Carol Kane
Known for Acting · 186 credits
- Born
- 1952-06-18 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Lisa LeBlanc · Carolyn Laurie Kane · کارول کین
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
TV Shows (59)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Gwen Munch
Family Guy
1999
as Carol (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Simpsons
1989
as Blythe (voice)
Seinfeld
1989
as Corinne
Two and a Half Men
2003
as Shelly
Monk
2002
as Joy
Phineas and Ferb
2007
as Additional Voices (voice) / Nana Shapiro (voice)
Gotham
2014
as Gertrude Kapelput
Cheers
1982
as Amanda
Chicago Hope
1994
as Marguerite Birch
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Sam
Great Performances
1971
as Francis Loomis / Eliza Southgate
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
2015
as Dr. Jelly Goodwell (voice)
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Gwen Munch
Summer Camp Island
2018
as Barb Jr. (voice)
Hey Arnold!
1996
as Emily Dickinson Trophy (voice)
Big Mouth
2017
as Menopause Banshee / Old Woman (voice)
Taxi
1978
as Simka Gravas / Simka Dahblitz
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
as Lillian Kaushtupper
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
2001
as Mrs. Claus
Jake and the Never Land Pirates
2011
as The Sea Witch (voice)
Ellen
1994
as Lily Penney
Ugly Betty
2006
as Lena Korvinka
Laverne & Shirley
1976
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Judy
Tales from the Darkside
1984
as Anne MacColl
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
2022
as Commander Pelia
Poker Face
2023
as Lucille Lubinski
Playhouse
1974
as Frances Loomis
Anger Management
2012
as Carol
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
Bubble Guppies
2011
as Sea Witch (voice)
Stars in the House
2020
as Self
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as The 'Good' Fairy
Tiny Toon Adventures
1990
as Ollie (voice)
Hunters
2020
as Mindy Markowitz
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023
as Bube Bina (voice) / Bubbe Bina (voice)
Hope & Faith
2003
as Cornelia Rackett
Crazy like a Fox
1984
as Iris Buckles
Blue's Clues
1996
As Told by Ginger
2000
as Maude Webley (voice)
The Ready Room
2019
as Self
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
as Polly Horne
Tall Tales & Legends
1985
as Barbara
Brooklyn Bridge
1991
That's Life
2000
Noddy
1998
as The Tooth Fairy
Happy's Place
2024
as Theresa
Crowded
2016
as Linda
American Dreamer
1990
as Lillian Abernathy
Pearl
1996
as Annie Caraldo
The Tony Danza Show
1997
as Simka Gravaas
All Is Forgiven
1986
as Nicolette Bingham
Noah's Ark
1999
as Sarah
Dinner with the Parents
2024
as Rose / Nana
Movies (127)
Migration
2023
as Erin (voice)
Roommates
2026
as Gigi
The Princess Bride
1987
as Valerie
The Pacifier
2005
as Helga
Addams Family Values
1993
as Granny
Caught Stealing
2025
as Bubbe
Jawbreaker
1999
as Ms. Sherwood
Dog Day Afternoon
1975
as Jenny
Annie Hall
1977
as Allison
Scrooged
1988
as Ghost of Christmas Present
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
2008
as Sheep (voice)
The Dead Don't Die
2019
as Mallory O'Brien
The Bounty Hunter
2010
as Dawn
Man on the Moon
1999
as Self (uncredited)
The Muppet Movie
1979
as "Myth"
Four Christmases
2008
as Aunt Sarah
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
2004
as Miss Baggoli
The Sisters Brothers
2018
as Mrs Sisters
Valentino
1977
as Starlet
Ishtar
1987
as Carol
Carnal Knowledge
1971
as Jennifer
Trees Lounge
1996
as Connie
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
as Self
License to Drive
1988
as Mrs. Anderson
Thanks for Sharing
2013
as Roberta
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
2020
as Lillian Kaushtupper
Joe Versus the Volcano
1990
as Hairdresser
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994
as Carla
Jumpin' Jack Flash
1986
as Cynthia
Sunset Park
1996
as Mona
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
as Self (archive footage)
The Last Detail
1973
as Young Whore
My Blue Heaven
1990
as Shaldeen
Napoleon
1995
as Spider (voice)
Theodore Rex
1995
as Molly Rex (voice)
Big Bully
1996
as Faith Bigger
The Crazysitter
1994
as Treva Van Arsdale
Gone Fishin'
