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'', in which she starred from 2008 to 2011.

Early life and career

Zarin was born in

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to Saul and Gloria Kamen. She graduated from

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in 1985 with a degree in retail management. In 2010, Zarin published the book '' Secrets of a Jewish Mother'' with her mother and sister.

Personal life

Zarin married Steven Shapiro in 1987; they divorced in 1998. Zarin married Bobby Zarin in 2000; he died in 2018 at the age of 71. She has one daughter, Allyson Shapiro, who was conceived via a

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during her first marriage. As of June 2022, she lives in

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References

External links

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