Carol Kane

ActorProducer Jun 18 (age 73) Cleveland, Ohio, USA 1971–2026 (55 year career)

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Biography

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 200…

Known For

Film

The Princess Bride

Valerie

Film

Annie Hall

Allison

Film

Dog Day Afternoon

Jenny

Film

Addams Family Values

Granny

Film

Migration

Erin (voice)

Film

Man on the Moon

Self (uncredited)

Film

The Sisters Brothers

Mrs Sisters

Film

Scrooged

Ghost of Christmas Present

Filmography

Acting (185)

Movies (126)

Roommates

2026 Upcoming

Apr 16

Caught Stealing

2025

as Bubbe

6.9

Andy Kaufman Is Me

2025

as Self

Carol & Joy

2025

as Self

Between the Temples

2024

as Carla Kessler

5.6

Remembering Gene Wilder

2024

as Self

7.2

Boundary Waters

2024

as Granny

Migration

as Erin (voice)

iMordecai

as Fela

Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience

2022

as Grand-Mah (voice)

7.7

Harvey

2021

as Betty Chumley

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend

2020

as Lillian Kaushtupper

6.4

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

2020

as Valerie

6.3

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

2020

as Self

8.0

Love, Loss, and What I Wore

The Dead Don't Die

as Mallory O'Brien

The Sisters Brothers

as Mrs Sisters

Ghost Light

as Madeline Styne

Waiting for Ishtar

as Self

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

2017

as Self

7.5

Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

2017

as Self

6.0

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

as Self

Ava's Possessions

as Talia

Addiction: A 60's Love Story

as Cecilia

Emoticon

as Hannah Song

Thanks for Sharing

as Roberta

Clutter

as Linda Bradford

Sleepwalk with Me

as Linda

Harvey

as Betty Chumley

Should've Been Romeo

as Ruth

The Key Man

as Marsha

The Bounty Hunter

as Dawn

Pete Smalls Is Dead

as Landlady

My Girlfriend's Boyfriend

2010

as Barbara

5.7

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

as Self

Four Christmases

as Aunt Sarah

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five

2008

as Sheep (voice)

6.8

The Year Without a Santa Claus

2006

as Mother Nature

5.8

Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition

as Self

The Pacifier

as Helga

Billy and Mandy Save Christmas

2005

as Mrs. Claus (voice)

8.8

The Happy Elf

2005

as Gilda (voice)

4.6

The Civilization of Maxwell Bright

2005

as Temple

4.1

How Real is 'The Star'?

2005

as Self

6.0

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

as Miss Baggoli

Cosmopolitan

as Mrs. Shaw

Audrey's Rain

as Missy Flanders

Love in the Time of Money

as Joey

The Shrink Is In

as Louise Rosenberg

My First Mister

as Mrs. Benson

Tomorrow by Midnight

as Officer Garfield

A Constant Forge

as Self

Jawbreaker

as Ms. Sherwood

Man on the Moon

as Self (uncredited)

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

1999

as Ogg's Mother (voice)

The Tic Code

as Miss Gimpole

Gone Fishin'

as Donna Waters

Office Killer

as Dorine Douglas

Merry Christmas, George Bailey

1997

as Cousin Tilly / Mrs. Hatch

The Pallbearer

as Tom's Mother

Trees Lounge

as Connie

Big Bully

as Faith Bigger

American Strays

as Helen

Sunset Park

as Mona

Napoleon

as Spider (voice)

Theodore Rex

as Molly Rex (voice)

Freaky Friday

as Leanne Futterman

Dad, the Angel & Me

as Sam's Angel

The Crazysitter

as Treva Van Arsdale

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

1994

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

as Carla

Addams Family Values

as Granny

When a Stranger Calls Back

as Jill Johnson

In the Soup

as Barbara

The Real Story of Here Comes the Bride

1992

as Margaret Mouse (voice)

