About

Known credits:
129
Birthday:
1952-06-18
Place of birth:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Website:
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Carol Kane

Overview

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
2024 Boundary Waters Actor Granny N/A
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2024 Between the Temples Actor Carla Kessler 58
Average
2024 Dinner with the Parents Actor Rose / Nana 68
Fair
2024 Remembering Gene Wilder Actor Self 59
Average
2023 Migration Actor Erin (voice) 70
Good
2023 iMordecai Actor Fela 59
Average
2022 Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience Actor Grand-Mah (voice) 59
Average
2021 Harvey Actor Betty Chumley N/A
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2020 A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion Actor Valerie 59
Average
2020 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Music: A Live Singing Contest (That's Live) Actor Self 59
Average
2020 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend Actor Lillian Kaushtupper 60
Fair
2020 Love, Loss, and What I Wore Actor N/A
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2020 Hunters Actor Mindy Markowitz 71
Good
2019 The Dead Don't Die Actor Mallory O'Brien 54
Average
2018 Ghost Light Actor Madeline Styne 59
Average
2018 The Sisters Brothers Actor Mrs Sisters 66
Fair
2017 Bette Davis: Larger Than Life Actor Self 59
Average
2017 Waiting for Ishtar Actor Self N/A
N/A
2017 Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond Actor Self 68
Fair
2016 Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows Actor Self 58
Average
2015 Addiction: A 60's Love Story Actor Cecilia 59
Average
2015 Ava's Possessions Actor Talia 59
Average
2015 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Actor Lillian Kaushtupper 71
Good
2014 Emoticon Actor Hannah Song 58
Average
2013 Thanks for Sharing Actor Roberta 58
Average
2013 Clutter Actor Linda Bradford 59
Average
2012 Sleepwalk with Me Actor Linda 60
Fair
2012 Harvey Actor Betty Chumley N/A
N/A
2012 Should've Been Romeo Actor Ruth 58
Average
2011 The Key Man Actor Marsha 58
Average
2010 Pete Smalls Is Dead Actor Landlady 58
Average
2010 My Girlfriend's Boyfriend Actor Barbara 58
Average
2010 The Bounty Hunter Actor Dawn 58
Average
2009 I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale Actor Self 59
Average
2008 Four Christmases Actor Aunt Sarah 58
Average
2008 Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five Actor Sheep (voice) 62
Fair
2006 The Year Without a Santa Claus Actor Mother Nature 58
Average
2006 Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition Actor Self 58
Average
2005 Billy and Mandy Save Christmas Actor Mrs. Claus (voice) 59
Average
2005 The Happy Elf Actor Gilda (voice) 58
Average
2005 The Civilization of Maxwell Bright Actor Temple 58
Average
2005 The Pacifier Actor Helga 60
Fair
2005 How Real is 'The Star'? Actor Self N/A
N/A
2004 Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen Actor Miss Baggoli 57
Average
2003 Audrey's Rain Actor Missy Flanders 58
Average
2003 Cosmopolitan Actor Mrs. Shaw 59
Average
2002 Love in the Time of Money Actor Joey 58
Average
2001 My First Mister Actor Mrs. Benson 59
Average
2001 Tomorrow by Midnight Actor Officer Garfield 58
Average
2001 The Shrink Is In Actor Louise Rosenberg 58
Average
2000 The Tic Code Actor Miss Gimpole 58
Average
2000 A Constant Forge Actor Self 59
Average
1999 Man on the Moon Actor Self (uncredited) 69
Fair
1999 Noah's Ark Actor Sarah 60
Fair
1999 The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space Actor Ogg's Mother (voice) 59
Average
1999 Jawbreaker Actor Ms. Sherwood 61
Fair
1997 Merry Christmas, George Bailey! Actor Cousin Tilly / Mrs. Hatch N/A
N/A
1997 Office Killer Actor Dorine Douglas 58
Average
1997 Gone Fishin' Actor Donna Waters 56
