
Acting
Born June 18, 1952 · 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.

Roommates
2026

Carol & Joy
2025

Caught Stealing
2025

Andy Kaufman Is Me
2025

Boundary Waters
2024

Between the Temples
2024

Remembering Gene Wilder
2024

Migration
2023

iMordecai
2023

Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience
2022

Harvey
2021

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Music: A Live Singing Contest (That's Live)
2020

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
2020

Love, Loss, and What I Wore
2020

The Dead Don't Die
2019

Ghost Light
2018

The Sisters Brothers
2018

Bette Davis: Larger Than Life
2017

Waiting for Ishtar
2017

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016

Addiction: A 60's Love Story
2015

Ava's Possessions
2015

Emoticon
2014

Thanks for Sharing
2013

Clutter
2013

Sleepwalk with Me
2012

Harvey
2012

Should've Been Romeo
2012

The Key Man
2011

Pete Smalls Is Dead
2010

My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
2010

The Bounty Hunter
2010

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
2009

Four Christmases
2008

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
2008

The Year Without a Santa Claus
2006

Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
2006

Billy and Mandy Save Christmas
2005

The Happy Elf
2005

The Civilization of Maxwell Bright
2005

The Pacifier
2005

How Real is 'The Star'?
2005

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
2004

Audrey's Rain
2003
Cosmopolitan
2003

Love in the Time of Money
2002

My First Mister
2001

Tomorrow by Midnight
2001

The Shrink Is In
2001

A Constant Forge
2000

Man on the Moon
1999

The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space
1999

Jawbreaker
1999

The Tic Code
1998

Merry Christmas, George Bailey
1997

Office Killer
1997

Gone Fishin'
1997

American Strays
1996

Trees Lounge
1996

The Pallbearer
1996

Sunset Park
1996

Big Bully
1996

Theodore Rex
1995

Napoleon
1995

Freaky Friday
1995

Dad, the Angel & Me
1995

The Crazysitter
1994

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994

Addams Family Values
1993

When a Stranger Calls Back
1993

Baby on Board
1992

In the Soup
1992
The Real Story of Here Comes the Bride
1992

Ted & Venus
1991

The Lemon Sisters
1990

My Blue Heaven
1990

Joe Versus the Volcano
1990

Flashback
1990
Let's Get Mom
1989

Scrooged
1988

License to Drive
1988

Sticky Fingers
1988

Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card
1988

Drop-Out Mother
1988

Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
1987

The Princess Bride
1987

Ishtar
1987

Jumpin' Jack Flash
1986

Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show
1986

Casey at the Bat
1986

Transylvania 6-5000
1985

Burning Rage
1984

The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
1984

Racing with the Moon
1984

Over the Brooklyn Bridge
1984

Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
1983

Sleeping Beauty
1983

Keeping On
1983

An Invasion of Privacy
1983

Joan Micklin Silver: Encounters with the New York Director
1983

Norman Loves Rose
1982

The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
1982

Pandemonium
1982

Strong Medicine
1981

The Games of Countess Dolingen
1981

The Greatest Man in the World
1981

The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
1981

La Sabina
1979

When a Stranger Calls
1979

The Muppet Movie
1979

Out of Our Fathers' House
1978

The Mafu Cage
1978

The World's Greatest Lover
1977

Valentino
1977

Annie Hall
1977

Harry and Walter Go to New York
1976

Hester Street
1975

Dog Day Afternoon
1975

The Last Detail
1973

Wedding in White
1972

Desperate Characters
1971

Carnal Knowledge
1971