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Acting
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.
2025
Self
2025
Granny
2024
Carla Kessler
2024
Rose / Nana
2024
Self
2024
Erin (voice)
2023
Bube Bina (voice)
2023
Bubbe Bina (voice)
2023
Fela
2023
as Self
as Granny
as Carla Kessler
as Rose / Nana
as Self
as Erin (voice)
as Bube Bina (voice)
as Bubbe Bina (voice)
as Fela
as Lucille Lubinski
as Grand-Mah (voice)
as Commander Pelia
as Commander Pelia / 2020s Pelia
as Betty Chumley
as Valerie
as Self
as Lillian Kaushtupper
as Self
as Mindy Markowitz
as Mallory O'Brien
as Self
as Madeline Styne
as Mrs Sisters
as Barb Jr. (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Menopause Banshee / Old Woman (voice)
as Self
as Linda
as Self
as Cecilia
as Talia
as Lillian Kaushtupper
as Dr. Jelly Goodwell (voice)
as Gertrude Kapelput
as Hannah Song
as Roberta
as Linda Bradford
as Linda
as Betty Chumley
as Carol
as Ruth
as Marsha
as The Sea Witch (voice)
as Sea Witch (voice)
as Landlady
as Barbara
as Dawn
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Aunt Sarah
as Sheep (voice)
as Additional Voices (voice)
as Nana Shapiro (voice)
as Mother Nature
as Lena Korvinka
as Self
as Gilda (voice)
as Mrs. Claus (voice)
as Temple
as Helga
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Miss Baggoli
as Cornelia Rackett
as Shelly
as Missy Flanders
as Mrs. Shaw
as Joey
as Joy
as Mrs. Benson
as Mrs. Claus
as Officer Garfield
as Louise Rosenberg
as Maude Webley (voice)
as Self
as Self (uncredited)
as Gwen Munch
as Sarah
as Ogg's Mother (voice)
as Carol (voice)
as Ms. Sherwood
as The Tooth Fairy
as Miss Gimpole
as Cousin Tilly / Mrs. Hatch
as Dorine Douglas
as Simka Gravaas
as Donna Waters
as Emily Dickinson Trophy (voice)
as Annie Caraldo
as Helen
as Connie
as Tom's Mother
as Mona
as Faith Bigger
as Molly Rex (voice)
as Spider (voice)
as Leanne Futterman
as Sam's Angel
as Treva Van Arsdale
as Self (archive footage)
as Carla
as Lily Penney
as Granny
as Jill Johnson
as Maria
as Barbara
as Margaret Mouse (voice)
as Colette
as Lillian Abernathy
as Ollie (voice)
as Shaldeen
as Hairdresser
as Maggie
as Blythe (voice)
as Franki D'Angelo
as Corinne
as Judy
as Ghost of Christmas Present
as Mrs. Anderson
as Kitty
as Maxine
as Fortune Teller
as Valerie
as Carol
as Cynthia
as Self
as Nicolette Bingham
as Barbara Dent
as Lupi
as Barbara
as Polly Horne
as Iris Buckles
as Anne MacColl
as Mary Harwood
as Annie the Hooker
as Cheryl
as Martha Bernays
as Customer At Cafe
as The Good Fairy
as Herself - Narrator (voice)
as Lavinia
as Ilene
as Self
as Amanda
as Rose
as The 'Good' Fairy
as Frances Loomis
as Candy
as Self
as Louise Haines-Pearson
as April
as Frances Loomis
as Daisy
as Jill Johnson
as "Myth"
as Simka Gravas
as Simka Dahblitz
as Eliza Southgate
as Cissy
as Annie Hickman
as Starlet
as Allison
as Florence
as Gitl
as Jenny
as Young Whore
as Jeannie Dougall
as Young Girl
as Jennifer
as Eliza Southgate
as Francis Loomis