1997
as Donna Waters
Flashback
1990
as Maggie
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017
as Self
The Pallbearer
1996
as Tom's Mother
Audrey's Rain
2003
as Missy Flanders
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
2009
as Self
The World's Greatest Lover
1977
as Annie Hickman
Pandemonium
1982
as Candy
Harry and Walter Go to New York
1976
as Florence
Transylvania 6-5000
1985
as Lupi
The Key Man
2011
as Marsha
Racing with the Moon
1984
as Annie the Hooker
Freaky Friday
1995
as Leanne Futterman
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
1987
as Fortune Teller
Office Killer
1997
as Dorine Douglas
In the Soup
1992
as Barbara
Sleepwalk with Me
2012
as Linda
The Mafu Cage
1978
as Cissy
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020
as Valerie
Emoticon
2014
as Hannah Song
Love in the Time of Money
2002
as Joey
When a Stranger Calls
1979
as Jill Johnson
Between the Temples
2024
as Carla Kessler
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience
2022
as Grand-Mah (voice)
Ted & Venus
1991
as Colette
My First Mister
2001
as Mrs. Benson
My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
2010
as Barbara
The Happy Elf
2005
as Gilda (voice)
When a Stranger Calls Back
1993
as Jill Johnson
Clutter
2013
as Linda Bradford
The Games of Countess Dolingen
1981
as Louise Haines-Pearson
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024
as Self
Pete Smalls Is Dead
2010
as Landlady
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
1997
as Cousin Tilly / Mrs. Hatch
The Year Without a Santa Claus
2006
as Mother Nature
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space
1999
as Ogg's Mother (voice)
The Lemon Sisters
1989
as Franki D'Angelo
Over the Brooklyn Bridge
1984
as Cheryl
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
1981
as Frances Loomis
A Constant Forge
2000
as Self
An Invasion of Privacy
1983
as Ilene
Should've Been Romeo
2012
as Ruth
The Civilization of Maxwell Bright
2005
as Temple
Andy Kaufman Is Me
2025
as Self
Sleeping Beauty
1983
as The Good Fairy
Hester Street
1975
as Gitl
Drop-Out Mother
1988
as Maxine
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
1983
as Customer At Cafe
The Shrink Is In
2001
as Louise Rosenberg
Sticky Fingers
1988
as Kitty
Anxious People
American Strays
1996
as Helen
Cosmopolitan
2003
as Mrs. Shaw
Ghost Light
2018
as Madeline Styne
Keeping On
1983
as Lavinia
Waiting for Ishtar
2017
as Self
Billy and Mandy Save Christmas
2005
as Mrs. Claus (voice)
Dad, the Angel & Me
1995
as Sam's Angel
Harvey
2021
as Betty Chumley
The Tic Code
1998
as Miss Gimpole
Addiction: A 60's Love Story
2015
as Cecilia
iMordecai
2023
as Fela
Baby on Board
1992
as Maria
The Greatest Man in the World
1981
as April
Ava's Possessions
2015
as Talia
La Sabina
1979
as Daisy
Casey at the Bat
1986
as Barbara Dent
Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show
1986
as Self
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
2020
Desperate Characters
1971
as Young Girl
Carol & Joy
2025
as Self
Tomorrow by Midnight
2001
as Officer Garfield
Strong Medicine
1981
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Music: A Live Singing Contest (That's Live)
2020
as Self
Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card
1988
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
1984
as Martha Bernays
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life
2017
as Self
Harvey
2012
as Betty Chumley
Wedding in White
1972
as Jeannie Dougall
Burning Rage
1984
as Mary Harwood
Norman Loves Rose
1982
as Rose
Joan Micklin Silver: Encounters with the New York Director
1983
as Self
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
1982
as Frances Loomis
About Carol Kane
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 m… With 186 credits spanning from 1971 to 2026, Carol Kane has appeared in 127 films and 59 TV shows.
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Most Popular Carol Kane Movies
- Migration (2023) — as Erin (voice)
- Roommates (2026) — as Gigi
- The Princess Bride (1987) — as Valerie
- The Pacifier (2005) — as Helga
- Addams Family Values (1993) — as Granny
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