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Carol Kane

Carol Kane

Acting1952Cleveland, 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.

Acting History

2025
Poker Face
TVas Lucille Lubinski1 eps
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
TVas Bube Bina (voice) / Bubbe Bina (voice)1 eps
2024
Between the Temples
as Carla Kessler
Dinner with the Parents
TVas Rose / Nana
Between the Temples
Executive Producer
2023
Migration
as Erin (voice)
iMordecai
as Fela
The Ready Room
TVas Self1 eps
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
TVas Commander Pelia11 eps
2022
The Simpsons
TVas Blythe (voice)1 eps
2021
Harvey
as Betty Chumley
2019
The Dead Don't Die
as Mallory O'Brien
Bubble Guppies
TVas Sea Witch (voice)1 eps
Summer Camp Island
TVas Barb Jr. (voice)1 eps
Big Mouth
TVas Menopause Banshee / Old Woman (voice)1 eps
2018
The Sisters Brothers
as Mrs Sisters
Ghost Light
as Madeline Styne
2015
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
TVas Lillian Kaushtupper51 eps
2014
Emoticon
as Hannah Song
Gotham
TVas Gertrude Kapelput10 eps
2013
Clutter
as Linda Bradford
Anger Management
TVas Carol1 eps
2012
Harvey
as Betty Chumley
Jake and the Never Land Pirates
TVas The Sea Witch (voice)1 eps
2011
The Key Man
as Marsha
Phineas and Ferb
TVas Nana Shapiro (voice) / Additional Voices (voice)2 eps
2010
Ugly Betty
TVas Lena Korvinka1 eps
2004
The Tony Danza Show
TVas Self - Guest2 eps
Hope & Faith
TVas Cornelia Rackett1 eps
2003
Audrey's Rain
as Missy Flanders
Cosmopolitan
as Mrs. Shaw
2001
My First Mister
as Mrs. Benson
The Shrink Is In
as Louise Rosenberg
Tomorrow by Midnight
as Officer Garfield
Family Guy
TVas Carol (voice)1 eps
2000
As Told by Ginger
TVas Maude Webley (voice)2 eps
1998
The Tic Code
as Miss Gimpole
Noddy
TVas The Tooth Fairy
Hollywood Squares
TVas Self - Panelist
1997
Gone Fishin'
as Donna Waters
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
as Cousin Tilly / Mrs. Hatch
Office Killer
as Dorine Douglas
Homicide: Life on the Street
TVas Gwen Munch1 eps
Hey Arnold!
TVas Emily Dickinson Trophy (voice)1 eps
The Tony Danza Show
TVas Simka Gravaas
1996
Big Bully
as Faith Bigger
Trees Lounge
as Connie
The Pallbearer
as Tom's Mother
Ellen
TVas Lily Penney1 eps
Reading Rainbow
TVas Self - Narrator (voice)1 eps
Pearl
TVas Annie Caraldo
1995
Theodore Rex
as Molly Rex (voice)
Napoleon
as Spider (voice)
Freaky Friday
as Leanne Futterman
Dad, the Angel & Me
as Sam's Angel
Chicago Hope
TVas Marguerite Birch1 eps
1994
1992
In the Soup
as Barbara
The Ray Bradbury Theater
TVas Polly Horne1 eps
1990
Flashback
as Maggie
My Blue Heaven
as Shaldeen
The Lemon Sisters
as Franki D'Angelo
Tales from the Crypt
TVas Judy1 eps
American Dreamer
TVas Lillian Abernathy
Tiny Toon Adventures
TVas Ollie (voice)1 eps
1989
Let's Get Mom
as Maureen
1988
Scrooged
as Ghost of Christmas Present
License to Drive
as Mrs. Anderson
1987
Ishtar
as Carol
1986
Casey at the Bat
as Barbara Dent
Tall Tales & Legends
TVas Barbara1 eps
All is Forgiven
TVas Nicolette Bingham
1985
Tales from the Darkside
TVas Anne MacColl1 eps
Crazy like a Fox
TVas Iris Buckles1 eps
1984
Racing with the Moon
as Annie the Hooker
Burning Rage
as Mary Harwood
Cheers
TVas Amanda1 eps
1981
1980
Taxi
TVas Simka Dahblitz3 eps
1979
When a Stranger Calls
as Jill Johnson
La Sabina
as Daisy
1978
Out of Our Fathers' House
as Eliza Southgate
1977
Annie Hall
as Allison
Valentino
as Starlet
1973
The Last Detail
as Young Whore
1972
Wedding in White
as Jeannie Dougall
1971
Carnal Knowledge
as Jennifer

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
6/18/1952(73 years old)
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA