
Lynn Cohen
Known for Acting · 80 credits
- Born
- 1933-08-10
- Died
- 2020-02-14
- Place of birth
- Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- Also known as
- Lynn Harriette Kay
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
TV Shows (11)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Art Teacher / Rosa Doletti

Law & Order
1990
as Elizabeth Mizener

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Mina Cohen / Anna Ansel

Chicago Med
2015
as Rose Wechsler

Sex and the City
1998
as Magda

Damages
2007
as Stefania McKee

Nurse Jackie
2009
as Mrs. Zimberg

The Affair
2014
as Joan Bailey

God Friended Me
2018
as Rose

Master of None
2015
as Carol

Getting On
2013
as Mrs. Carmaglia
Movies (69)

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013
as Mags Flanagan

Sex and the City
2008
as Magda

Sex and the City 2
2010
as Magda

Munich
2005
as Golda Meir

Eagle Eye
2008
as Mrs. Wierzbowski

The Cobbler
2014
as Sarah Simkin

Invincible
2006
as Mrs. Spegnetti

Deception
2008
as Woman

Synecdoche, New York
2008
as Caden's Mother

Across the Universe
2007
as Grandmother Carrigan

The Station Agent
2003
as Patty at the Good to Go

Everybody's Fine
2009
as Old Woman on First Train

Manhattan Murder Mystery
1993
as Lilian House

Cradle Will Rock
1999
as Silvano - Mama

The Vigil
2020
as Mrs. Litvak

They Came Together
2014
as Bubby

Deconstructing Harry
1997
as Janet's Mom

Golden Years
1991
as Receptionist

The Life Before Her Eyes
2007
as Sister Beatrice

Then She Found Me
2007
as Trudy Epner

I Shot Andy Warhol
1996
as Hotel Earle Concierge

A Little Help
2010
as Mrs. Cosolito

The Hottest State
2007
as Harris's Mother

Vanya on 42nd Street
1994
as Maman

A Case of You
2013
as Harriet

Sollers Point
2017
as Ladybug

Olympia
2018
as Self

Walden: Life in The Woods
2017
as Alice

Eavesdrop
2008
as May

Feast of the Seven Fishes
2019
as Nonnie

Walking and Talking
1996
as Andrew's Mom

The Extra Man
2010
as Lois Huber

7 Splinters in Time
2018
as Babs

Evergreen
2004
as Grandmother

Somewhere Tonight
2011
as Mrs. Pecorino

After Class
2019
as Agatha

Just One Time
1999
as Sophia

Staten Island
2009
as Dr. Leikovic

The Counterfeit Contessa
1994
as Angie Nardino

Art Machine
2012
as Roberta

Once We Were Strangers
1997

Lingua Franca
2020
as Olga

Gabriel
2015
as Nonny

Bottled Up
2013

Not Waving but Drowning
2012
as Sylvia

Fast Food Fast Women
2000
as Jesse

I Am a Seagull
2019
as Lynn / Aged Nina

Tooth and Nail
2018
as Elaine

The Giraffe
1999
as David's Mother

Beautiful Dreamer
2016
as Elderly Amy

Łódź Ghetto
1989
as (voice)

The World Without You
2019
as Gretchen

The Pickle Recipe
2016
as Rose

Benji the Dove
2017
as Miss O'Dell

Oma
2017
as Ethel Mueller

The Jimmy Show
2002
as Ruth
37
2013
as Florel Bernstein

Hello Lonesome
2010
as Eleanor

All in Time
2016
as Mrs. Johnson

The Romance of Loneliness
2012
as Mina
Castles in the Sky
2023
as Malkeh

I Can Change
2020
as Widow Emerson
Floating Sunflowers
2014
as Old Lady
Shakespeare in the Present
2011
Wherefore Art Thou
2022
as Juliet (80's)
While the Widow Is Away
2005
as The Widow
Angry
1991
as Mother
Write Me
2020
as Frida

Emma Without Edmund
2020
as Emma
About Lynn Cohen
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. With 80 credits spanning from 1989 to 2023, Lynn Cohen has appeared in 69 films and 11 TV shows.
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Most Popular Lynn Cohen Movies
- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) — as Mags Flanagan
- Sex and the City (2008) — as Magda
- Sex and the City 2 (2010) — as Magda
- Munich (2005) — as Golda Meir
- Eagle Eye (2008) — as Mrs. Wierzbowski
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