Ilene Graff

About Ilene Graff

Ilene Graff was born on February 28, 1949 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Remington Steele (1982), Mr. Belvedere (1985) and American Playhouse (1980). She was previously married to Ben Lanzarone.
Her spouse Ben Lanzarone(August 28, 1977 - February 16, 2024) (his death, 1 child)

Replaced Carole Demas as "Sandy" in the original Broadway production of "Grease" for two-and-a-half years.
In the year 1999, she spent her birthday helping to raise $45 million for the Variety Children's Club.
As a teenager, she worked as a studio singer doing background work and commercials.
It was during "Grease" that she met her future husband, musical director Ben Lanzarone, who sparked the move to the West Coast.
One of her and her husband's most favorite activities is to participate in the annual Cedar Rapids telethon.
Sings on cruise ships and at charity events; lives in Studio City, CA (June 2000)
Mother of Nikka Graff Lanzarone.
Older sister of Todd Graff.
Attended Ithaca College in upstate New York, graduating in 1970.
Her father is singer-arranger Jerry Graff, a featured singer with the top vocal group, The Pied Pipers.
Her mom, Judy, who died in 1988 of cancer, was a piano teacher.
Daughter, Nikka Graff Lanzarone, was born in November 1983.
Is the national spokesperson for the AMC Cancer Research Center in Denver.