Carol Kane
Acting
🎂 1952-06-18
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.
Cast credits(184)
Self - Guest
2009
Blythe (voice)
1989
The Sea Witch (voice)
2011
Carol (voice)
1999
Shelly
2003
Gwen Munch
1999
Mrs. Claus
2001
Dr. Jelly Goodwell (voice)
2015
Self - Guest
2004
Corinne
1989
Francis Loomis
1971
Eliza Southgate
1971
1998
Emily Dickinson Trophy (voice)
1996
Joy
2002
Additional Voices (voice)
2007
Nana Shapiro (voice)
2007
Gertrude Kapelput
2014
Amanda
1982
Ollie (voice)
1990
Barb Jr. (voice)
2018
Frances Loomis
1974
The Tooth Fairy
1998
Self
2020
Lucille Lubinski
2023
1996
Commander Pelia
2022
Commander Pelia / 2020s Pelia
2022
Carol
2012
Lily Penney
1994
Judy
1989
Menopause Banshee / Old Woman (voice)
2017
Lillian Kaushtupper
2015
2000
Maude Webley (voice)
2000
Self
1982
Iris Buckles
1984
Sea Witch (voice)
2011
Bube Bina (voice)
2023
Bubbe Bina (voice)
2023
Annie Caraldo
1996
Mindy Markowitz
2020
Self
2019
Anne MacColl
1984
Cornelia Rackett
2003
1976
Lena Korvinka
2006
1994
Simka Gravas
1978
Simka Dahblitz
1978
The 'Good' Fairy
1982
1993
Polly Horne
1985
Erin (voice)
2023
Linda
2016
Herself - Narrator (voice)
1983
Sarah
1999
Rose / Nana
2024
Simka Gravaas
1997
Lillian Abernathy
1990
Valerie
1987
1991
Granny
1993
Barbara
1985
Helga
2005
Allison
1977
Mallory O'Brien
2019
Jenny
1975
Self (uncredited)
1999
Ghost of Christmas Present
1988
Dawn
2010
Miss Baggoli
2004
Mrs Sisters
2018
"Myth"
1979
Sheep (voice)
2008
Aunt Sarah
2008
Self
2017
2025
Ms. Sherwood
1999
Nicolette Bingham
1986
Hairdresser
1990
Jennifer
1971
Mrs. Anderson
1988
Cynthia
1986
Shaldeen
1990
Young Whore
1973
Carol
1987
Cissy
1978
Maggie
1990
Roberta
2013
Jill Johnson
1979
Donna Waters
1997
Starlet
1977
Faith Bigger
1996
Annie the Hooker
1984
Barbara
1992
Connie
1996
Annie Hickman
1977
Spider (voice)
1995
Molly Rex (voice)
1995
Mona
1996
Tom's Mother
1996
Mrs. Benson
2001
Carla
1994
Carla Kessler
2024
Lupi
1985
Dorine Douglas
1997
Lillian Kaushtupper
2020
Leanne Futterman
1995
Louise Rosenberg
2001
Cecilia
2015
Jill Johnson
1993
Madeline Styne
2018
Self
2024
Linda
2012
Talia
2015
Florence
1976
Self
2000
Landlady
2010
Cousin Tilly / Mrs. Hatch
1997
Candy
1982
Self (archive footage)
1994
Self
2009
Mother Nature
2006
Customer At Cafe
1983
Temple
2005
Gitl
1975
Colette
1991
Barbara
2010
Jeannie Dougall
1972
Mrs. Claus (voice)
2005
Marsha
2011
Rose
1982
Betty Chumley
2021
Cheryl
1984
Gilda (voice)
2005
Self
2025
The Good Fairy
1983
Treva Van Arsdale
1994
Hannah Song
2014
Self
2016
Fortune Teller
1987
Helen
1996
Ruth
2012
Valerie
2020
Grand-Mah (voice)
2022
Joey
2002
Fela
2023
Young Girl
1971
Missy Flanders
2003
Ogg's Mother (voice)
1999
Kitty
1988
Maria
1992
Franki D'Angelo
1989
Linda Bradford
2013
Granny
2024
Self
1986
April
1981
Self
2006
Louise Haines-Pearson
1981
Martha Bernays
1984
Barbara Dent
1986
1981
Lavinia
1983
Mary Harwood
1984
Sam's Angel
1995
Ilene
1983
Eliza Southgate
1978
Maxine
1988
Daisy
1979
Frances Loomis
1982
Officer Garfield
2001
Frances Loomis
1981
Miss Gimpole
1998
Self
2020
2020
Self
2017
Betty Chumley
2012
Self
1983
1988
Margaret Mouse (voice)
1992
Self
2005
Self
2017
Mrs. Shaw
2003