Acting · Cleveland, Ohio, USA · Born June 18, 1952
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.
Anxious People
2026
MovieRoommates
2026
as Gigi
MovieCarol & Joy
2025
as Self
MovieCaught Stealing
2025
as Bubbe
MovieAndy Kaufman Is Me
2025
as Self
MovieBoundary Waters
2024
as Granny
TVHappy's Place
2024
as Theresa
MovieBetween the Temples
2024
as Carla Kessler
TVDinner with the Parents
2024
as Rose / Nana
MovieRemembering Gene Wilder
2024
as Self
MovieMigration
2023
as Erin (voice)
MovieiMordecai
2023
as Fela
TVMarvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023
as Bube Bina (voice)
TVPoker Face
2023
as Lucille Lubinski
MovieNaked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience
2022
as Grand-Mah (voice)
TVStar Trek: Strange New Worlds
2022
as Commander Pelia
MovieHarvey
2021
as Betty Chumley
MovieA Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020
as Valerie
MovieUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Music: A Live Singing Contest (That's Live)
2020
as Self
MovieUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
2020
as Lillian Kaushtupper
MovieLove, Loss, and What I Wore
2020
TVStars in the House
2020
as Self
TVHunters
2020
as Mindy Markowitz
MovieThe Dead Don't Die
2019
as Mallory O'Brien
TVThe Ready Room
2019
as Self
MovieGhost Light
2018
as Madeline Styne
MovieThe Sisters Brothers
2018
as Mrs Sisters
TVSummer Camp Island
2018
as Barb Jr. (voice)
MovieParty Monster: Scratching the Surface
2018
as Lillian Kaushtupper
MovieBette Davis: Larger Than Life
2017
as Self
MovieWaiting for Ishtar
2017
as Self
TVBig Mouth
2017
as Menopause Banshee / Old Woman (voice)
MovieJim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017
as Self
TVCrowded
2016
as Linda
MovieMust See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
as Self
MovieAddiction: A 60's Love Story
2015
as Cecilia
MovieAva's Possessions
2015
as Talia
TVUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
as Lillian Kaushtupper
TVStar vs. the Forces of Evil
2015
as Dr. Jelly Goodwell (voice)
TVGotham
2014
as Gertrude Kapelput
MovieEmoticon
2014
as Hannah Song
MovieThanks for Sharing
2013
as Roberta
MovieClutter
2013
as Linda Bradford
MovieSleepwalk with Me
2012
as Linda
MovieHarvey
2012
as Betty Chumley
TVAnger Management
2012
as Carol
MovieShould've Been Romeo
2012
as Ruth
MovieThe Key Man
2011
as Marsha
TVJake and the Never Land Pirates
2011
as The Sea Witch (voice)
TVBubble Guppies
2011
as Sea Witch (voice)
MoviePete Smalls Is Dead
2010
as Landlady
MovieMy Girlfriend's Boyfriend
2010
as Barbara
MovieThe Bounty Hunter
2010
as Dawn
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieI Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
2009
as Self
MovieFour Christmases
2008
as Aunt Sarah
MovieKung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
2008
as Sheep (voice)
TVPhineas and Ferb
2007
as Additional Voices (voice)
MovieThe Year Without a Santa Claus
2006
as Mother Nature
TVUgly Betty
2006
as Lena Korvinka
MovieBette and Joan: Blind Ambition
2006
as Self
MovieBilly and Mandy Save Christmas
2005
as Mrs. Claus (voice)
MovieThe Happy Elf
2005
as Gilda (voice)
TVIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Sam
MovieThe Civilization of Maxwell Bright
2005
as Temple
MovieThe Pacifier
2005
as Helga
MovieHow Real is 'The Star'?
2005
as Self
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
MovieConfessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
2004
as Miss Baggoli
TVHope & Faith
2003
as Cornelia Rackett
TVTwo and a Half Men
2003
as Shelly
MovieAudrey's Rain
2003
as Missy Flanders
Cosmopolitan
2003
as Mrs. Shaw
MovieLove in the Time of Money
2002
as Joey
TVMonk
2002
as Joy
MovieMy First Mister
2001
as Mrs. Benson
TVThe Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
2001
as Mrs. Claus
MovieTomorrow by Midnight
2001
as Officer Garfield
MovieThe Shrink Is In
2001
as Louise Rosenberg
TVAs Told by Ginger
2000
as Maude Webley (voice)
MovieA Constant Forge
2000
as Self
TVThat's Life
2000
MovieMan on the Moon
1999
as Self (uncredited)
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Gwen Munch
TVNoah's Ark
1999
as Sarah
MovieNoah's Ark
1999
as Sára
MovieThe Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space
1999
as Ogg's Mother (voice)
TVFamily Guy
1999
as Carol (voice)
MovieJawbreaker
1999
as Ms. Sherwood
TVHollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
TVNoddy
1998
as The Tooth Fairy
MovieThe Tic Code
1998
as Miss Gimpole
MovieMerry Christmas, George Bailey
1997
as Cousin Tilly / Mrs. Hatch
MovieOffice Killer
1997
as Dorine Douglas
TVThe Tony Danza Show
1997
as Simka Gravaas
MovieGone Fishin'
1997
as Donna Waters
TVHey Arnold!
