Carol Kane

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1952-06-18 (Age: 74)

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Carol Kane

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.

Filmography (126)

⭐ 6.6 Role: Gigi

Roommates

⭐ 7.0 Role: Self

Carol & Joy

⭐ 6.9 Role: Bubbe

Caught Stealing

⭐ 0 Role: Self

Andy Kaufman Is Me

⭐ 0 Role: Granny

Boundary Waters

⭐ 5.6 Role: Carla Kessler

Between the Temples

⭐ 7.2 Role: Self

Remembering Gene Wilder

⭐ 7.4 Role: Erin (voice)

Migration

⭐ 2.5 Role: Fela

iMordecai

⭐ 7.7 Role: Grand-Mah (voice)

Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience

⭐ 0 Role: Betty Chumley

Harvey

⭐ 6.3 Role: Valerie

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

⭐ 8.0 Role: Self

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

⭐ 6.4 Role: Lillian Kaushtupper

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend

⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Love, Loss, and What I Wore

⭐ 5.4 Role: Mallory O'Brien

The Dead Don't Die

⭐ 6.3 Role: Madeline Styne

Ghost Light

⭐ 6.8 Role: Mrs Sisters

The Sisters Brothers

⭐ 6.0 Role: Self

Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

⭐ 0 Role: Self

Waiting for Ishtar

⭐ 7.5 Role: Self

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

⭐ 4.1 Role: Self

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

⭐ 4.2 Role: Cecilia

Addiction: A 60's Love Story

⭐ 5.8 Role: Talia

Ava's Possessions

⭐ 2.0 Role: Hannah Song

Emoticon

⭐ 6.0 Role: Roberta

Thanks for Sharing

⭐ 6.0 Role: Linda Bradford

Clutter

⭐ 6.5 Role: Linda

Sleepwalk with Me

⭐ 0 Role: Betty Chumley

Harvey

⭐ 4.3 Role: Ruth

Should've Been Romeo

⭐ 3.7 Role: Marsha

The Key Man

⭐ 4.6 Role: Landlady

Pete Smalls Is Dead

⭐ 5.8 Role: Barbara

My Girlfriend's Boyfriend

⭐ 5.8 Role: Dawn

The Bounty Hunter

⭐ 7.0 Role: Self

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

⭐ 5.8 Role: Aunt Sarah

Four Christmases

⭐ 6.8 Role: Sheep (voice)

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five

⭐ 5.8 Role: Mother Nature

The Year Without a Santa Claus

⭐ 6.7 Role: Self

Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition

⭐ 8.8 Role: Mrs. Claus (voice)

Billy and Mandy Save Christmas

⭐ 4.8 Role: Gilda (voice)

The Happy Elf

⭐ 4.5 Role: Temple

The Civilization of Maxwell Bright

⭐ 6.1 Role: Helga

The Pacifier

⭐ 6.0 Role: Self

How Real is 'The Star'?

⭐ 5.7 Role: Miss Baggoli

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

⭐ 4.8 Role: Missy Flanders

Audrey's Rain

⭐ 7.5 Role: Mrs. Shaw

Cosmopolitan

⭐ 4.7 Role: Joey

Love in the Time of Money

⭐ 6.5 Role: Mrs. Benson

My First Mister

⭐ 4.3 Role: Officer Garfield

Tomorrow by Midnight

⭐ 4.9 Role: Louise Rosenberg

The Shrink Is In

⭐ 6.8 Role: Self

A Constant Forge

⭐ 7.2 Role: Self (uncredited)

Man on the Moon

⭐ 0 Role: Sára

Noah's Ark

⭐ 6.5 Role: Ogg's Mother (voice)

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

⭐ 6.4 Role: Ms. Sherwood

Jawbreaker

⭐ 5.9 Role: Miss Gimpole

The Tic Code

⭐ 6.0 Role: Cousin Tilly / Mrs. Hatch

Merry Christmas, George Bailey

⭐ 5.2 Role: Dorine Douglas

Office Killer

⭐ 4.9 Role: Donna Waters

Gone Fishin'

