Carol Kane

Personal Info

Birthday

June 18, 1952

(73 years old)

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

Lisa LeBlanc

Carolyn Laurie Kane

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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.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Simpsons

Family Guy

Two and a Half Men

Seinfeld

Monk

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Phineas and Ferb

Filmography

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