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A Talk with Lainie Kazan: Everything Did Not Come Up Roses for Me?Legendary actress/performer Lainie Kazan exposes what she personally goes through when trying to "put on a happy face" on stage while agonizing over the pain of caring for a loved one suffering from devastating health issues. In her case, Lainie shares her moment-by-moment experiences she encountered while caring for her mother with Alzheimer's. She will make you laugh one minute and bring you to tears the next as she connects to the audience in word and song.
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Lainie Kazan is the embodiment of the word entertainer -- and artist who has reached the pinnacle in virtually every area of performance. She has come a long way since she was Barbra Streisand's Broadway understudy in "Funny Girl." Once she was able to display her electrifying talent in two shows, she became the "Chanteuse" of her native New York, with nightclub stints and guest appearances on virtually every top variety and talk show in network television, including an unparalleled 26 appearances on "The Dean Martin Show." She even hosted her own variety special for NBC and opened the popular "Lainie's Room" and "Lainie's Room East" at the Los Angeles and New York Playboy Clubs.
The sensual magnetism Lainie exuded in her variety shows and nightclubs attracted film directors and producers, leading her quickly into acting on both the gold and silver screens. After watching her coo through ballads and belt like a sassy blues woman at San Francisco's Fairmont Hotel, an astonished Francis Ford Coppola offered her a plum role on "One From The Heart." The rest, as they say, is history.
In 1983, Lainie received a Golden Globe nomination for her performance in Richard Benjamin's "My Favorite Year," starring Peter O'Toole. Other films include "Lust in the Dust" with Tab Hunter and Divine, "Delta Force" with Chuck Norris, "Beaches" with Better Midler and Barbara Hershey and "Harry and the Hendersons" directed by Steven Speilberg. Additional credits include the Disney film "The Cemetery Club," "29th Street" with Danny Aiello, "The Associate" with Whoopi Goldberg, "Love is All There Is" with Renee Taylor, Angelina Jolie and Paul Sorvino; "The Big Hit" with Mark Wahlberg, Disney's "The Crew" with Burt Reynolds, Richard Dreyfuss and Jennifer Tilly; "What's Cooking" with Mercedes Ruehl, Julianna Margulies, Kyra Sedgwick and Alfre Woodard; and "Gigli" with Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez.
Lainie has received critical acclaim for her role in the blockbuster comedy "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," which has grossed over $600 million worldwide and won the People's Choice Award. She reprised her role in CBS' "My Big Fat Greek Life" TV series. She recently completed filming "The Engagement Ring" which aired on TNT Nov. 28th, 2005, with Patricia Heaton, Vincent Spano, Tony Lo Bianco, directed by Steven Schachter (Emmy Nominated "Door to Door") as well as "Whiskey School," an independent feature also starring Olympia Dukakis, Mary Stuart Masterson and Gary Swanson, directed by Pete Masterson ("Trip to Bountiful"). The feature film "Red Riding Hood," a musical retelling of the classic story with modern dialogue and original songs, was released in 2005. The film was directed by Randal Kleiser ("Grease") also stars Joey Fatone and Debi Mazar and features music written by Bruce Roberts.
Lainie also stormed series television, receiving an Emmy Award nomination for "St. Elsewhere" and a Cable ACE Award nomination for "The Paper Chase." Most recently she guest starred on "Will and Grace" as Grace's Aunt Honey. She has been featured on "Beverly Hills 90210" and has had recurring roles as Aunt Freida on "The Nanny," and as Dottie, Kirstie Alley's mom, on "Veronica's Closet."