Carol Kane

Carol Kane

Known for
Acting
Born
June 18, 1952 (age 74)
Birthplace
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

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Filmography

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Anxious People

Anxious People

Movie

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The First Seven Years

The First Seven Years

Movie · as Mrs. Feld

2026
If I Tell You poster

If I Tell You

Movie · as Granny

2026
Roommates poster

Roommates

Movie · as Gigi

2025
Andy Kaufman Is Me poster

Andy Kaufman Is Me

Movie · as Self

2025
Caught Stealing poster

Caught Stealing

Movie · as Bubbe

2025
Carol & Joy poster

Carol & Joy

Movie · as Self

2024
Between the Temples poster

Between the Temples

Movie · as Carla Kessler

2024
Remembering Gene Wilder poster

Remembering Gene Wilder

Movie · as Self

2024
Dinner with the Parents poster

Dinner with the Parents

TV · as Rose / Nana · 10 eps

2024
Happy's Place poster

Happy's Place

TV · as Theresa · 1 ep

2023
iMordecai poster

iMordecai

Movie · as Fela

2023
Migration poster

Migration

Movie · as Erin (voice)

2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur poster

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

TV · as Bube Bina (voice), Bubbe Bina (voice) · 2 eps

2023
Poker Face poster

Poker Face

TV · as Lucille Lubinski · 1 ep

2022
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience poster

Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience

Movie · as Grand-Mah (voice)

2022
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds poster

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

TV · as Commander Pelia, Commander Pelia / 2020s Pelia, Commander Pelia (voice) · 13 eps

2022
Monster High poster

Monster High

TV · as Ghoul-ma Vondergeist (voice) · 1 ep

2021
Harvey poster

Harvey

Movie · as Betty Chumley

2020
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend poster

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend

Movie · as Lillian Kaushtupper

2020
Love, Loss, and What I Wore poster

Love, Loss, and What I Wore

Movie

2020
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Music: A Live Singing Contest (That's Live) poster

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Music: A Live Singing Contest (That's Live)

Movie · as Self

2020
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion poster

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

Movie · as Valerie

2020
Hunters poster

Hunters

TV · as Mindy Markowitz · 18 eps

2020
Stars in the House poster

Stars in the House

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2019
The Dead Don't Die poster

The Dead Don't Die

Movie · as Mallory O'Brien

2019
The Ready Room poster

The Ready Room

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2018
The Sisters Brothers poster

