Carol Kane
- Teen actor
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.
Acted in
Boundary Waters
2024
as Granny
Between the Temples
2024
as Carla Kessler
Dinner with the Parents
2024
as Rose / Nana
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024
as Self
Migration
2023
as Erin (voice)
iMordecai
2023
as Fela
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023
as Bube Bina (voice)
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience
2022
as Grand-Mah (voice)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
2022
as Commander Pelia
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
2022
as Commander Pelia / 2020s Pelia
Harvey
2021
as Betty Chumley
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020
as Valerie
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Music: A Live Singing Contest (That's Live)
2020
as Self
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
2020
as Lillian Kaushtupper
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
2020
Stars in the House
2020
as Self
Hunters
2020
as Mindy Markowitz
The Dead Don't Die
2019
as Mallory O'Brien
Ghost Light
2018
as Madeline Styne
The Sisters Brothers
2018
as Mrs Sisters
Summer Camp Island
2018
as Barb Jr. (voice)
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life
2017
as Self
Waiting for Ishtar
2017
as Self
Big Mouth
2017
as Menopause Banshee / Old Woman (voice)
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017
as Self
Crowded
2016
as Linda
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
as Self
Addiction: A 60's Love Story
2015
as Cecilia
Ava's Possessions
2015
as Talia
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
as Lillian Kaushtupper
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
2015
as Dr. Jelly Goodwell (voice)
Gotham
2014
as Gertrude Kapelput
Emoticon
2014
as Hannah Song
Thanks for Sharing
2013
as Roberta
Clutter
2013
as Linda Bradford
Sleepwalk with Me
2012
as Linda
Harvey
2012
as Betty Chumley
Anger Management
2012
as Carol
Should've Been Romeo
2012
as Ruth
The Key Man
2011
as Marsha
Jake and the Never Land Pirates
2011
as The Sea Witch (voice)
Bubble Guppies
2011
as Sea Witch (voice)
Pete Smalls Is Dead
2010
as Landlady
My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
2010
as Barbara
The Bounty Hunter
2010
as Dawn
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
2009
as Self
Four Christmases
2008
as Aunt Sarah
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
2008
as Sheep (voice)
Phineas and Ferb
2007
as Additional Voices (voice)
Phineas and Ferb
2007
as Nana Shapiro (voice)
The Year Without a Santa Claus
2006
as Mother Nature
Ugly Betty
2006
as Lena Korvinka
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
2006
as Self
Billy and Mandy Save Christmas
2005
as Mrs. Claus (voice)
The Happy Elf
2005
as Gilda (voice)
The Civilization of Maxwell Bright
2005
as Temple
The Pacifier
2005
as Helga
How Real is 'The Star'?
2005
as Self
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
2004
as Miss Baggoli
Hope & Faith
2003
as Cornelia Rackett
Two and a Half Men
2003
as Shelly
Audrey's Rain
2003
as Missy Flanders
Cosmopolitan
2003
as Mrs. Shaw
Love in the Time of Money
2002
as Joey
Monk
2002
as Joy
My First Mister
2001
as Mrs. Benson
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
2001
as Mrs. Claus
Tomorrow by Midnight
2001
as Officer Garfield
The Shrink Is In
2001
as Louise Rosenberg
As Told by Ginger
2000
as Maude Webley (voice)
That's Life
2000
A Constant Forge
2000
as Self
Man on the Moon
1999
as Self (uncredited)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Gwen Munch
Noah's Ark
1999
as Sarah
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space
1999
as Ogg's Mother (voice)
Family Guy
1999
as Carol (voice)
Jawbreaker
1999
as Ms. Sherwood
Hollywood Squares
1998
Noddy
1998
as The Tooth Fairy
The Tic Code
1998
as Miss Gimpole
Merry Christmas, George Bailey!
1997
as Cousin Tilly / Mrs. Hatch
Office Killer
1997
as Dorine Douglas
The Tony Danza Show
1997
as Simka Gravaas
Gone Fishin'
1997
as Donna Waters
Hey Arnold!
