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Carol Kane
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 nomina…
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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.
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2026
Anxious People
Movie
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2026
If I Tell You
Movie Granny
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2026
Roommates
Movie Gigi
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2025
Carol & Joy
Movie Self
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2025
Caught Stealing
Movie Bubbe
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2025
Andy Kaufman Is Me
Movie Self
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2024
Happy's Place
TV show Theresa
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2024
Between the Temples
Movie Carla Kessler
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2024
Dinner with the Parents
TV show Rose / Nana
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2024
Remembering Gene Wilder
Movie Self
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2023
Migration
Movie Erin (voice)
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2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
TV show Bube Bina (voice)
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2023
iMordecai
Movie Fela
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2023
Poker Face
TV show Lucille Lubinski
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2022
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience
Movie Grand-Mah (voice)
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2022
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
TV show Commander Pelia
More credits
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2021
Harvey
Movie Betty Chumley
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2020
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Movie Valerie
- 2020
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2020
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
Movie Lillian Kaushtupper
- 2020
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2020
Stars in the House
TV show Self
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2020
Hunters
TV show Mindy Markowitz
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2019
The Dead Don't Die
Movie Mallory O'Brien
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2019
The Ready Room
TV show Self
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2018
Ghost Light
Movie Madeline Styne
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2018
The Sisters Brothers
Movie Mrs Sisters
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2018
Summer Camp Island
TV show Barb Jr. (voice)
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2018
Party Monster: Scratching the Surface
Movie Lillian Kaushtupper
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2017
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life
Movie Self
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2017
Waiting for Ishtar
Movie Self
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2017
Big Mouth
TV show Menopause Banshee / Old Woman (voice)
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2017
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Movie Self
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2016
Crowded
TV show Linda
- 2016
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2015
Addiction: A 60's Love Story
Movie Cecilia
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2015
Ava's Possessions
Movie Talia
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2015
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
TV show Lillian Kaushtupper
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2015
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
TV show Dr. Jelly Goodwell (voice)
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2014
Gotham
TV show Gertrude Kapelput
