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Carol Kane

Carol Kane

Birthday: 1952-06-18 | Place of Birth: 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. Since 2015, she has been a main cast member on the Netflix original series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, in which she plays Lillian Kaushtupper.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Andy Kaufman Is Me

as    Self

2024
Between the Temples

as    Carla Kessler

2024
Boundary Waters

as    Granny

2024
Dinner with the Parents

as    Rose / Nana

2024
Remembering Gene Wilder

as    Self

2023
Migration

as    Erin (voice)

2023
iMordecai

as    Fela

2021
Harvey

as    Betty Chumley

2021
Hester Street

as    Gitl

2020
2020
Hunters

as    Mindy Markowitz

2018
Ghost Light

as    Madeline Styne

2018
The Sisters Brothers

as    Mrs Sisters

2017
2015
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

as    Lillian Kaushtupper

2015
Ava's Possessions

as    Talia

2014
Emoticon

as    Hannah Song

2013
Thanks for Sharing

as    Roberta

2012
Sleepwalk with Me

as    Linda

2012
Should've Been Romeo

as    Ruth