Appeared in the October 1970 issue of Playboy.
Close friend of Michele Lee.
Despite playing her mother in Beaches (1988), Kazan is just 5 years older than Bette Midler in real life.
Has a granddaughter, born in 1999.
Hit #123 on the Billboard 'Bubbling Under' singles chart in 1967 with "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" (MGM 13657).
In 1993, received a Tony nomination as Best Actress (Featured Role - Musical) for "My Favorite Year," reprising her original role from the earlier film version of the same title, My Favorite Year (1982).
Mother, with Peter Daniels, of a daughter.
Profiled in the book, "Funny Ladies", by Stephen M. Silverman. [1999]
She is of Spanish and Russian-Jewish heritage.
She studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village in New York City.
Understudied Barbra Streisand in the original Broadway production of the musical "Funny Girl."
Was named as "Queen of Brooklyn" at the Welcome Back to Brooklyn Festival in 1997.
Was the visual inspiration for the comic book character Big Barda.