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Lynn Cohen

Date of birth: 1933-08-10

Place of birth: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Known for: Acting

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.

Movie Credits

The Station Agent
3.7

The Station Agent

2003-12-05

When his only friend dies, a man born with dwarfism moves to rural New Jersey to live a life of soli

Munich
3.6

Munich

2005-12-23

During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a

Castles in the Sky
0

Castles in the Sky

2023-01-18

Filmmaker and professor Pearl Gluck’s provocative latest dramatic short film centers on Malke, a Hol

Deconstructing Harry
3.6

Deconstructing Harry

1997-12-12

Writer Harry Block draws inspiration from people he knows, and from events that happened to him, som

Manhattan Murder Mystery
3.6

Manhattan Murder Mystery

1993-05-02

A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.

Sollers Point
2.4

Sollers Point

2017-10-19

Keith, a small-time drug dealer, is under house arrest at the home of his father in Baltimore. He re

Sex and the City
3.3

Sex and the City

2008-05-12

A New York writer on sex and love is finally getting married to her Mr. Big. But her three best girl

Golden Years
2.9

Golden Years

1991-07-16

When an explosion at a top-secret government lab injures an elderly janitor, no one could have expec

Vanya on 42nd Street
3.3

Vanya on 42nd Street

1994-10-19

An uninterrupted rehearsal of Chekhov's 1899 play "Uncle Vanya" played out by a company of actors. T

Then She Found Me
2.8

Then She Found Me

2007-09-07

A New York schoolteacher hits a midlife crisis when, in quick succession, her husband leaves, her ad

Eagle Eye
3.2

Eagle Eye

2008-09-25

Jerry Shaw and Rachel Holloman are two strangers whose lives are suddenly thrown into turmoil by a m

Sex and the City 2
3

Sex and the City 2

2010-05-26

Carrie, Charlotte, and Miranda are all married now, but they're still up for a little fun in the sun

Eavesdrop
2.3

Eavesdrop

2008-08-01

Two chess players face off at a busy café, studying both the pieces on the board and the unfolding d

Walking and Talking
3.1

Walking and Talking

1996-07-17

Just as Amelia thinks she's over her anxiety and insecurity, her best friend announces her engagemen

The Extra Man
2.9

The Extra Man

2010-08-01

A man who escorts wealthy widows in New York's Upper East Side takes a young aspiring playwright und

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
3.7

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

2013-11-15

After surviving the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta struggle with the consequences of their victory

Angry
0

Angry

1991-01-01

Breaking up is hard to do, especially when it's with your mother.

Shakespeare in the Present
0

Shakespeare in the Present

2011-01-01

For the first time ever on DVD, experience the acclaimed work of Master Teacher Patsy Rodenburg! Fil

The Jimmy Show
3

The Jimmy Show

2002-01-16

A failed New Jersey inventor embarks on a career as a standup comic, turns to drink, and labors to k

Somewhere Tonight
3.5

Somewhere Tonight

2011-07-08

Somewhere Tonight is an urban fable that tells the story of two lonely New Yorkers trying to find co

Art Machine
2.5

Art Machine

2012-10-12

A teenaged prodigy painter preparing for his widely anticipated coming‐of‐age exhibition falters und

They Came Together
2.8

They Came Together

2014-06-27

A small business owner is about to lose her shop to a major corporate development.

Not Waving but Drowning
3

Not Waving but Drowning

2012-06-06

Not Waving But Drowning is a chronological look at growing up, formed from two different stories. Th

Bottled Up
2.8

Bottled Up

2013-04-19

A solitary woman (Melissa Leo) earning her living by delivering mail and body piercing, makes every

Gabriel
3.4

Gabriel

2014-04-17

Convinced that reuniting with his old girlfriend will bring his dreams to fruition, Gabriel risks it

A Little Help
2.7

A Little Help

2010-05-21

It's a movie for everyone whose life has been thrown off-course, out of whack, or simply not turned

Once We Were Strangers
3.3

Once We Were Strangers

1997-08-29

Antonio is a seductive, charismatic Sicilian living illegally in New York. He wanders from job to jo

The Cobbler
2.9

The Cobbler

2014-09-11

Max Simkin repairs shoes in the same New York shop that has been in his family for generations. Dise

While the Widow Is Away
0

While the Widow Is Away

2005-03-09

Never have two people had less in common. A lonely widow living on Manhattan's Upper West Side and t

Evergreen
1.9

Evergreen

2004-01-01

Seduced by a boy's affluent, seemingly idyllic family, a young girl goes to extremes to gain accepta

37
0.5

37

2013-09-22

March 27th, 1964. The New York Times published an article headlined '37 Who Saw Murder Didn't Call t

The Counterfeit Contessa
2.8

The Counterfeit Contessa

1994-04-04

Gina Nardino, a young saleswoman at the food counter of a posh department store, falls hard for a so

