



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.
Known For
Acting History
Future
2026
2025
Caught Stealing
as Bubbe
Andy Kaufman Is Me
as Self
Carol & Joy
as Self
Poker Face
TVas Lucille Lubinski• 1 eps
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
TVas Sam• 1 eps
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
TVas Bube Bina (voice) / Bubbe Bina (voice)• 1 eps
2024
Remembering Gene Wilder
as Self
Between the Temples
as Carla Kessler
Boundary Waters
as Granny
Dinner with the Parents
TVas Rose / Nana
Between the Temples
Executive Producer
2023
Migration
as Erin (voice)
iMordecai
as Fela
The Ready Room
TVas Self• 1 eps
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
TVas Commander Pelia• 11 eps
2022
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience
as Grand-Mah (voice)
The Simpsons
TVas Blythe (voice)• 1 eps
2021
Harvey
as Betty Chumley
2020
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
as Lillian Kaushtupper
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
as Valerie
Stars in the House
TVas Self• 2 eps
Hunters
TVas Mindy Markowitz• 18 eps
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
2017
Waiting for Ishtar
as Self
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
as Self
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
TVas Dr. Jelly Goodwell (voice)• 1 eps
2016
Crowded
TVas Linda
2015
Ava's Possessions
as Talia
Addiction: A 60's Love Story
as Cecilia
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
TVas Lillian Kaushtupper• 51 eps
2013
2012
Sleepwalk with Me
as Linda
Harvey
as Betty Chumley
Should've Been Romeo
as Ruth
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
The Bounty Hunter
as Dawn
Pete Smalls Is Dead
as Landlady
My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
as Barbara
Ugly Betty
TVas Lena Korvinka• 1 eps
2009
Two and a Half Men
TVas Shelly• 2 eps
Monk
TVas Joy• 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Gwen Munch• 2 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TVas Self - Guest
2008
Four Christmases
as Aunt Sarah
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
as Sheep (voice)
2006
The Year Without a Santa Claus
as Mother Nature
2005
The Pacifier
as Helga
The Happy Elf
as Gilda (voice)
Billy and Mandy Save Christmas
as Mrs. Claus (voice)
The Civilization of Maxwell Bright
as Temple
How Real is 'The Star'?
as Self
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
TVas Mrs. Claus• 1 eps
2004
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
as Miss Baggoli
The Tony Danza Show
TVas Self - Guest• 2 eps
Hope & Faith
TVas Cornelia Rackett• 1 eps
2003
Audrey's Rain
as Missy Flanders
Cosmopolitan
as Mrs. Shaw
2002
Love in the Time of Money
as Joey
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
1999
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space
as Ogg's Mother (voice)
Jawbreaker
as Ms. Sherwood
Man on the Moon
as Self (uncredited)
Noah's Ark
TVas Sarah
1998
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 Munch• 1 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
American Strays
as Helen
The Pallbearer
as Tom's Mother
Sunset Park
as Mona
Ellen
TVas Lily Penney• 1 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 Birch• 1 eps
1994
The Crazysitter
as Treva Van Arsdale
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
as Carla
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage)
Seinfeld
TVas Corinne• 1 eps
1993
Addams Family Values
as Granny
When a Stranger Calls Back
as Jill Johnson
1992
In the Soup
as Barbara
Baby on Board
as Maria
The Real Story of Here Comes the Bride
as Margaret Mouse (voice)
The Ray Bradbury Theater
TVas Polly Horne• 1 eps
1991
Ted & Venus
as Colette
1990
Flashback
as Maggie
Joe Versus the Volcano
as Hairdresser
My Blue Heaven
as Shaldeen
The Lemon Sisters
as Franki D'Angelo
Tales from the Crypt
TVas Judy• 1 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
Goodbye, Supermom
as Maxine
Sticky Fingers
as Kitty
License to Drive
as Mrs. Anderson
1987
1986
Jumpin' Jack Flash
as Cynthia
Casey at the Bat
as Barbara Dent
Tall Tales & Legends
TVas Barbara• 1 eps
All is Forgiven
TVas Nicolette Bingham
1985
Transylvania 6-5000
as Lupi
Tales from the Darkside
TVas Anne MacColl• 1 eps
Crazy like a Fox
TVas Iris Buckles• 1 eps
1984
Racing with the Moon
as Annie the Hooker
Over the Brooklyn Bridge
as Cheryl
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
as Martha Bernays
Burning Rage
as Mary Harwood
Cheers
TVas Amanda• 1 eps
1983
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
as Customer At Cafe
An Invasion of Privacy
as Ilene
Sleeping Beauty
as The Good Fairy
Keeping On
as Lavinia
Faerie Tale Theatre
TVas The 'Good' Fairy• 1 eps
1982
Pandemonium
as Candy
Norman Loves Rose
as Rose
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
as Frances Loomis
Playhouse
TVas Frances Loomis• 1 eps
Late Night with David Letterman
TVas Self
1981
The Games of Countess Dolingen
as Louise Haines-Pearson
The Greatest Man in the World
as April
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
as Frances Loomis
Great Performances
TVas Francis Loomis / Eliza Southgate• 1 eps
1980
Taxi
TVas Simka Dahblitz• 3 eps
1979
1978
Out of Our Fathers' House
as Eliza Southgate
The Mafu Cage
as Cissy
1977
1976
Harry and Walter Go to New York
as Florence
1975
Hester Street
as Gitl
Dog Day Afternoon
as Jenny
1973
The Last Detail
as Young Whore
1972
Wedding in White
as Jeannie Dougall
1971
Carnal Knowledge
as Jennifer
Desperate Characters
as Young Girl







