Lynn Cohen

Lynn Cohen
Lynn Cohen
	Cohen in 2014
Born	Lynn Harriette Kay; August 10, 1933; Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Died	February 14, 2020 (aged 86); New York City, U.S.
Years active	1968–2020
Spouses	; Gilbert L. Frazen (m. 1957; died 1960) ; Ronald T. Cohen (m. 1964)
Children	1

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.

Early life

The daughter of Louis Kay and Bertha Cornsweet Kay, Lynn Harriette Kay was born in Kansas City, Missouri, to a Jewish family. She studied for a year each at the University of Wisconsin and Northwestern University, after which she moved to St. Louis, where she began acting in regional theater.

Career

Cohen began her career in the 1970s appearing in Off-Broadway productions, receiving Drama League Award and Lucille Lortel Awards nominations. Notable credits include Hamlet starring Kevin Kline and Macbeth starring Liev Schreiber. On Broadway, Cohen appeared in Orpheus Descending starring Vanessa Redgrave (1989) and Ivanov, reuniting her with Kevin Kline (1994).

Cohen consistently played powerful, impressive women. Her first notable film role was in the 1993 comedy Manhattan Murder Mystery. From 1993 to 2006, she played Judge Elizabeth Mizener in the NBC drama series Law & Order, appearing in a total of 12 episodes. She also guest-starred on NYPD Blue, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Blue Bloods, and had a recurring role on Damages.

From 2000 to 2004, Cohen had a recurring role as Magda in the HBO comedy series Sex and the City. She reprised her role in the 2008 film of the same name, as well as its 2010 sequel. Cohen also appeared in Munich (2005) as Golda Meir, Vanya on 42nd Street, Synecdoche, New York, Eagle Eye and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

Personal life

Cohen married Gilbert Frazen in 1957, and he died in 1960. In 1964, she married Ronald Theodore Cohen, and they remained married until her death in 2020. She had one adult child and two grandchildren.

Death

Cohen died on February 14, 2020, in New York at the age of 86.

Filmography

Feature films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Without a Trace	Woman with Dog
1993	Manhattan Murder Mystery	Lillian House
1994	Vanya on 42nd Street	Vonenskaya
1996	I Shot Andy Warhol	Hotel Earle Concierge
	Walking and Talking	Andrew's mom
	Everything Relative	Mrs. Kessler
1997	Hurricane Streets	Lucy
	Deconstructing Harry	Janet's mom
	Once We Were Strangers	Natasha
	My Divorce	Mother
1998	Meschugge	Mrs. Fish
1999	Cradle Will Rock	Mama Silvano
1999	Just One Time	Sophia
2000	Fast Food Fast Women	Jesse
2000	Ten Hundred Kings	Anne Shephard
2001	The Jimmy Show	Ruth
2002	Hi-Yah!	Gramma
2002	Fishing	Ruthie
2003	The Station Agent	Patty
2004	Evergreen	Grandmom
2004	Last Call	Betsy
2005	The Last Days of Leni Riefenstahl	Leni Riefenstahl	Short film
	While the Widow Is Away	The Widow	Short film
	Munich	Golda Meir
2006	Invincible	Mrs. Spegnetti
	The Hottest State	Harris's mother
	Delirious	Muffy Morrison
2007	The Summoning of Everyman	Doctor
	Ablution	Esther	Short film
	Then She Found Me	Trudy Epner
	The Life Before Her Eyes	Sister Beatrice
	Across The Universe	Grandmother Carrigan
2008	Deception	Woman
	Sex and the City	Magda
	Synecdoche, New York	Caden's mother
	Eagle Eye	Mrs. Wierzbowski
	Eavesdrop	May
2009	Staten Island	Dr. Leikovic
2009	Everybody's Fine	Old Woman on First Train
2010	The Extra Man	Lois Huber
	A Little Help	Mrs. Cosolito
	Sex and the City 2	Magda
	Hello Lonesome	Eleanor
	The Kindergarten Shuffle	Lynn
2011	Somewhere Tonight	Mrs. Pecorino
2012	The Romance of Loneliness	Mina
	Not Waving but Drowning	Sylvia
	Art Machine	Roberta
	Where Is Joel Baum?	Mrs. Stein
2013	Bottled Up	Gladys
	A Case of You	Harriet
	The Hunger Games: Catching Fire	Mags Flanagan
2014	Gabriel	Nonny
	Chasing Taste	Murial
	They Came Together	Bubby
	The Cobbler	Sarah Simkin
2015	All in Time	Mrs. Joshnman
2015	A Woman Like Me	Alex's mom
2016	The Pickle Recipe	Rose
2017	Sollers Point	Ladybug
2017	Walden: Life in The Woods	Alice
2018	Benji the Dove	Miss O'Dell
2018	Omphalos	Babs
2019	After Class	Agatha
	The World Without You	Gretchen
	Lingua Franca	Olga
	Feast of the Seven Fishes	Nonnie
	The Vigil	Mrs. Litvak
2020	God Friended Me	Rose

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	One Life to Live	Nurse
1982	Texas	Nurse	8 episodes
1991	Golden Years	Recepcionist
1993–2006	Law & Order	Judge Elizabeth Mizener	12 episodes
1994	Guiding Light	Dr. Fromer
1995	As the World Turns	Judge Kaplan
1997	Cosby	Dorothy	Episode: "Florida"
2000-2004	Sex and the City	Magda	14 episodes
2007	Days of Our Lives	Ms. Ashwell
2009–2012	Damages	Stefania McKee	4 episodes
2009–2012	Nurse Jackie	Mrs. Zimberger	2 episodes
2011	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Donna Rosa Doletti	Episode: "Beef"
2014	The Affair	Joan Bailey	2 episodes
2014	Getting On	Janice Carmaglia	Episode: "No Such Thing as Idealized Genitalia"
2015	Master of None	Carol
2015	Deadbeat	Edith Jane	Episode: "Last Dance with Edith Jane"
2016	Chicago Med	Rose Wechsler	Episode: "Withdrawal"
2018	Blue Bloods	Mrs. Costello	Episode: "Mind Games"
2018	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	Bubbabosia	Episode: "Look, She Made a Hat"

Videogames

Red Dead Redemption (2010, Video Game) – Mrs. Bush (voice)

References

↑ Vary, Adam B. (August 2, 2012). "'Hunger Games: Catching Fire': Lynn Cohen is Mags". EW.com. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
1 2 3 Carmel, Julia (February 23, 2020). "Lynn Cohen, film and TV actress best known for 'Sex and the City' role". The Boston Globe. The New York Times. p. A 21. Retrieved July 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ Marquis, Cate (April 30, 2008). "Perelman's film has its ups and downs". St. Louis Jewish Light. Archived from the original on February 15, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
1 2 "Lynn Cohen". iobdb.com. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
↑ "Lynn Cohen - Broadway Cast & Staff". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
1 2 Zaltzman, Lior (February 20, 2020). "Legendary Jewish Actress Lynn Cohen Was a Powerhouse". Kveller. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
↑ Carmel, Julia (February 22, 2020). "Lynn Cohen, Magda on 'Sex and the City,' Is Dead at 86". The New York Times. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
1 2 "Lynn Cohen, 86". Classic Images (540): 38. June 2020.
↑ Kallingal, Mallika (February 15, 2020). "'Sex and the City' actress Lynn Cohen dies at 86". CNN. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
↑ Rooney, David (February 15, 2020). "Lynn Cohen, 'Sex and the City' Actor, Dies at 86". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 15, 2020.

External links

Lynn Cohen at IMDb
Lynn Cohen at the Internet Broadway Database
Lynn Cohen at the Internet Off-Broadway Database (archived)
Lynn Cohen on Facebook

[1] Vary, Adam B. (August 2, 2012). "'Hunger Games: Catching Fire': Lynn Cohen is Mags". EW.com. Retrieved February 15, 2020.

[bg-2] 1 2 3 Carmel, Julia (February 23, 2020). "Lynn Cohen, film and TV actress best known for 'Sex and the City' role". The Boston Globe. The New York Times. p. A 21. Retrieved July 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] Marquis, Cate (April 30, 2008). "Perelman's film has its ups and downs". St. Louis Jewish Light. Archived from the original on February 15, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2020.

[Cohen-4] 1 2 "Lynn Cohen". iobdb.com. Retrieved October 5, 2020.

[5] "Lynn Cohen - Broadway Cast & Staff". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.

[:0-6] 1 2 Zaltzman, Lior (February 20, 2020). "Legendary Jewish Actress Lynn Cohen Was a Powerhouse". Kveller. Retrieved February 27, 2020.

[7] Carmel, Julia (February 22, 2020). "Lynn Cohen, Magda on 'Sex and the City,' Is Dead at 86". The New York Times. Retrieved March 15, 2023.

[ci-8] 1 2 "Lynn Cohen, 86". Classic Images (540): 38. June 2020.

[9] Kallingal, Mallika (February 15, 2020). "'Sex and the City' actress Lynn Cohen dies at 86". CNN. Retrieved February 16, 2020.

[10] Rooney, David (February 15, 2020). "Lynn Cohen, 'Sex and the City' Actor, Dies at 86". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 15, 2020.

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Lynn Cohen
Cohen in 2014
Born	Lynn Harriette Kay (1933-08-10)August 10, 1933 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Died	February 14, 2020(2020-02-14) (aged 86) New York City, U.S.
Years active	1968–2020
Spouses	Gilbert L. Frazen (m. 1957; died 1960) Ronald T. Cohen (m. 1964)
Children	1