1996
as Emily Dickinson Trophy (voice)
Pearl
1996
as Annie Caraldo
American Strays
1996
as Helen
Blue's Clues
1996
Trees Lounge
1996
as Connie
The Pallbearer
1996
as Tom's Mother
Sunset Park
1996
as Mona
Big Bully
1996
as Faith Bigger
Theodore Rex
1995
as Molly Rex (voice)
Napoleon
1995
as Spider (voice)
Freaky Friday
1995
as Leanne Futterman
Dad, the Angel & Me
1995
as Sam's Angel
The Crazysitter
1994
as Treva Van Arsdale
Chicago Hope
1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994
as Carla
Addams Family Values
1993
as Granny
When a Stranger Calls Back
1993
as Jill Johnson
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
Baby on Board
1992
as Maria
In the Soup
1992
as Barbara
The Real Story of Here Comes the Bride
1992
as Margaret Mouse (voice)
Brooklyn Bridge
1991
Ted & Venus
1991
as Colette
American Dreamer
1990
as Lillian Abernathy
Tiny Toon Adventures
1990
as Ollie (voice)
My Blue Heaven
1990
as Shaldeen
Joe Versus the Volcano
1990
as Hairdresser
Flashback
1990
as Maggie
The Simpsons
1989
as Blythe (voice)
The Lemon Sisters
1989
as Franki D'Angelo
Seinfeld
1989
as Corinne
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Judy
Scrooged
1988
as Ghost of Christmas Present
License to Drive
1988
as Mrs. Anderson
Sticky Fingers
1988
as Kitty
Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card
1988
Drop-Out Mother
1988
as Maxine
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
1987
as Fortune Teller
The Princess Bride
1987
as Valerie
Ishtar
1987
as Carol
Jumpin' Jack Flash
1986
as Cynthia
Bob Goldthwait -- Don't Watch This Show
1986
All is Forgiven
1986
as Nicolette Bingham
Casey at the Bat
1986
as Barbara Dent
Transylvania 6-5000
1985
as Lupi
Tall Tales & Legends
1985
as Barbara
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
as Polly Horne
Crazy like a Fox
1984
as Iris Buckles
Tales from the Darkside
1984
as Anne MacColl
Burning Rage
1984
as Mary Harwood
Racing with the Moon
1984
as Annie the Hooker
Over the Brooklyn Bridge
1984
as Cheryl
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
1984
as Martha Bernays
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
1983
as Customer At Cafe
Sleeping Beauty
1983
as The Good Fairy
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Herself - Narrator (voice)
Keeping On
1983
as Lavinia
An Invasion of Privacy
1983
as Ilene
Joan Micklin Silver: Encounters with the New York Director
1983
as Self
Cheers
1982
as Amanda
Norman Loves Rose
1982
as Rose
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as The 'Good' Fairy
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
1982
as Frances Loomis
Pandemonium
1982
as Candy
Strong Medicine
1981
The Games of Countess Dolingen
1981
as Louise Haines-Pearson
The Greatest Man in the World
1981
as April
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
1981
as Frances Loomis
La Sabina
1979
as Daisy
When a Stranger Calls
1979
as Jill Johnson
The Muppet Movie
1979
as "Myth"
Taxi
1978
as Simka Gravas
Taxi
1978
as Simka Dahblitz
Out of Our Fathers' House
1978
as Eliza Southgate
The Mafu Cage
1978
as Cissy
The World's Greatest Lover
1977
as Annie Hickman
Valentino
1977
as Starlet
Annie Hall
1977
as Allison
Harry and Walter Go to New York
1976
as Florence
Laverne & Shirley
1976
Hester Street
1975
as Gitl
Dog Day Afternoon
1975
as Jenny
The Last Detail
1973
as Young Whore
Wedding in White
1972
as Jeannie Dougall
Desperate Characters
1971
as Young Girl
Carnal Knowledge
1971
as Jennifer
Great Performances
1971
as Francis Loomis
Great Performances
1971
as Eliza Southgate