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- Has a half sister named Robyn.
- Daughter of Paula Kahn.
- Graduated from Hofstra University on a drama scholarship.
- According to 'Mel Brooks (I)', contrary to her public persona, she was quite shy and reserved in real life.
- Won Broadway's 1993 Tony Award as Best Actress (Play) for Wendy Wasserstein's "The Sisters Rosensweig." She had previously been nominated for three other Tonys: in 1974, as Best Actress (Dramatic), for David Rabe's "In the Boom Boom Room;" in 1978 as Best Actress (Musical) for "On the Twentieth Century;" and in 1989 as Best Actress (Play) for playing the role of Billie Dawn in a revival of "Born Yesterday."
- Graduate of Martin Van Buren High School (1960), Queens Village, Queens, New York.
- Performed custom voice-over work for the "Gypsy" character in the PlayStation game "A Bug's Life" (1998). (source: game credits)
- Father's name is Bernard Wolfson.
- Aunt of Eliza Kahn.
- Her performance as Lili von Shtupp in Blazing Saddles (1974) is ranked #74 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
- Sister of Jeffrey Kahn.
- Operatically trained singer.