Average
1996 Pearl Actor N/A
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1996 American Strays Actor Helen 58
Average
1996 Trees Lounge Actor Connie 61
Fair
1996 The Pallbearer Actor Tom's Mother 57
Average
1996 Sunset Park Actor Mona 59
Average
1996 Big Bully Actor Faith Bigger 57
Average
1995 Theodore Rex Actor Molly Rex (voice) 55
Average
1995 Napoleon Actor Spider (voice) 59
Average
1995 Freaky Friday Actor Leanne Futterman 58
Average
1995 Dad, the Angel & Me Actor Sam's Angel 59
Average
1994 The Crazysitter Actor Treva Van Arsdale 58
Average
1994 Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
1994 Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Actor Carla 55
Average
1993 Addams Family Values Actor Granny 68
Fair
1993 When a Stranger Calls Back Actor Jill Johnson 58
Average
1992 Baby on Board Actor Maria 58
Average
1992 In the Soup Actor Barbara 59
Average
1992 The Real Story of Here Comes the Bride Actor Margaret Mouse (voice) N/A
N/A
1991 Ted & Venus Actor Colette 58
Average
1990 American Dreamer Actor Lillian Abernathy 69
Fair
1990 My Blue Heaven Actor Shaldeen 59
Average
1990 Joe Versus the Volcano Actor Hairdresser 57
Average
1990 Flashback Actor Maggie 59
Average
1989 The Lemon Sisters Actor Franki D'Angelo 58
Average
1988 Scrooged Actor Ghost of Christmas Present 65
Fair
1988 License to Drive Actor Mrs. Anderson 61
Fair
1988 Sticky Fingers Actor Kitty 59
Average
1988 Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card Actor N/A
N/A
1988 Drop-Out Mother Actor Maxine 59
Average
1987 Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim Actor Fortune Teller N/A
N/A
1987 The Princess Bride Actor Valerie 75
Good
1987 Ishtar Actor Carol 55
Average
1986 Jumpin' Jack Flash Actor Cynthia 59
Average
1986 Bob Goldthwait -- Don't Watch This Show Actor N/A
N/A
1986 All is Forgiven Actor Nicolette Bingham 69
Fair
1986 Casey at the Bat Actor Barbara Dent N/A
N/A
1985 Transylvania 6-5000 Actor Lupi 57
Average
1984 Burning Rage Actor Mary Harwood 59
Average
1984 Racing with the Moon Actor Annie the Hooker 59
Average
1984 Over the Brooklyn Bridge Actor Cheryl 58
Average
1984 The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud Actor Martha Bernays 58
Average
1983 Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? Actor Customer At Cafe 58
Average
1983 Sleeping Beauty Actor The Good Fairy 59
Average
1983 Keeping On Actor Lavinia N/A
N/A
1983 An Invasion of Privacy Actor Ilene 58
Average
1983 Joan Micklin Silver: Encounters with the New York Director Actor Self N/A
N/A
1982 Norman Loves Rose Actor Rose 58
Average
1982 The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories Actor Frances Loomis N/A
N/A
1982 Pandemonium Actor Candy 58
Average
1981 Strong Medicine Actor 58
Average
1981 The Games of Countess Dolingen Actor Louise Haines-Pearson 58
Average
1981 The Greatest Man in the World Actor April N/A
N/A
1981 The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories Actor Frances Loomis N/A
N/A
1979 La Sabina Actor Daisy 58
Average
1979 When a Stranger Calls Actor Jill Johnson 59
Average
1979 The Muppet Movie Actor "Myth" 66
Fair
1978 Taxi Actor Simka Gravas 71
Good
1978 Out of Our Fathers' House Actor Eliza Southgate N/A
N/A
1978 The Mafu Cage Actor Cissy 59
Average
1977 The World's Greatest Lover Actor Annie Hickman 58
Average
1977 Valentino Actor Starlet 58
Average
1977 Annie Hall Actor Allison 75
Good
1976 Harry and Walter Go to New York Actor Florence 58
Average
1975 Hester Street Actor Gitl 59
Average
1975 Dog Day Afternoon Actor Jenny 75
Good
1973 The Last Detail Actor Young Whore 63
Fair
1972 Wedding in White Actor Jeannie Dougall 59
Average
1971 Desperate Characters Actor Young Girl 58
Average
1971 Carnal Knowledge Actor Jennifer 60
Fair

Production
2024 Between the Temples Production Executive Producer 58
Average