Carol Kane
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1952-06-18 (72 years old)
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.
Acting
(2025)
Andy Kaufman Is Me
as Self
(2024)
Between the Temples
as Carla Kessler
(2024)
Remembering Gene Wilder
as Self
(2024)
Boundary Waters
as Granny
(2023)
Migration
as Erin (voice)
(2023)
iMordecai
as Fela
(2022)
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience
as Grand-Mah (voice)
(2021)
Harvey
as Betty Chumley
(2020)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
as Lillian Kaushtupper
(2020)
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
as Valerie
(2020)
(2020)
(2019)
The Dead Don't Die
as Mallory O'Brien
(2018)
The Sisters Brothers
as Mrs Sisters
(2018)
Ghost Light
as Madeline Styne
(2017)
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
as Self
(2017)
Waiting for Ishtar
as Self
(2017)
(2016)
(2015)
Ava's Possessions
as Talia
(2015)
Addiction: A 60's Love Story
as Cecilia
(2014)
Emoticon
as Hannah Song
(2013)
Thanks for Sharing
as Roberta
(2013)
Clutter
as Linda Bradford
(2012)
Sleepwalk with Me
as Linda
(2012)
Should've Been Romeo
as Ruth
(2012)
Harvey
as Betty Chumley
(2011)
The Key Man
as Marsha
(2010)
The Bounty Hunter
as Dawn
(2010)
My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
as Barbara
(2010)
Pete Smalls Is Dead
as Landlady
(2009)
(2008)
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
as Sheep (voice)
(2008)
Four Christmases
as Aunt Sarah
(2006)
The Year Without a Santa Claus
as Mother Nature
(2006)
(2005)
The Pacifier
as Helga
(2005)
Billy and Mandy Save Christmas
as Mrs. Claus (voice)
(2005)
The Happy Elf
as Gilda (voice)
(2005)
The Civilization of Maxwell Bright
as Temple
(2005)
How Real is 'The Star'?
as Self
(2004)
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
as Miss Baggoli
(2003)
Audrey's Rain
as Missy Flanders
(2003)
Cosmopolitan
as Mrs. Shaw
(2002)
Love in the Time of Money
as Joey
(2001)
My First Mister
as Mrs. Benson
(2001)
The Shrink Is In
as Louise Rosenberg
(2001)
Tomorrow by Midnight
as Officer Garfield
(2000)
A Constant Forge
as Self
(1999)
Jawbreaker
as Ms. Sherwood
(1999)
Man on the Moon
as Self (uncredited)
(1999)
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space
as Ogg's Mother (voice)
(1998)
The Tic Code
as Miss Gimpole
(1997)
Gone Fishin'
as Donna Waters
(1997)
Office Killer
as Dorine Douglas
(1997)
Merry Christmas, George Bailey!
as Cousin Tilly / Mrs. Hatch
(1996)
Trees Lounge
as Connie
(1996)
The Pallbearer
as Tom's Mother
(1996)
Big Bully
as Faith Bigger
(1996)
Sunset Park
as Mona
(1996)
American Strays
as Helen
(1995)
Napoleon
as Spider (voice)
(1995)
Freaky Friday
as Leanne Futterman
(1995)
Theodore Rex
as Molly Rex (voice)
(1995)
Dad, the Angel & Me
as Sam's Angel
(1994)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
as Carla
(1994)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage)
(1994)
The Crazysitter
as Treva Van Arsdale
(1993)
Addams Family Values
as Granny
(1993)
When a Stranger Calls Back
as Jill Johnson
(1992)
In the Soup
as Barbara
(1992)
Baby on Board
as Maria
(1992)
The Real Story of Here Comes the Bride
as Margaret Mouse (voice)
(1991)
Ted & Venus
as Colette
(1990)
Joe Versus the Volcano
as Hairdresser
(1990)
My Blue Heaven
as Shaldeen
(1990)
Flashback
as Maggie
(1989)
The Lemon Sisters
as Franki D'Angelo
(1988)
Scrooged
as Ghost of Christmas Present
(1988)
License to Drive
as Mrs. Anderson
(1988)
Sticky Fingers
as Kitty
(1988)
(1988)
Drop-Out Mother
as Maxine
(1987)
The Princess Bride
as Valerie
(1987)
Ishtar
as Carol
(1987)
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
as Fortune Teller
(1986)
Jumpin' Jack Flash
as Cynthia
(1986)
Casey at the Bat
as Barbara Dent
(1986)
(1985)
Transylvania 6-5000
as Lupi
(1984)
Racing with the Moon
as Annie the Hooker
(1984)
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
as Martha Bernays
(1984)
Over the Brooklyn Bridge
as Cheryl
(1984)
Burning Rage
as Mary Harwood
(1983)
Sleeping Beauty
as The Good Fairy
(1983)
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
as Customer At Cafe
(1983)
An Invasion of Privacy
as Ilene
(1983)
Keeping On
as Lavinia
(1983)
(1982)
Pandemonium
as Candy
(1982)
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
as Frances Loomis
(1982)
Norman Loves Rose
as Rose
(1981)
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
as Frances Loomis
(1981)
The Games of Countess Dolingen
as Louise Haines-Pearson
(1981)
(1981)
The Greatest Man in the World
as April
(1979)
The Muppet Movie
as "Myth"
(1979)
When a Stranger Calls
as Jill Johnson
(1979)
La Sabina
as Daisy
(1978)
The Mafu Cage
as Cissy
(1978)
Out of Our Fathers' House
as Eliza Southgate
(1977)
Annie Hall
as Allison
(1977)
Valentino
as Starlet
(1977)
The World's Greatest Lover
as Annie Hickman
(1976)
Harry and Walter Go to New York
as Florence
(1975)
Dog Day Afternoon
as Jenny
(1975)
Hester Street
as Gitl
(1973)
The Last Detail
as Young Whore
(1972)
Wedding in White
as Jeannie Dougall
(1971)
Carnal Knowledge
as Jennifer
(1971)
Desperate Characters
as Young Girl
Crew
(2024)
Between the Temples
Executive Producer