⭐ 5.8 Role: Helen

American Strays

⭐ 6.9 Role: Connie

Trees Lounge

⭐ 4.9 Role: Tom's Mother

The Pallbearer

⭐ 6.4 Role: Mona

Sunset Park

⭐ 4.7 Role: Faith Bigger

Big Bully

⭐ 3.7 Role: Molly Rex (voice)

Theodore Rex

⭐ 6.2 Role: Spider (voice)

Napoleon

⭐ 5.7 Role: Leanne Futterman

Freaky Friday

⭐ 6.4 Role: Sam's Angel

Dad, the Angel & Me

⭐ 5.3 Role: Treva Van Arsdale

The Crazysitter

⭐ 7.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

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

⭐ 4.4 Role: Carla

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

⭐ 7.0 Role: Granny

Addams Family Values

⭐ 6.0 Role: Jill Johnson

When a Stranger Calls Back

⭐ 5.1 Role: Maria

Baby on Board

⭐ 6.7 Role: Barbara

In the Soup

⭐ 0 Role: Margaret Mouse (voice)

The Real Story of Here Comes the Bride

⭐ 4.3 Role: Colette

Ted & Venus

⭐ 6.1 Role: Shaldeen

My Blue Heaven

⭐ 5.8 Role: Hairdresser

Joe Versus the Volcano

⭐ 6.4 Role: Maggie

Flashback

⭐ 5.1 Role: Franki D'Angelo

The Lemon Sisters

⭐ 0 Role: Maureen

Let's Get Mom

⭐ 6.8 Role: Ghost of Christmas Present

Scrooged

⭐ 6.6 Role: Mrs. Anderson

License to Drive

⭐ 6.2 Role: Kitty

Sticky Fingers

⭐ 7.0 Role: Unknown

Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card

⭐ 5.0 Role: Maxine

Drop-Out Mother

⭐ 8.0 Role: Fortune Teller

Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim

⭐ 7.7 Role: Valerie

The Princess Bride

⭐ 4.6 Role: Carol

Ishtar

⭐ 6.1 Role: Cynthia

Jumpin' Jack Flash

⭐ 7.7 Role: Self

Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show

⭐ 8.0 Role: Barbara Dent

Casey at the Bat

⭐ 5.3 Role: Lupi

Transylvania 6-5000

⭐ 5.0 Role: Mary Harwood

Burning Rage

⭐ 4.6 Role: Martha Bernays

The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud

⭐ 6.3 Role: Annie the Hooker

Racing with the Moon

⭐ 5.1 Role: Cheryl

Over the Brooklyn Bridge

⭐ 5.9 Role: Customer At Cafe

Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?

⭐ 7.0 Role: The Good Fairy

Sleeping Beauty

⭐ 7.0 Role: Lavinia

Keeping On

⭐ 5.5 Role: Ilene

An Invasion of Privacy

⭐ 0 Role: Self

Joan Micklin Silver: Encounters with the New York Director

⭐ 4.0 Role: Rose

Norman Loves Rose

⭐ 0 Role: Frances Loomis

The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories

⭐ 4.7 Role: Candy

Pandemonium

⭐ 6.3 Role: Unknown

Strong Medicine

⭐ 3.3 Role: Louise Haines-Pearson

The Games of Countess Dolingen

⭐ 7.0 Role: April

The Greatest Man in the World

⭐ 0 Role: Frances Loomis

The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories

⭐ 5.8 Role: Daisy

La Sabina

⭐ 6.2 Role: Jill Johnson

When a Stranger Calls

⭐ 7.2 Role: "Myth"

The Muppet Movie

⭐ 0 Role: Eliza Southgate

Out of Our Fathers' House

⭐ 5.9 Role: Cissy

The Mafu Cage

⭐ 5.6 Role: Annie Hickman

The World's Greatest Lover

⭐ 5.8 Role: Starlet

Valentino

⭐ 7.7 Role: Allison

Annie Hall

⭐ 5.7 Role: Florence

Harry and Walter Go to New York

⭐ 6.2 Role: Gitl

Hester Street

⭐ 7.8 Role: Jenny

Dog Day Afternoon

⭐ 7.0 Role: Young Whore

The Last Detail

⭐ 6.8 Role: Jeannie Dougall

Wedding in White

⭐ 5.1 Role: Young Girl

Desperate Characters

⭐ 6.6 Role: Jennifer

Carnal Knowledge