The Sisters Brothers

Movie · as Mrs Sisters

2018
Ghost Light poster

Ghost Light

Movie · as Madeline Styne

2018
Party Monster: Scratching the Surface poster

Party Monster: Scratching the Surface

Movie · as Lillian Kaushtupper

2018
Summer Camp Island poster

Summer Camp Island

TV · as Barb Jr. (voice) · 1 ep

2017
Waiting for Ishtar poster

Waiting for Ishtar

Movie · as Self

2017
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton poster

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton

Movie · as Self

2017
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life poster

Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

Movie · as Self

2017
Big Mouth poster

Big Mouth

TV · as Menopause Banshee / Old Woman (voice) · 1 ep

2016
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows poster

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

Movie · as Self

2016
Crowded poster

Crowded

TV · as Linda · 1 ep

2015
Addiction: A 60's Love Story poster

Addiction: A 60's Love Story

Movie · as Cecilia

2015
Ava's Possessions poster

Ava's Possessions

Movie · as Talia

2015
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt poster

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

TV · as Lillian Kaushtupper · 51 eps

2015
Star vs. the Forces of Evil poster

Star vs. the Forces of Evil

TV · as Dr. Jelly Goodwell (voice) · 1 ep

2014
Emoticon poster

Emoticon

Movie · as Hannah Song

2014
Gotham poster

Gotham

TV · as Gertrude Kapelput · 10 eps

2013
Thanks for Sharing poster

Thanks for Sharing

Movie · as Roberta

2013
Clutter poster

Clutter

Movie · as Linda Bradford

2012
Harvey poster

Harvey

Movie · as Betty Chumley

2012
Should've Been Romeo poster

Should've Been Romeo

Movie · as Ruth

2012
Sleepwalk with Me poster

Sleepwalk with Me

Movie · as Linda

2012
Anger Management poster

Anger Management

TV · as Carol · 1 ep

2011
The Key Man poster

The Key Man

Movie · as Marsha

2011
Jake and the Never Land Pirates poster

Jake and the Never Land Pirates

TV · as The Sea Witch (voice) · 1 ep

2011
Bubble Guppies poster

Bubble Guppies

TV · as Sea Witch (voice) · 1 ep

2010
My Girlfriend's Boyfriend poster

My Girlfriend's Boyfriend

Movie · as Barbara

2010
The Bounty Hunter poster

The Bounty Hunter

Movie · as Dawn

2010
Pete Smalls Is Dead poster

Pete Smalls Is Dead

Movie · as Landlady

2009
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale poster

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

Movie · as Self

2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2008
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five poster

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five

Movie · as Sheep (voice)

2008
Four Christmases poster

Four Christmases

Movie · as Aunt Sarah

2007
Phineas and Ferb poster

Phineas and Ferb

TV · as Additional Voices (voice), Nana Shapiro (voice) · 1 ep

2006
The Year Without a Santa Claus poster

The Year Without a Santa Claus

Movie · as Mother Nature

2006
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition poster

Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition

Movie · as Self

2006
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon' poster

The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'

Movie

2006
Ugly Betty poster

Ugly Betty

TV · as Lena Korvinka · 1 ep

2005
The Pacifier poster

The Pacifier

Movie · as Helga

2005
Billy and Mandy Save Christmas poster

Billy and Mandy Save Christmas

Movie · as Mrs. Claus (voice)

2005
How Real is 'The Star'? poster

How Real is 'The Star'?

Movie · as Self

2005
The Civilization of Maxwell Bright poster

The Civilization of Maxwell Bright

Movie · as Temple

2005
The Happy Elf poster

The Happy Elf

Movie · as Gilda (voice)

2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia poster

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

TV · as Sam · 2 eps

2004
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen poster

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

Movie · as Miss Baggoli

2004
The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2003
Cosmopolitan

Cosmopolitan

Movie · as Mrs. Shaw

2003
Audrey's Rain poster

Audrey's Rain

Movie · as Missy Flanders

2003
Hope & Faith poster

Hope & Faith

TV · as Cornelia Rackett · 1 ep

2003
Two and a Half Men poster

Two and a Half Men

TV · as Shelly · 2 eps

2002
Love in the Time of Money poster

Love in the Time of Money

Movie · as Joey

2002
Monk poster

Monk

TV · as Joy · 1 ep

2001
My First Mister poster

My First Mister

Movie · as Mrs. Benson

2001
The Shrink Is In poster

The Shrink Is In

Movie · as Louise Rosenberg

2001
Tomorrow by Midnight poster

Tomorrow by Midnight

Movie · as Officer Garfield

2001
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy poster

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy

TV · as Mrs. Claus · 1 ep

2000
A Constant Forge poster

A Constant Forge

Movie · as Self

2000
As Told by Ginger poster

As Told by Ginger

TV · as Maude Webley (voice) · 2 eps

2000
That's Life poster

That's Life

TV · 1 ep

1999
Jawbreaker poster

Jawbreaker

Movie · as Ms. Sherwood

1999
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space poster

The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space

Movie · as Ogg's Mother (voice)

1999
Man on the Moon poster

Man on the Moon

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

1999
Family Guy poster

Family Guy

TV · as Carol (voice) · 1 ep

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Gwen Munch · 2 eps

1999
Noah's Ark poster

Noah's Ark

TV · as Sarah · 2 eps

1998
The Tic Code poster

The Tic Code

Movie · as Miss Gimpole

1998
Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares

TV · as Self - Panelist · 5 eps

1998
Noddy poster

Noddy

TV · as The Tooth Fairy · 1 ep

1997
Office Killer poster

Office Killer

Movie · as Dorine Douglas

1997
Merry Christmas, George Bailey poster

Merry Christmas, George Bailey

Movie · as Cousin Tilly / Mrs. Hatch

1997
Gone Fishin' poster

Gone Fishin'

