Lainie Kazan

Lainie Kazan (born 15 May 1940, New York City) is an American actress. She was the voice of Helga in Hägar the Horrible: Hägar Knows Best.
== Biography ==
Kazan was born Lainie Levine in Brooklyn as the daughter of Carole (née Kazan) and Benjamin Levine. Kazan's mother, Carole, was of Sephardic Jewish extraction, her family having originally come from Jerusalem; her father, Benjamin, was of Russian Ashkenazi Jewish descent, worked as a gambling bookmaker.
She studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village in New York City and was the visual inspiration for the DC Comics character Big Barda. In 1993, Kazan received a Tony nomination as Best Actress (Featured Role - Musical) for My Favorite Year, reprising her original role from the earlier film of the same title, My Favorite Year (1982).
== External Links ==
* Lainie Kazan at the Internet Movie Database
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