John B. Mueller · CC BY 2.5

Lainie Kazan built a career spanning stage, film, and television, earning a Tony nomination for My Favorite Year (1993), an Emmy nomination for St. Elsewhere, and a Golden Globe nomination for the 1982 film version of My Favorite Year. She's widely recognized for playing Maria Portokalos in the My Big Fat Greek Wedding films and Aunt Freida on The Nanny.