and classical composer. 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. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her role in My Favorite Year (1982).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Lainie Kazan
Name (Japanese): レイニー・カザン
Reading: れいにー・かざん
Born: May 15, 1942 (age 84)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Horse
Origin: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / singer / television actor / stage actor / film actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Erasmus Hall High School
University: Hofstra University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttp://www.lainiekazan.com
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B6%E3%83%B3

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