Carol Kane
- Acting
- June 18, 1952 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Biography
Carolyn Laurie Kane (born June 18, 1952) is an American actress and comedian. She became known in the 1970s in films such as Hester Street (for which she received an Oscar nomination) and Annie Hall. She appeared on the television series Taxi in the early 1980s, as Simka Gravas, the wife of Latka, the character played by Andy Kaufman, winning two Emmy Awards for her work. She has played the character of Madame Morrible in the musical Wicked, both in regional productions and on Broadway from 2005 to 2014. From 2015 to 2018 she was a main cast member on the Netflix original series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, in which she played Lillian Kaushtupper.
Known for
Filmography
- Anxious People
- If I Tell You · Granny
- Roommates · Gigi
- Carol & Joy · Self
- Caught Stealing · Bubbe
- Andy Kaufman Is Me · Self
- Happy's Place · Theresa
- Between the Temples · Carla Kessler, Executive producer
- Dinner with the Parents · Rose / Nana
- Remembering Gene Wilder · Self
- Migration · Erin (Voice)
- iMordecai · Fela
- Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur · Bube Bina (Voice), Bubbe Bina (Voice)
- Poker Face · Lucille Lubinski
- Monster High · Ghoul-ma Vondergeist (Voice)
- Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience · Grand-Mah (Voice)
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds · Commander Pelia, Commander Pelia / 2020s Pelia
- Harvey · Betty Chumley
- A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion · Valerie
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Music: A Live Singing Contest (That's Live) · Self
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend · Lillian Kaushtupper
- Love, Loss, and What I Wore
- Stars in the House · Self
- Hunters · Mindy Markowitz
- The Dead Don't Die · Mallory O'Brien
- The Ready Room · Self
- Ghost Light · Madeline Styne
- The Sisters Brothers · Mrs Sisters
- Summer Camp Island · Barb Jr. (Voice)
- Party Monster: Scratching the Surface · Lillian Kaushtupper
- Bette Davis: Larger Than Life · Self
- Waiting for Ishtar · Self
- Big Mouth · Menopause Banshee / Old Woman (Voice)
- Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond · Self
- Crowded · Linda
- Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows · Self
- Addiction: A 60's Love Story · Cecilia
- Ava's Possessions · Talia
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt · Lillian Kaushtupper
- Star vs. the Forces of Evil · Dr. Jelly Goodwell (Voice)
- Gotham · Gertrude Kapelput
- Emoticon · Hannah Song
- Thanks for Sharing · Roberta
- Clutter · Linda Bradford
- Sleepwalk with Me · Linda
- Harvey · Betty Chumley
- Anger Management · Carol
- Should've Been Romeo · Ruth
- The Key Man · Marsha
- Jake and the Never Land Pirates · The Sea Witch (Voice)
- Bubble Guppies · Sea Witch (Voice)
- Pete Smalls Is Dead · Landlady
- My Girlfriend's Boyfriend · Barbara
- The Bounty Hunter · Dawn
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen · Self
- I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale · Self
- Four Christmases · Aunt Sarah
- Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five · Sheep (Voice)
- Phineas and Ferb · Additional Voices (Voice), Nana Shapiro (Voice)
- The Year Without a Santa Claus · Mother Nature
- Ugly Betty · Lena Korvinka
- Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition · Self
- The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
- Billy and Mandy Save Christmas · Mrs. Claus (Voice)
- The Happy Elf · Gilda (Voice)
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia · Sam
- The Civilization of Maxwell Bright · Temple
- The Pacifier · Helga
- How Real is 'The Star'? · Self
- The Tony Danza Show · Self
- Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen · Miss Baggoli
- Hope & Faith · Cornelia Rackett
- Two and a Half Men · Shelly
- Audrey's Rain · Missy Flanders
- Cosmopolitan · Mrs. Shaw
- Love in the Time of Money · Joey
- Monk · Joy
- My First Mister · Mrs. Benson
- The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy · Mrs. Claus
- Tomorrow by Midnight · Officer Garfield