Movie · as Donna Waters

1997
The Tony Danza Show poster

The Tony Danza Show

TV · as Simka Gravaas · 1 ep

1996
The Pallbearer poster

The Pallbearer

Movie · as Tom's Mother

1996
Trees Lounge poster

Trees Lounge

Movie · as Connie

1996
Sunset Park poster

Sunset Park

Movie · as Mona

1996
Big Bully poster

Big Bully

Movie · as Faith Bigger

1996
American Strays poster

American Strays

Movie · as Helen

1996
Pearl poster

Pearl

TV · as Annie Caraldo · 22 eps

1996
Blue's Clues poster

Blue's Clues

TV · 1 ep

1996
Hey Arnold! poster

Hey Arnold!

TV · as Emily Dickinson Trophy (voice) · 1 ep

1995
Theodore Rex poster

Theodore Rex

Movie · as Molly Rex (voice)

1995
Dad, the Angel & Me poster

Dad, the Angel & Me

Movie · as Sam's Angel

1995
Freaky Friday poster

Freaky Friday

Movie · as Leanne Futterman

1994
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues poster

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Movie · as Carla

1994
The Crazysitter poster

The Crazysitter

Movie · as Treva Van Arsdale

1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! poster

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1994
Chicago Hope poster

Chicago Hope

TV · as Marguerite Birch · 1 ep

1994
Ellen poster

Ellen

TV · as Lily Penney · 1 ep

1994
Aladdin poster

Aladdin

TV · as Brawnhilda (voice) · 2 eps

1993
When a Stranger Calls Back poster

When a Stranger Calls Back

Movie · as Jill Johnson

1993
Addams Family Values poster

Addams Family Values

Movie · as Granny

1993
Homicide: Life on the Street poster

Homicide: Life on the Street

TV · as Gwen Munch · 1 ep

1992
Baby on Board poster

Baby on Board

Movie · as Maria

1992
The Real Story of Here Comes the Bride

The Real Story of Here Comes the Bride

Movie · as Margaret Mouse (voice)