1996
as Emily Dickinson Trophy (voice)
TVPearl
1996
as Annie Caraldo
MovieAmerican Strays
1996
as Helen
TVBlue's Clues
1996
MovieTrees Lounge
1996
as Connie
MovieThe Pallbearer
1996
as Tom's Mother
MovieSunset Park
1996
as Mona
MovieBig Bully
1996
as Faith Bigger
MovieTheodore Rex
1995
as Molly Rex (voice)
MovieNapoleon
1995
as Spider (voice)
MovieFreaky Friday
1995
as Leanne Futterman
MovieDad, the Angel & Me
1995
as Sam's Angel
MovieThe Crazysitter
1994
as Treva Van Arsdale
TVChicago Hope
1994
as Marguerite Birch
MovieSesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
as Self (archive footage)
MovieEven Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994
as Carla
TVEllen
1994
as Lily Penney
MovieAddams Family Values
1993
as Granny
MovieWhen a Stranger Calls Back
1993
as Jill Johnson
TVHomicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Gwen Munch
MovieBaby on Board
1992
as Maria
MovieIn the Soup
1992
as Barbara
The Real Story of Here Comes the Bride
1992
as Margaret Mouse (voice)
TVBrooklyn Bridge
1991
MovieTed & Venus
1991
as Colette
TVAmerican Dreamer
1990
as Lillian Abernathy
TVTiny Toon Adventures
1990
as Ollie (voice)
MovieMy Blue Heaven
1990
as Shaldeen
MovieJoe Versus the Volcano
1990
as Hairdresser
MovieFlashback
1990
as Maggie
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Blythe (voice)
MovieThe Lemon Sisters
1989
as Franki D'Angelo
TVSeinfeld
1989
as Corinne
TVTales from the Crypt
1989
as Judy
Let's Get Mom
1989
as Maureen
MovieScrooged
1988
as Ghost of Christmas Present
MovieLicense to Drive
1988
as Mrs. Anderson
MovieSticky Fingers
1988
as Kitty
MovieRap Master Ronnie: A Report Card
1988
MovieDrop-Out Mother
1988
as Maxine
MoviePaul Reiser: Out on a Whim
1987
as Fortune Teller
MovieThe Princess Bride
1987
as Valerie
MovieIshtar
1987
as Carol
MovieJumpin' Jack Flash
1986
as Cynthia
MovieBob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show
1986
as Self
TVAll Is Forgiven
1986
as Nicolette Bingham
MovieCasey at the Bat
1986
as Barbara Dent
MovieTransylvania 6-5000
1985
as Lupi
TVTall Tales & Legends
1985
as Barbara
TVThe Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
as Polly Horne
TVCrazy like a Fox
1984
as Iris Buckles
TVTales from the Darkside
1984
as Anne MacColl
MovieBurning Rage
1984
as Mary Harwood
MovieThe Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
1984
as Martha Bernays
MovieRacing with the Moon
1984
as Annie the Hooker
MovieOver the Brooklyn Bridge
1984
as Cheryl
MovieCan She Bake a Cherry Pie?
1983
as Customer At Cafe
MovieSleeping Beauty
1983
as The Good Fairy
TVReading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieKeeping On
1983
as Lavinia
MovieAn Invasion of Privacy
1983
as Ilene
MovieJoan Micklin Silver: Encounters with the New York Director
1983
as Self
TVCheers
1982
as Amanda
MovieNorman Loves Rose
1982
as Rose
TVFaerie Tale Theatre
1982
as The 'Good' Fairy
MovieThe Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
1982
as Frances Loomis
MoviePandemonium
1982
as Candy
TVLate Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Lavinia
MovieStrong Medicine
1981
MovieThe Games of Countess Dolingen
1981
as Louise Haines-Pearson
MovieThe Greatest Man in the World
1981
as April
MovieThe Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
1981
as Frances Loomis
MovieLa Sabina
1979
as Daisy
MovieWhen a Stranger Calls
1979
as Jill Johnson
MovieThe Muppet Movie
1979
as "Myth"
TVTaxi
1978
as Simka Gravas
MovieOut of Our Fathers' House
1978
as Eliza Southgate
MovieThe Mafu Cage
1978
as Cissy
MovieThe World's Greatest Lover
1977
as Annie Hickman
MovieValentino
1977
as Starlet
MovieAnnie Hall
1977
as Allison
MovieHarry and Walter Go to New York
1976
as Florence
TVLaverne & Shirley
1976
MovieHester Street
1975
as Gitl
MovieDog Day Afternoon
1975
as Jenny
TVPlayhouse
1974
as Frances Loomis
MovieThe Last Detail
1973
as Young Whore
MovieWedding in White
1972
as Jeannie Dougall
MovieDesperate Characters
1971
as Young Girl
MovieCarnal Knowledge
1971
as Jennifer
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Francis Loomis
The First Seven Years
as Mrs. Feld
