Acting credits
178
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Carol Kane
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.0
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Movies: 121Series: 57Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 10556
IMDb ID: nm0001406
Known for: Acting
Born: June 18, 1952
Age: 73
Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1971 - 2025
Years active: 55
Average TMDB rating: 6.55
Wikidata: Q235302
Also known as
Lisa LeBlanc • Carolyn Laurie Kane • کارول کین
Other jobs
Executive Producer (1)
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 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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Carol Kane.
Carol & Joy
as Self
2025 Movie
6.9
Caught Stealing
as Bubbe
2025 Movie
Andy Kaufman Is Me
as Self
2025 Movie
Boundary Waters
as Granny
2024 Movie
5.6
Between the Temples
as Carla Kessler
2024 Movie
7.2
Remembering Gene Wilder
as Self
2024 Movie
7.4
Migration
as Erin (voice)
2023 Movie
2.5
iMordecai
as Fela
2023 Movie
7.7
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience
as Grand-Mah (voice)
2022 Movie
Harvey
as Betty Chumley
2021 Movie
6.3
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
as Valerie
2020 Movie
8.0
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Music: A Live Singing Contest (That's Live)
as Self
2020 Movie
6.4
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
as Lillian Kaushtupper
2020 Movie
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
2020 Movie
5.4
The Dead Don't Die
as Mallory O'Brien
2019 Movie
6.3
Ghost Light
as Madeline Styne
2018 Movie
6.8
The Sisters Brothers
as Mrs Sisters
2018 Movie
6.0
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life
as Self
2017 Movie
Waiting for Ishtar
as Self
2017 Movie
7.5
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
as Self
2017 Movie
4.1
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
as Self
2016 Movie
4.2
Addiction: A 60's Love Story
as Cecilia
2015 Movie
5.8
Ava's Possessions
as Talia
2015 Movie
2.0
Emoticon
as Hannah Song
2014 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Carol Kane.
6.0
Dinner with the Parents
as Rose / Nana • 10 eps
2024 Series
7.6
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Bube Bina (voice) • 2 eps
2023 Series
7.5
Poker Face
as Lucille Lubinski • 1 eps
2023 Series
8.0
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
as Commander Pelia • 11 eps
2022 Series
Stars in the House
as Self • 2 eps
2020 Series
7.2
Hunters
as Mindy Markowitz • 18 eps
2020 Series
4.0
The Ready Room
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.9
Summer Camp Island
as Barb Jr. (voice) • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.6
Big Mouth
as Menopause Banshee / Old Woman (voice) • 1 eps
2017 Series
6.0
Crowded
as Linda • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.1
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
as Lillian Kaushtupper • 51 eps
2015 Series
8.4
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
as Dr. Jelly Goodwell (voice) • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.6
Gotham
as Gertrude Kapelput • 10 eps
2014 Series
6.2
Anger Management
as Carol • 1 eps
2012 Series
6.3
Jake and the Never Land Pirates
as The Sea Witch (voice) • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.6
Bubble Guppies
as Sea Witch (voice) • 1 eps
2011 Series
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.9
Phineas and Ferb
as Additional Voices (voice) • 1 eps
2007 Series
6.4
Ugly Betty
as Lena Korvinka • 1 eps
2006 Series
8.3
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Sam • 1 eps
2005 Series
5.3
Hope & Faith
as Cornelia Rackett • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.4
Two and a Half Men
as Shelly • 2 eps
2003 Series
7.9
Monk
as Joy • 1 eps
2002 Series
8.1
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
as Mrs. Claus • 1 eps
2001 Series