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Carol Kane

Carol Kane

Acting

Born June 18, 1952, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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.

Filmography

Appearances as themselves (23)
  • 2025Andy Kaufman Is Me — Self
  • 2025Carol & Joy — Self
  • 2024Remembering Gene Wilder — Self
  • Stars in the House — Self
  • 2020Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Music: A Live Singing Contest (That's Live) — Self
  • The Ready Room — Self
  • 2017Bette Davis: Larger Than Life — Self
  • 2017Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond — Self
  • 2017Waiting for Ishtar — Self
  • 2016Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows — Self
  • 2009I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale — Self
  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
  • 2006Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition — Self
  • 2005How Real is 'The Star'? — Self
  • The Tony Danza Show — Self - Guest
  • 2000A Constant Forge — Self
  • 1999Man on the Moon — Self (uncredited)
  • Hollywood Squares — Self - Panelist
  • 1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! — Self (archive footage)
  • 1986Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show — Self
  • 1983Joan Micklin Silver: Encounters with the New York Director — Self
  • Reading Rainbow — Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Late Night with David Letterman — Self
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