Acting credits
184
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Carol Kane
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.8
Moderate attention
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Movies: 123Series: 61Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 10556
IMDb ID: nm0001406
Known for: Acting
Born: June 18, 1952
Age: 74
Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1971 - 2026
Years active: 56
Average TMDB rating: 6.6
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
Movie credits linked with Carol Kane.
If I Tell You
as Granny
2026 Movie
Roommates
as Gigi
2026 Movie
Carol & Joy
as Self
2025 Movie
Caught Stealing
as Bubbe
2025 Movie
Andy Kaufman Is Me
as Self
2025 Movie
Between the Temples
as Carla Kessler
2024 Movie
Remembering Gene Wilder
as Self
2024 Movie
Migration
as Erin (voice)
2023 Movie
iMordecai
as Fela
2023 Movie
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience
as Grand-Mah (voice)
2022 Movie
Harvey
as Betty Chumley
2021 Movie
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
as Valerie
2020 Movie
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Music: A Live Singing Contest (That's Live)
as Self
2020 Movie
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
as Lillian Kaushtupper
2020 Movie
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
2020 Movie
The Dead Don't Die
as Mallory O'Brien
2019 Movie
Ghost Light
as Madeline Styne
2018 Movie
The Sisters Brothers
as Mrs Sisters
2018 Movie
Party Monster: Scratching the Surface
as Lillian Kaushtupper
2018 Movie
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life
as Self
2017 Movie
Waiting for Ishtar
as Self
2017 Movie
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
as Self
2017 Movie
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
as Self
2016 Movie
Addiction: A 60's Love Story
as Cecilia
2015 Movie
Series
Series credits linked with Carol Kane.
Happy's Place
as Theresa • 1 eps
2024 Series
Dinner with the Parents
as Rose / Nana • 10 eps
2024 Series
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Bube Bina (voice) • 2 eps
2023 Series
Poker Face
as Lucille Lubinski • 1 eps
2023 Series
Monster High
as Ghoul-ma Vondergeist (voice) • 1 eps
2022 Series
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
as Commander Pelia • 13 eps
2022 Series
Stars in the House
as Self • 2 eps
2020 Series
Hunters
as Mindy Markowitz • 18 eps
2020 Series
The Ready Room
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
Summer Camp Island
as Barb Jr. (voice) • 1 eps
2018 Series
Big Mouth
as Menopause Banshee / Old Woman (voice) • 1 eps
2017 Series
Crowded
as Linda • 1 eps
2016 Series
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
as Lillian Kaushtupper • 51 eps
2015 Series
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
as Dr. Jelly Goodwell (voice) • 1 eps
2015 Series
Gotham
as Gertrude Kapelput • 10 eps
2014 Series
Anger Management
as Carol • 1 eps
2012 Series
Jake and the Never Land Pirates
as The Sea Witch (voice) • 1 eps
2011 Series
Bubble Guppies
as Sea Witch (voice) • 1 eps
2011 Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
Phineas and Ferb
as Additional Voices (voice) • 1 eps
2007 Series
Ugly Betty
as Lena Korvinka • 1 eps
2006 Series
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Sam • 2 eps
2005 Series
Hope & Faith
as Cornelia Rackett • 1 eps
2003 Series
Two and a Half Men
as Shelly • 2 eps
2003 Series