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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

76

Gender

Female

Birthday

1933-08-10

Day of Death

2020-02-14 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

Lynn Harriette Kay

Lynn Cohen

Biography

Lynn Harriette Cohen (née Kay; August 10, 1933 – February 14, 2020) was an American actress known for her roles in film, television and theater. She was particularly known for her role as Magda in the HBO series Sex and the City, which she also played in the 2008 film of the same name and its 2010 sequel, as well as for portraying Mags in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Mrs. Litvak in The Vigil.

Known For

Acting

The Station Agent

2003

The Station Agent

as

Patty at the Good to Go

Munich

2005

Munich

as

Golda Meir

Castles in the Sky

2023

Castles in the Sky

as

Malkeh

Deconstructing Harry

1997

Deconstructing Harry

as

Janet's Mom

Manhattan Murder Mystery

1993

Manhattan Murder Mystery

as

Lilian House

Sollers Point

2017

Sollers Point

as

Ladybug

Sex and the City

2008

Sex and the City

as

Magda

Golden Years

1991

Golden Years

as

Receptionist

Then She Found Me

2007

Then She Found Me

as

Trudy Epner

Eagle Eye

2008

Eagle Eye

as

Mrs. Wierzbowski

Eavesdrop

2008

Eavesdrop

as

May

Walking and Talking

1996

Walking and Talking

as

Andrew's Mom

The Extra Man

2010

The Extra Man

as

Lois Huber

Angry

1991

Angry

as

Mother

The Jimmy Show

2002

The Jimmy Show

as

Ruth

Somewhere Tonight

2011

Somewhere Tonight

as

Mrs. Pecorino

Art Machine

2012

Art Machine

as

Roberta

Gabriel

2014

Gabriel

as

Nonny

A Little Help

2010

A Little Help

as

Mrs. Cosolito

The Cobbler

2014

The Cobbler

as

Sarah Simkin

Evergreen

2004

Evergreen

as

Grandmother

37

2013

37

as

Florel Bernstein

The Counterfeit Contessa

1994

The Counterfeit Contessa

as

Angie Nardino

Wherefore Art Thou

2022

Wherefore Art Thou

as

Juliet (80's)

All in Time

2016

All in Time

as

Mrs. Johnson

Floating Sunflowers

2014

Floating Sunflowers

as

Old Lady

Beautiful Dreamer

2016

Beautiful Dreamer

as

Elderly Amy

A Case of You

2013

A Case of You

as

Harriet

Invincible

2006

Invincible

as

Mrs. Spegnetti

Synecdoche, New York

2008

Synecdoche, New York

as

Caden's Mother

Across the Universe

2007

Across the Universe

as

Grandmother Carrigan

Tooth and Nail

2018

Tooth and Nail

as

Elaine

After Class

2019

After Class

as

Agatha

Olympia

2018

Olympia

as

Herself

Oma

2017

Oma

as

Ethel Mueller

Lingua Franca

2020

Lingua Franca

as

Olga

The Vigil

2020

The Vigil

as

Mrs. Litvak

I Can Change

2020

I Can Change

as

Widow Emerson

Deception

2008

Deception

as

Woman

The World Without You

2019

The World Without You

as

Gretchen

Just One Time

1999

Just One Time

as

Sophia

Benji the Dove

2017

Benji the Dove

as

Miss O'Dell

The Life Before Her Eyes

2007

The Life Before Her Eyes

as

Sister Beatrice

I Am a Seagull

2019

I Am a Seagull

as

Lynn / Aged Nina

Write Me

2020

Write Me

as

Frida

I Shot Andy Warhol

1996

I Shot Andy Warhol

as

Hotel Earle Concierge

Cradle Will Rock

1999

Cradle Will Rock

as

Silvano - Mama

The Hottest State

2007

The Hottest State

as

Harris's Mother

Łódź Ghetto

1989

Łódź Ghetto

as

(voice)

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Elizabeth Mizener

Chicago Med

Chicago Med

as

Rose Wechsler

Getting On

Getting On

as

Mrs. Carmaglia

Production

Crew

Directing