Trivia

She teaches theater at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York.

She appeared in the October 1970 issue of Playboy magazine.

Formed a business partnership with Hugh Hefner, who created performance venues Kazan East and West to help nurture the singing aspect of her career.

Understudied Barbra Streisand in the original Broadway production of the musical "Funny Girl".

Her father was of Russian Jewish descent, and her maternal grandfather was a Belarusian Jewish immigrant, from Vitebsk. Lainie's maternal grandmother was born in Jerusalem, to a Jewish family that had lived there for generations.

Revealed in an interview that she credits her acting teacher Ann Italiano as giving her inspiration, saying that she wanted to know everything her teacher knew. This was before her teacher married and became Anne Bancroft. [Palm Springs Life, September 2010].

In 1997, she was named as "The Queen of Brooklyn" at the Welcome Back to Brooklyn Festival.

She was taken to the police station on charges of shoplifting from a grocery store. (December 2017)

Despite playing her mother in Au fil de la vie (1988), Kazan is only 5 years older than Bette Midler in real life. And despite playing her grandmother on Beverly Hills (1990), Kazan is only 20 years older than Gabrielle Carteris in real life.

Her husband was diagnosed in September 1988 with lung cancer and passed away five months later.

She was the visual inspiration for the comic book character Big Barda.

Hit #123 on the Billboard 'Bubbling Under' singles chart with "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" (MGM 13657). (1967)

She studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village, New York City.

Appearing at the Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood, California. (November 2008)

In 1993, she received a Tony Award nomination as Best Actress (Featured Role - Musical) for "My Favorite Year", reprising her original role from the earlier film version of the same title, Où est passée mon idole? (1982).

Attended and graduated from Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York.

Has one daughter with Peter Daniels: Jennifer Daniels. Has a granddaughter (born 1999).

Profiled in the book, "Funny Ladies", by Stephen M. Silverman. (1999)

Close friends with Michele Lee. Friends with Joseph Bologna.