1992
In the Soup poster

In the Soup

Movie · as Barbara

1991
Ted & Venus poster

Ted & Venus

Movie · as Colette

1991
Brooklyn Bridge poster

Brooklyn Bridge

TV · 4 eps

1990
Flashback poster

Flashback

Movie · as Maggie

1990
My Blue Heaven poster

My Blue Heaven

Movie · as Shaldeen

1990
Joe Versus the Volcano poster

Joe Versus the Volcano

Movie · as Hairdresser

1990
American Dreamer poster

American Dreamer

TV · as Lillian Abernathy · 17 eps

1990
Tiny Toon Adventures poster

Tiny Toon Adventures

TV · as Ollie (voice) · 1 ep

1989
The Lemon Sisters poster

The Lemon Sisters

Movie · as Franki D'Angelo

1989
Seinfeld poster

Seinfeld

TV · as Corinne · 1 ep

1989
Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt

TV · as Judy · 1 ep

1989
The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons

TV · as Blythe (voice) · 1 ep

1988
Scrooged poster

Scrooged

Movie · as Ghost of Christmas Present

1988
License to Drive poster

License to Drive

Movie · as Mrs. Anderson

1988
Sticky Fingers poster

Sticky Fingers

Movie · as Kitty

1988
Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card poster

Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card

Movie

1988
Drop-Out Mother poster

Drop-Out Mother

Movie · as Maxine

1987
The Princess Bride poster

The Princess Bride

Movie · as Valerie

1987
Ishtar poster

Ishtar

Movie · as Carol

1987
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim poster

Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim

Movie · as Fortune Teller

1986
Jumpin' Jack Flash poster

Jumpin' Jack Flash

Movie · as Cynthia

1986
Casey at the Bat poster

Casey at the Bat

Movie · as Barbara Dent

1986
Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show poster

Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show

Movie · as Self

1986
All Is Forgiven poster

All Is Forgiven

TV · as Nicolette Bingham · 9 eps

1985
Transylvania 6-5000 poster

Transylvania 6-5000

Movie · as Lupi

1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater poster

The Ray Bradbury Theater

TV · as Polly Horne · 1 ep

1985
Tall Tales & Legends poster

Tall Tales & Legends

TV · as Barbara · 1 ep

1984
Over the Brooklyn Bridge poster

Over the Brooklyn Bridge

Movie · as Cheryl

1984
Racing with the Moon poster

Racing with the Moon

Movie · as Annie the Hooker

1984
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud poster

The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud

Movie · as Martha Bernays

1984
Burning Rage poster

Burning Rage

Movie · as Mary Harwood

1984
Tales from the Darkside poster

Tales from the Darkside

TV · as Anne MacColl · 1 ep

1984
Crazy like a Fox poster

Crazy like a Fox

TV · as Iris Buckles · 1 ep

1983
Keeping On poster

Keeping On

Movie · as Lavinia

1983
Sleeping Beauty poster

Sleeping Beauty

Movie · as The Good Fairy

1983
An Invasion of Privacy poster

An Invasion of Privacy

Movie · as Ilene

1983
Joan Micklin Silver: Encounters with the New York Director poster

Joan Micklin Silver: Encounters with the New York Director

Movie · as Self

1983
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? poster

Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?

Movie · as Customer At Cafe

1983
Reading Rainbow poster

Reading Rainbow

TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 ep

1982
Pandemonium poster

Pandemonium

Movie · as Candy

1982
Norman Loves Rose poster

Norman Loves Rose

Movie · as Rose

1982
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories poster

The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories

Movie · as Frances Loomis

1982
Late Night with David Letterman poster

Late Night with David Letterman

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1982
Cheers poster

Cheers

TV · as Amanda · 1 ep

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre poster

Faerie Tale Theatre

TV · as The 'Good' Fairy · 1 ep

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Lavinia · 1 ep

1981
Strong Medicine poster

Strong Medicine

Movie

1981
The Greatest Man in the World poster

The Greatest Man in the World

Movie · as April

1981
The Games of Countess Dolingen poster

The Games of Countess Dolingen

Movie · as Louise Haines-Pearson

1981
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories poster

The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories

Movie · as Frances Loomis

1979
When a Stranger Calls poster

When a Stranger Calls

Movie · as Jill Johnson

1979
The Muppet Movie poster

The Muppet Movie

Movie · as "Myth"

1979
La Sabina poster

La Sabina

Movie · as Daisy

1978
The Mafu Cage poster

The Mafu Cage

Movie · as Cissy

1978
Out of Our Fathers' House poster

Out of Our Fathers' House

Movie · as Eliza Southgate

1978
Taxi poster

Taxi

TV · as Simka Gravas, Simka Dahblitz · 24 eps

1977
Annie Hall poster

Annie Hall

Movie · as Allison

1977
Valentino poster

Valentino

Movie · as Starlet

1977
The World's Greatest Lover poster

The World's Greatest Lover

Movie · as Annie Hickman

1976
Harry and Walter Go to New York poster

Harry and Walter Go to New York

Movie · as Florence

1976
Laverne & Shirley poster

Laverne & Shirley

TV · 1 ep

1975
Dog Day Afternoon poster

Dog Day Afternoon

Movie · as Jenny

1975
Hester Street poster

Hester Street

Movie · as Gitl

1974
Playhouse poster

Playhouse

TV · as Frances Loomis · 1 ep

1973
The Last Detail poster

The Last Detail

Movie · as Young Whore

1972
Wedding in White poster

Wedding in White

Movie · as Jeannie Dougall

1971
Carnal Knowledge poster

Carnal Knowledge

Movie · as Jennifer

1971
Desperate Characters poster

Desperate Characters

Movie · as Young Girl

1971
Great Performances poster

Great Performances

TV · as Francis Loomis, Eliza Southgate · 1 ep