Lynn Cohen (August 10, 1933 – February 14, 2020) was an American actress, best known for playing Magda in the HBO series Sex and the City and the 2008 film of the same name, as well as its 2010 sequel, and Mags in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

She also played Judge Elizabeth Mizener several times on Law & Order, and appeared in the movies Munich, Vanya on 42nd Street, Synecdoche, New York, and Eagle Eye.

Biography

Cohen was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and was Jewish.

She died on February 14, 2020.

Filmography

• Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993) - Lillian House
• Law & Order (1993–2006) - Judge Elizabeth Mizener
• Vanya on 42nd Street (1994) - Vonenskaya
• Walking and Talking (1996) - Andrew's mom
• I Shot Andy Warhol (1996) - Hotel Earle Concierge
• Everything Relative (1996) Mrs. Kessler
• My Divorce (1997) - Mother
• Hurricane Streets (1997) - Lucy
• Deconstructing Harry (1997) - Janet's mom
• Once We Were Strangers (1997) - Natasha
• Cosby (1997), (Appeared in Episode: "Florida") - Dorothy
• Meschugge (1998) - Mrs. Fish
• Cradle Will Rock (1999) - Mama Silvano
• Fast Food Fast Women (2000) - Jesse
• Ten Hundred Kings (2000) - Anne Shephard
• Sex and the City (2000–2004) - Magda
• The Jimmy Show (2001) - Ruth
• Fishing (2002) - Ruthie
• Hi-Yah! (2002) - Gramma
• The Station Agent (2003) - Patty
• Evergreen (2004) - Grandmom
• Last Call (2004) - Betsy
• The Last Days of Leni Riefenstahl (2005) - Leni Riefenstahl
• While the Widow Is Away (2005) - The Widow
• Munich (2005) - Golda Meir
• Invincible (2006) - Mrs. Spegnetti
• The Hottest State (2006) - Harris's mother
• Delirious (2006) - Muffy Morrison
• The Summoning of Everyman (2007) - Doctor
• Ablution (2007) - Esther
• Across The Universe (2007) - Grandmother Carrigan
• Then She Found Me (2007) - Trudy Epner
• The Life Before Her Eyes (2007) - Sister Beatrice
• Deception (2008) - Woman
• Sex and the City (2008) - Magda
• Synecdoche, New York (2008) - Caden's mother
• Eavesdrop (2008) - May
• Eagle Eye (2008) - Mrs. Wierzbowski
• Staten Island (2009) - Dr. Leikovic
• Damages (2009–2012), (Appearance in four episodes) - Stefania McKee
• Nurse Jackie (2009–2012) - Mrs. Zimberger
• A Little Help (2010) - Mrs. Cosolito
• Sex and the City 2 (2010) - Magda
• The Extra Man (2010) - Lois Huber
• Red Dead Redemption (2010) - Mrs. Bush
• Hello Lonesome (2010) - Eleanor
• Somewhere Tonight (2011) - Mrs. Pecorino
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2011), (Appeared in Episode: "Beef") - Donna Rosa Doletti
• Not Waving But Drowning (2012) - Sylvia
• Art Machine (2012) - Roberta
• Where Is Joel Baum? (2012) - Mrs. Stein
• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) - Mags
• They Came Together (2014) - Bubby
• The Affair (2014) - Joan Bailey
• Getting On (2014) - Janice Carmaglia
• The Cobbler (2014) - Sarah Simkin
• Omphalos (2014) - Babs
• A Woman Like Me (2014) -
• Master of None (2015) - Carol
• All in Time (2015) - Mrs. Joshnman
• Deadbeat (2015), (Appeared in Episode: "Last Dance with Edith Jane") - Edith Jane
• Chicago Med (2016), (Appearance in one episode) - Rose Wechsler
• The Pickle Recipe (2016) - Rose
• Sollers Point (2017) - Ladybug
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2018) - Bubbabosia
• Feast of the Seven Fishes (2018) - Nonnie
• After Class (2019