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Lynn Cohen, ‘Sex and the City’ Actress and Veteran Broadway

Lynn Cohen, the veteran Broadway actress additionally recognized to thousands and thousands for her function as Magda on the HBO collection “Sex and the City” and its subsequent motion pictures, died Friday, her consultant advised TheWrap. She was 86.

Born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1933, Cohen had a wide-ranging profession with dozens of credit in movie and tv and the stage. Among her most well-known roles, she portrayed Golda Meir in Steven Spielberg’s “Munich,” Mags in “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” and in addition appeared within the movies “Across the Universe,” “Eagle Eye,” the 2014 comedy “They Came Together,” and Charlie Kauffman’s “Synecdoche, New York,” amongst many others.

Her quite a few tv credit embrace appearances on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Nurse Jackie,” “God Friended Me,” “Master of None,” Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “The Affair” and “Chicago Med.”

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On Broadway, she appeared in a 1989 revival of “Orpheus Descending” and 1997’s”Ivanov,” and was an integral a part of New York’s theater group. During her profession she was honored with Lucille Lortel and Drama League Award nominations, and acquired the New Dramatists’ Bowden Award, Fox Fellow, Lilly Award and the Richard Seff Award from Actor’s Equity Association.

She additionally carried out as a voice actor, most notably within the hit online game “Red Dead Redemption.”

Hollywood’s Notable Deaths of 2020 (Photos)

David Stern,

The former longtime commissioner of the NBA died Jan. 1 following a mind hemorrhage, based on a assertion from present NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. He was 77.
Andrew Burkle

Andrew Burkle, an aspiring movie producer and the son of billionaire Ron Burkle, died Jan. 6 in his Beverly Hills house, based on People Magazine. He was 27.
Silvio Horta

Silvio Horta, creator of ABC comedy collection “Ugly Betty,” was discovered useless in a Miami motel room Jan. 7. He was 45.
Neil Peart

The drummer and lyricist for the ’70s and ’80s Canadian progressive rock band Rush died on Jan. 7, based on the band’s Twitter account. He was 67.
Harry Hains

Harry Hains, an actor and producer who had appeared on “American Horror Story: Hotel,” “The OA,” “Sneaky Pete” and “The Surface,” died on Jan. 7. He was 27.
Buck Henry

The actor-screenwriter-director who co-created “Get Smart,” co-wrote “The Graduate” and co-directed the hit 1978 Warren Beatty movie “Heaven Can Wait” died on Jan. Eight in Los Angeles. He was 89.
Edd Byrnes

The actor, who performed Vince Fontaine in “Grease” and in addition starred on the collection “77 Sunset Strip” as the teenager idol “Kookie,” died on Jan. 8. He was 87.
Ivan Passer

Ivan Passer, a pioneering filmmaker within the Czech New Wave, a frequent collaborator with the late Milos Forman and the director of the 1981 movie “Cutter’s Way,” died on Jan. 9. He was 86.
Stan Kirch

Stan Kirsch, one of many stars of the syndicated ’90s fantasy drama “Highlander: The Series,” died on Jan. 11. He was 51.

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