Wherefore Art Thou
0

Wherefore Art Thou

2022-10-09

'Wherefore Art Thou?' is an original reimagining of Romeo and Juliet's balcony scene— as seen throug

The Pickle Recipe
1.3

The Pickle Recipe

2016-10-21

Desperate for cash, a down on his luck party emcee is corrupted by his shameless uncle to steal his

All in Time
2.3

All in Time

2016-10-07

Charlie quits his job to move home to manage his hometown rock band. His supportive girlfriend share

Floating Sunflowers
0

Floating Sunflowers

2014-04-12

June (Anna Chlumsky), a still-life painter, and Henry (Francisco Solorzano), a fiction author, each

Beautiful Dreamer
2.6

Beautiful Dreamer

2016-06-10

Facing a terminal disease, a mother uses space travel and relativity to stretch her last two years o

A Case of You
2.8

A Case of You

2013-11-06

Young writer Sam has a crush on Birdie, the cute and quirky barista at his local coffee shop. When h

Invincible
3.5

Invincible

2006-08-25

Inspired by the true story of Vince Papale, a man with nothing to lose who ignored the staggering od

Synecdoche, New York
3.8

Synecdoche, New York

2008-10-24

A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a li

The Romance of Loneliness
2.5

The Romance of Loneliness

2012-12-12

Amanda, a misfired pistol, has no idea what to make of her life and is determined to avoid finding o

Across the Universe
3.6

Across the Universe

2007-09-14

When young dockworker Jude leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in the United States, he is

Tooth and Nail
0

Tooth and Nail

2018-03-11

A dysfunctional family reunites after the son, Matt, is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Matt and his

Walden: Life in The Woods
0.5

Walden: Life in The Woods

2017-11-04

A radical, western re-imagining of Henry David Thoreau's classic, interlacing three stories about th

After Class
2.7

After Class

2019-12-06

An NYC Professor spends the week reconnecting with his family while defending his reputation over co

7 Splinters in Time
2.3

7 Splinters in Time

2018-07-13

A detective investigates a murder, only to find that the victim is... himself. Soon, he discovers mu

Olympia
4

Olympia

2018-11-11

Follow Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis behind the scenes in this affectionate profile of a stal

Fast Food Fast Women
3.1

Fast Food Fast Women

2000-07-27

How important is the truth when falling in love? Bella is a Manhattan café waitress, about to turn 3

Oma
0

Oma

2017-07-25

A nonconforming granddaughter (with shaved temples and piercing) comes to a retirement house to film

Lingua Franca
3.2

Lingua Franca

2020-07-01

Olivia, an undocumented Filipina immigrant paranoid about deportation, works as a caregiver to a Rus

The Vigil
2.9

The Vigil

2020-07-01

A man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community finds h

Feast of the Seven Fishes
3.3

Feast of the Seven Fishes

2019-11-15

A slice of life story that follows a large Italian family on Christmas Eve as they prepare for the t

I Can Change
0

I Can Change

2020-04-15

John is a conflicted underachiever, and his fiance has already begun the process of trying to shape

Deception
3

Deception

2008-04-24

As a corporate auditor who works in a number of different offices, Jonathan McQuarry wanders without

The World Without You
0.5

The World Without You

2019-06-22

The Frankel family copes with the death of son Leo, a journalist killed on assignment in Iraq. Durin

Just One Time
2.5

Just One Time

1999-09-13

When the fiancé of a fireman reluctantly agrees to participate in a ménage à trois with another woma

Benji the Dove
2.5

Benji the Dove

2017-07-10

A tender tale of four boys rapidly coming to terms with school, bullies, friendship and loyalty. Bas

The Life Before Her Eyes
3

The Life Before Her Eyes

2007-09-08

As the 15th anniversary of a fatal high school shooting approaches, former pupil Diana McFee is haun

I Am a Seagull
0

I Am a Seagull

2019-11-04

Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull" is interpreted by a handful of top-shelf stage actors from New York Ci

Write Me
0

Write Me

2020-02-29

Write Me, a poetry film, follows an older woman who joins other survivors in reclaiming the historie

I Shot Andy Warhol
3.1

I Shot Andy Warhol

1996-05-01

Based on the true story of Valerie Solanas who was a 1960s radical preaching hatred toward men in he

Cradle Will Rock
3.3

Cradle Will Rock

1999-12-10

A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attem

The Hottest State
2.7

The Hottest State

2007-06-27

A young actor from Texas tries to make it in New York while struggling in his relationship with a be

Łódź Ghetto
0

Łódź Ghetto

1989-03-22

The Polish city of Łódź was under Nazi occupation for nearly the entirety of WWII. The segregation o

Awake
0

Awake

2010-12-05

A woman in the depths of the American nightmare is forced to become enlightened or die.