Lainie Kazan

Lainie Kazan is an American actress and singer born on May 15, 1940 in New York City, New York, USA. Kazan has worked in film, taking on roles that span comedic and dramatic performances. In 2015, Kazan appeared in Pixels as Mickey Lamonsoff, a film centered on a group of gamers defending Earth from video game invaders. Earlier, in 2008, Kazan played Gail Klayman in You Don't Mess with the Zohan, a comedy about an Israeli special forces agent who fakes his death and moves to New York City. Kazan also appeared in One from the Heart in 1982 as Maggie, a film that explores a relationship through a series of vignettes set in Las Vegas. In 2025, Kazan is credited in The Italians, a film yet to be released.