Trivia

Worked as a makeup artist for Madonna.

Dated actor Paul Reubens, best-known for his portrayal of "Pee-Wee Herman", from 1993-1999. Reubens credits her for ending the depression resulting from his scandalous 1991 arrest.

Speaks fluent Italian.

Was a hip-hop breakdancer in the early 1980s as evidenced in Graffiti Rock (1984).

Her father, Harry Mazar, was born in Latvia, and was of Jewish heritage.

Close friend of Madonna.

Before she became a star, she was a beautician.

Grew up on Manhattan's Lower East Side.

Did Madonna's make-up for the 1988 Broadway production of "Speed-the-Plow", which inspired her to take acting lessons.

Mother, with husband Gabriele Corcos, of daughters Evelena Corcos (Evelyn Maria Corcos; b. July 12, 2002) and Giulia Corcos (Giulia Isabel Mazar-Corcos; March 17, 2006).

On Round Three: Results Show (2009), she cleared up the pronunciation of her last name. She said her last name is really pronounced MaH-zahr, and not the commonly mispronounced May-zahr. However, she has accepted the media mispronouncing it as May-zahr.

Famous for hosting parties.

Her character, Denise Iannello from Guerres privées (1991) was saved from the cancellation of that series and added to La loi de Los Angeles (1986) the following season.

Sometimes confused with Fran Drescher due to her similar features and thick New York accent and has worked with her.

Mazar played Jennifer Jenson, the boss whom Ali Larter was impersonating in La Maison de l'horreur (1999). The director wanted her in the movie, but even after a reshoot, it was decided that her introductory scene slowed down the movie too much, so her closing scene also had to be cut. All of her scenes were included as DVD/blu-ray extras.

She has appeared in two films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Les Affranchis (1990) and Malcolm X (1992).

She holds the distinction of having appeared in one film each in the "Batman", "Casper", "Beethoven" and "Home Alone" film franchises.

Sister-in-law of Fabio Corcos.

She has worked with both of the main female stars of Retour à Cold Mountain (2003): Nicole Kidman in Batman Forever (1995) and Renée Zellweger in Empire Records (1995).