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