Baby on Board

as Maria

Ted & Venus

as Colette

Joe Versus the Volcano

as Hairdresser

The Lemon Sisters

as Franki D'Angelo

My Blue Heaven

as Shaldeen

Flashback

as Maggie

Let's Get Mom

as Maureen

Scrooged

1988

as Ghost of Christmas Present

License to Drive

as Mrs. Anderson

Sticky Fingers

as Kitty

Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card

Drop-Out Mother

as Maxine

The Princess Bride

as Valerie

Ishtar

as Carol

Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim

1987

as Fortune Teller

Jumpin' Jack Flash

1986

as Cynthia

6.1

Casey at the Bat

1986

as Barbara Dent

Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show

as Self

Transylvania 6-5000

as Lupi

Racing with the Moon

as Annie the Hooker

Over the Brooklyn Bridge

as Cheryl

Burning Rage

as Mary Harwood

The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud

1984

as Martha Bernays

3.9

An Invasion of Privacy

1983

as Ilene

1.0

Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?

as Customer At Cafe

Sleeping Beauty

as The Good Fairy

Keeping On

as Lavinia

Joan Micklin Silver: Encounters with the New York Director

1983

as Self

Pandemonium

as Candy

Norman Loves Rose

as Rose

The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories

1982

as Frances Loomis

The Greatest Man in the World

1981

as April

4.0

The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories

1981

as Frances Loomis

Strong Medicine

1981

5.6

The Games of Countess Dolingen

1981

as Louise Haines-Pearson

2.9

The Muppet Movie

1979

as "Myth"

7.2

When a Stranger Calls

as Jill Johnson

La Sabina

as Daisy

Out of Our Fathers' House

1978

as Eliza Southgate

The Mafu Cage

as Cissy

Annie Hall

as Allison

Valentino

as Starlet

The World's Greatest Lover

1977

as Annie Hickman

5.5

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

Anxious People

Television (59)

Dinner with the Parents

2024

as Rose / Nana

6.0

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

as Bube Bina (voice)

Poker Face

as Lucille Lubinski

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

as Commander Pelia

Hunters

as Mindy Markowitz

Stars in the House

as Self

The Ready Room

as Self

Summer Camp Island

as Barb Jr. (voice)

Big Mouth

as Menopause Banshee / Old Woman (voice)

7.6

Crowded

2016

as Linda

6.0

Star vs. the Forces of Evil

2015

as Dr. Jelly Goodwell (voice)

8.4

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

2015

as Lillian Kaushtupper

Gotham

as Gertrude Kapelput

Anger Management

as Carol

Jake and the Never Land Pirates

2011

as The Sea Witch (voice)

6.2

Bubble Guppies

2011

as Sea Witch (voice)

7.6

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

as Self - Guest

5.1

Phineas and Ferb

2007

as Nana Shapiro (voice)

7.9

Ugly Betty

2006

as Lena Korvinka

6.4

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

as Sam

The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest

Two and a Half Men

as Shelly

Hope & Faith

as Cornelia Rackett

Monk

as Joy

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy

2001

as Mrs. Claus

8.1

As Told by Ginger

2000

as Maude Webley (voice)

6.7

That's Life

2000

7.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Gwen Munch

Family Guy

as Carol (voice)

Noah's Ark

as Sarah

Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist

Noddy

as The Tooth Fairy

The Tony Danza Show

as Simka Gravaas

Hey Arnold!

as Emily Dickinson Trophy (voice)

Blue's Clues

Pearl

as Annie Caraldo

Chicago Hope

as Marguerite Birch

Ellen

as Lily Penney

Homicide: Life on the Street

as Gwen Munch

Brooklyn Bridge

Tiny Toon Adventures

as Ollie (voice)

American Dreamer

as Lillian Abernathy

The Simpsons

as Blythe (voice)

Seinfeld

as Corinne

Tales from the Crypt

as Judy

All is Forgiven

as Nicolette Bingham

The Ray Bradbury Theater

as Polly Horne

Tall Tales & Legends

as Barbara

Tales from the Darkside

as Anne MacColl

Crazy like a Fox

as Iris Buckles

Reading Rainbow

as Self - Narrator (voice)

8.4

Cheers

1982

as Amanda

7.6

Late Night with David Letterman

as Self

Faerie Tale Theatre

as The 'Good' Fairy

Taxi

as Simka Gravas

Taxi

as Simka Dahblitz

Laverne & Shirley

Playhouse

as Frances Loomis

Great Performances

as Eliza Southgate

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

Between the Temples

2024

Executive Producer

5.6