Carol Kane

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1952-06-18 (72 years old)

Place of Birth Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Also Known As Lisa LeBlanc , Carolyn Laurie Kane

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

Actor

2024
Boundary Waters

as Granny

2024
Between the Temples

as Carla Kessler

2024
2023
Migration

as Erin (voice)

2023
iMordecai

as Fela

2023
2022
2022
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

as Commander Pelia / 2020s Pelia

2021
Harvey

as Betty Chumley

2020
2020
Hunters

as Mindy Markowitz

2019
The Dead Don't Die

as Mallory O'Brien

2019
2018
Ghost Light

as Madeline Styne

2018
The Sisters Brothers

as Mrs Sisters

2018
Summer Camp Island

as Barb Jr. (voice)

2017
2017
Big Mouth

as Menopause Banshee / Old Woman (voice)

2016
Crowded

as Linda

2015
2015
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

as Lillian Kaushtupper

2015
Star vs. the Forces of Evil

as Dr. Jelly Goodwell (voice)

2014
Emoticon

as Hannah Song

2014
Gotham

as Gertrude Kapelput

2013
2013
Clutter

as Linda Bradford

2012
2012
Harvey

as Betty Chumley

2012
2011
The Key Man

as Marsha

2011
Jake and the Never Land Pirates

as The Sea Witch (voice)

2011
Bubble Guppies

as Sea Witch (voice)

2010
2010
2008
Four Christmases

as Aunt Sarah

2007
Phineas and Ferb

as Additional Voices (voice)

2007
Phineas and Ferb

as Nana Shapiro (voice)

2006
2006
Ugly Betty

as Lena Korvinka

2005
Billy and Mandy Save Christmas

as Mrs. Claus (voice)

2005
The Happy Elf

as Gilda (voice)

2005
The Pacifier

as Helga

2004
The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest

2003
Audrey's Rain

as Missy Flanders

2003
Cosmopolitan

as Mrs. Shaw

2003
Hope & Faith

as Cornelia Rackett

2003
2002
Monk

as Joy

2001
My First Mister

as Mrs. Benson

2001
Tomorrow by Midnight

as Officer Garfield

2001
The Shrink Is In

as Louise Rosenberg

2000
The Tic Code

as Miss Gimpole

2000
2000
As Told by Ginger

as Maude Webley (voice)

1999
Man on the Moon

as Self (uncredited)

1999
Jawbreaker

as Ms. Sherwood

1999
Noah's Ark

as Sarah

1999
Family Guy

as Carol (voice)

1998
Noddy

as The Tooth Fairy

1997
Merry Christmas, George Bailey!

as Cousin Tilly / Mrs. Hatch

1997
Office Killer

as Dorine Douglas

1997
Gone Fishin'

as Donna Waters

1997
The Tony Danza Show

as Simka Gravaas

1996
1996
Trees Lounge

as Connie

1996
The Pallbearer

as Tom's Mother

1996
Sunset Park

as Mona

1996
Big Bully

as Faith Bigger

1996
Hey Arnold!

as Emily Dickinson Trophy (voice)

1996
Pearl

as Annie Caraldo

1995
Theodore Rex

as Molly Rex (voice)

1995
Napoleon

as Spider (voice)

1995
Freaky Friday

as Leanne Futterman

1995
Dad, the Angel & Me

as Sam's Angel

1994
The Crazysitter

as Treva Van Arsdale

1994
Ellen

as Lily Penney

1993
1993
1992
Baby on Board

as Maria

1992
In the Soup

as Barbara

1992
The Real Story of Here Comes the Bride

as Margaret Mouse (voice)

1991
Ted & Venus

as Colette

1990
My Blue Heaven

as Shaldeen

1990
Joe Versus the Volcano

as Hairdresser

1990
Flashback

as Maggie

1990
American Dreamer

as Lillian Abernathy

1990
Tiny Toon Adventures

as Ollie (voice)

1989
The Lemon Sisters

as Franki D'Angelo

1989
The Simpsons

as Blythe (voice)

1989
Seinfeld

as Corinne

1988
Scrooged

as Ghost of Christmas Present

1988
License to Drive

as Mrs. Anderson

1988
1988
Drop-Out Mother

as Maxine

1987
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim

as Fortune Teller

1987
1987
Ishtar

as Carol

1986
1986
Casey at the Bat

as Barbara Dent

1986
All is Forgiven

as Nicolette Bingham

1985
1985
1984
Burning Rage

as Mary Harwood

1984
Racing with the Moon

as Annie the Hooker

1984
1984
Crazy like a Fox

as Iris Buckles

1984
Tales from the Darkside

as Anne MacColl

1983
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?

as Customer At Cafe

1983
Sleeping Beauty

as The Good Fairy

1983
Keeping On

as Lavinia

1983
Reading Rainbow

as Herself - Narrator (voice)

1982
1982
Pandemonium

as Candy

1982
Cheers

as Amanda

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre

as The 'Good' Fairy

1981
The Games of Countess Dolingen

as Louise Haines-Pearson

1979
La Sabina

as Daisy

1979
When a Stranger Calls

as Jill Johnson

1979
1978
Out of Our Fathers' House

as Eliza Southgate

1978
The Mafu Cage

as Cissy

1978
Taxi

as Simka Gravas

1978
Taxi

as Simka Dahblitz

1977
1977
Valentino

as Starlet

1977
Annie Hall

as Allison

1975
1975
1973
The Last Detail

as Young Whore

1972
Wedding in White

as Jeannie Dougall

1971
Desperate Characters

as Young Girl

1971
Carnal Knowledge

as Jennifer

1971
Great Performances

as Francis Loomis

1971
Great Performances

as Eliza Southgate

Producer

2024
Between the Temples

as Executive Producer