
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.
Movies (123)

Roommates
2026

Carol & Joy
2025

Caught Stealing
2025

Andy Kaufman Is Me
2025

Boundary Waters
2024

Between the Temples
2024

Remembering Gene Wilder
2024

Migration
2023

iMordecai
2023

Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience
2022

Harvey
2021

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Music: A Live Singing Contest (That's Live)
2020

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
2020

Love, Loss, and What I Wore
2020

The Dead Don't Die
2019

Ghost Light
2018

The Sisters Brothers
2018

Bette Davis: Larger Than Life
2017

Waiting for Ishtar
2017

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016

Addiction: A 60's Love Story
2015

Ava's Possessions
2015

Emoticon
2014

Thanks for Sharing
2013

Clutter
2013

Sleepwalk with Me
2012

Harvey
2012

Should've Been Romeo
2012

The Key Man
2011

Pete Smalls Is Dead
2010

My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
2010

The Bounty Hunter
2010

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
2009

Four Christmases
2008

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
2008

The Year Without a Santa Claus
2006

Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
2006

Billy and Mandy Save Christmas
2005

The Happy Elf
2005

The Civilization of Maxwell Bright
2005

The Pacifier
2005

How Real is 'The Star'?
2005

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
2004

Audrey's Rain
2003

Love in the Time of Money
2002

My First Mister
2001

Tomorrow by Midnight
2001

The Shrink Is In
2001

A Constant Forge
2000

Man on the Moon
1999

Noah's Ark
1999

The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space
1999

Jawbreaker
1999

The Tic Code
1998

Merry Christmas, George Bailey
1997

Office Killer
1997

Gone Fishin'
1997

American Strays
1996

Trees Lounge
1996

The Pallbearer
1996

Sunset Park
1996

Big Bully
1996

Theodore Rex
1995

Napoleon
1995

Freaky Friday
1995

Dad, the Angel & Me
1995

The Crazysitter
1994

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994

Addams Family Values
1993

When a Stranger Calls Back
1993

Baby on Board
1992

In the Soup
1992

Ted & Venus
1991

My Blue Heaven
1990

Joe Versus the Volcano
1990

Flashback
1990

The Lemon Sisters
1989

Scrooged
1988

License to Drive
1988

Sticky Fingers
1988

Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card
1988

Drop-Out Mother
1988

Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
1987

The Princess Bride
1987

Ishtar
1987

Jumpin' Jack Flash
1986

Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show
1986

Casey at the Bat
1986

Transylvania 6-5000
1985

Burning Rage
1984

The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
1984

Racing with the Moon
1984

Over the Brooklyn Bridge
1984

Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
1983

Sleeping Beauty
1983

Keeping On
1983

An Invasion of Privacy
1983

Joan Micklin Silver: Encounters with the New York Director
1983

Norman Loves Rose
1982

The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
1982

Pandemonium
1982

Strong Medicine
1981

The Games of Countess Dolingen
1981

The Greatest Man in the World
1981

The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
1981

La Sabina
1979

When a Stranger Calls
1979

The Muppet Movie
1979

Out of Our Fathers' House
1978

The Mafu Cage
1978

The World's Greatest Lover
1977

Valentino
1977

Annie Hall
1977

Harry and Walter Go to New York
1976

Hester Street
1975

Dog Day Afternoon
1975

The Last Detail
1973

Wedding in White
1972

Desperate Characters
1971

Carnal Knowledge
1971
TV Shows (62)

Happy's Place
2024

Dinner with the Parents
2024

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023

Poker Face
2023

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
2022

Stars in the House
2020

Hunters
2020

The Ready Room
2019

Summer Camp Island
2018

Big Mouth
2017

Crowded
2016

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015

Star vs. the Forces of Evil
2015

Gotham
2014

Anger Management
2012

Jake and the Never Land Pirates
2011

Bubble Guppies
2011

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009

Phineas and Ferb
2007

Phineas and Ferb
2007

Ugly Betty
2006

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005

Hope & Faith
2003

Two and a Half Men
2003

Monk
2002

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
2001

As Told by Ginger
2000

That's Life
2000

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999

Noah's Ark
1999

Family Guy
1999

Hollywood Squares
1998

Noddy
1998

The Tony Danza Show
1997

Hey Arnold!
1996

Pearl
1996

Blue's Clues
1996

Chicago Hope
1994

Ellen
1994

Homicide: Life on the Street
1993

Brooklyn Bridge
1991

American Dreamer
1990

Tiny Toon Adventures
1990

The Simpsons
1989

Seinfeld
1989

Tales from the Crypt
1989

All Is Forgiven
1986

Tall Tales & Legends
1985

The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985

Crazy like a Fox
1984

Tales from the Darkside
1984

Reading Rainbow
1983

Cheers
1982

Faerie Tale Theatre
1982

Late Night with David Letterman
1982

Taxi
1978

Taxi
1978

Laverne & Shirley
1976

Playhouse
1974

Great Performances
1971

Great Performances
1971