Acting
Carol Kane
EN, DE, FR, ES cinema · 127 credits
Born
18 June 1952 (age 74)
Birthplace
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Also known as Lisa LeBlanc · Carolyn Laurie Kane · کارول کین
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
Filmography
If I Tell You
as Granny
Roommates
as Gigi
Caught Stealing
as Bubbe
Carol & Joy
as Self
Between the Temples
as Carla Kessler, Executive Producer
iMordecai
as Fela
Migration
as Erin (voice)
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience
as Grand-Mah (voice)
Harvey
as Betty Chumley
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
as Lillian Kaushtupper
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Music: A Live Singing Contest (That's Live)
as Self
The Dead Don't Die
as Mallory O'Brien
The Sisters Brothers
as Mrs Sisters
Ghost Light
as Madeline Styne
Party Monster: Scratching the Surface
as Lillian Kaushtupper
Addiction: A 60's Love Story
as Cecilia
Ava's Possessions
as Talia
Emoticon
as Hannah Song
Thanks for Sharing
as Roberta
Clutter
as Linda Bradford
Harvey
as Betty Chumley
Sleepwalk with Me
as Linda
The Key Man
as Marsha
My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
as Barbara
Pete Smalls Is Dead
as Landlady
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
as Sheep (voice)
Four Christmases
as Aunt Sarah
The Year Without a Santa Claus
as Mother Nature
The Pacifier
as Helga
Billy and Mandy Save Christmas
as Mrs. Claus (voice)
The Happy Elf
as Gilda (voice)
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
as Miss Baggoli
Cosmopolitan
2003
Cosmopolitan
as Mrs. Shaw
Audrey's Rain
as Missy Flanders
My First Mister
as Mrs. Benson
The Shrink Is In
as Louise Rosenberg
Tomorrow by Midnight
as Officer Garfield
A Constant Forge
as Self
Jawbreaker
as Ms. Sherwood
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space
as Ogg's Mother (voice)
Man on the Moon
as Self (uncredited)
The Tic Code
as Miss Gimpole
Office Killer
as Dorine Douglas
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
as Cousin Tilly / Mrs. Hatch
Gone Fishin'
as Donna Waters
The Pallbearer
as Tom's Mother
Trees Lounge
as Connie
Sunset Park
as Mona
Big Bully
as Faith Bigger
American Strays
as Helen
Theodore Rex
as Molly Rex (voice)
Dad, the Angel & Me
as Sam's Angel
Freaky Friday
as Leanne Futterman
The Crazysitter
as Treva Van Arsdale
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage)
When a Stranger Calls Back
as Jill Johnson
Addams Family Values
as Granny
Baby on Board
as Maria
The Real Story of Here Comes the Bride
1992
The Real Story of Here Comes the Bride
as Margaret Mouse (voice)
In the Soup
as Barbara
Ted & Venus
as Colette
Flashback
as Maggie
My Blue Heaven
as Shaldeen
Joe Versus the Volcano
as Hairdresser
The Lemon Sisters
as Franki D'Angelo
Scrooged
as Ghost of Christmas Present
License to Drive
as Mrs. Anderson
Sticky Fingers
as Kitty
Drop-Out Mother
as Maxine
The Princess Bride
as Valerie
Ishtar
as Carol
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
as Fortune Teller
Jumpin' Jack Flash
as Cynthia
Casey at the Bat
as Barbara Dent
Over the Brooklyn Bridge
as Cheryl
Racing with the Moon
as Annie the Hooker
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
as Martha Bernays
Burning Rage
as Mary Harwood
Keeping On
as Lavinia
Sleeping Beauty
as The Good Fairy
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
as Customer At Cafe
Pandemonium
as Candy
The Games of Countess Dolingen
as Louise Haines-Pearson
When a Stranger Calls
as Jill Johnson
The Muppet Movie
as "Myth"
La Sabina
as Daisy
The Mafu Cage
as Cissy
Out of Our Fathers' House
as Eliza Southgate
Annie Hall
as Allison
Valentino
as Starlet
The World's Greatest Lover
as Annie Hickman
Harry and Walter Go to New York
as Florence
Dog Day Afternoon
as Jenny
Hester Street
as Gitl
The Last Detail
as Young Whore
Wedding in White
as Jeannie Dougall
Carnal Knowledge
as Jennifer
Desperate Characters
as Young Girl