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.
Dog Day Afternoon
(Jenny)
Annie Hall
(Allison)
The Pacifier
(Helga)
The Princess Bride
(Valerie)
Jumpin' Jack Flash
(Cynthia)
When a Stranger Calls Back
(Jill Johnson)
The Pallbearer
(Tom's Mother)
Transylvania 6-5000
(Lupi)
My First Mister
(Mrs. Benson)
Scrooged
(Ghost of Christmas Present)
Ishtar
(Carol)
Flashback
(Maggie)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
(Carla)
Trees Lounge
(Connie)
License to Drive
(Mrs. Anderson)
Carnal Knowledge
(Jennifer)
Sunset Park
(Mona)
Theodore Rex
(Molly Rex (voice))
Hester Street
(Gitl)
Valentino
(Starlet)
Keeping On
(Lavinia)
Strong Medicine
The Last Detail
(Young Whore)
Addiction: A 60's Love Story
(Cecilia)
The Greatest Man in the World
(April)
The World's Greatest Lover
(Annie Hickman)
My Blue Heaven
(Shaldeen)
When a Stranger Calls
(Jill Johnson)
iMordecai
(Fela)
The Shrink Is In
(Louise Rosenberg)
Harvey
(Betty Chumley)
Migration
(Erin (voice))
Office Killer
(Dorine Douglas)
Jawbreaker
(Ms. Sherwood)
Billy and Mandy Save Christmas
(Mrs. Claus (voice))
Between the Temples
(Carla Kessler)
Love in the Time of Money
(Joey)
Pandemonium
(Candy)
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
(Fortune Teller)
Ted & Venus
(Colette)
Norman Loves Rose
(Rose)
The Lemon Sisters
(Franki D'Angelo)
Should've Been Romeo
(Ruth)
Thanks for Sharing
(Roberta)
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space
(Ogg's Mother (voice))
Harry and Walter Go to New York
(Florence)
Baby on Board
(Maria)
How Real is 'The Star'?
(Self)
Sticky Fingers
(Kitty)
The Games of Countess Dolingen
(Louise Haines-Pearson)
The Crazysitter
(Treva Van Arsdale)
Over the Brooklyn Bridge
(Cheryl)
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience
(Grand-Mah (voice))
Waiting for Ishtar
(Self)
Casey at the Bat
(Barbara Dent)
Emoticon
(Hannah Song)
The Tic Code
(Miss Gimpole)
The Mafu Cage
(Cissy)
Wedding in White
(Jeannie Dougall)
Merry Christmas, George Bailey!
(Cousin Tilly / Mrs. Hatch)
Big Bully
(Faith Bigger)
The Muppet Movie
("Myth")
Desperate Characters
(Young Girl)
The Civilization of Maxwell Bright
(Temple)
Remembering Gene Wilder
(Self)
Addams Family Values
(Granny)
Racing with the Moon
(Annie the Hooker)
American Strays
(Helen)
Man on the Moon
(Self (uncredited))
Ava's Possessions
(Talia)
Sleepwalk with Me
(Linda)
My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
(Barbara)
The Year Without a Santa Claus
(Mother Nature)
Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
(Sheep (voice))
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
(Self)
Joe Versus the Volcano
(Hairdresser)
The Real Story of Here Comes the Bride
(Margaret Mouse (voice))
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
(Self)
Cosmopolitan
(Mrs. Shaw)
Sleeping Beauty
(The Good Fairy)
Audrey's Rain
(Missy Flanders)
Bob Goldthwait -- Don't Watch This Show
The Sisters Brothers
(Mrs Sisters)
Drop-Out Mother
(Maxine)
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
(Martha Bernays)
Burning Rage
(Mary Harwood)
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
(Self)
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
(Miss Baggoli)
A Constant Forge
(Self)
Clutter
(Linda Bradford)
The Bounty Hunter
(Dawn)
Ghost Light
(Madeline Styne)
Tomorrow by Midnight
(Officer Garfield)
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life
(Self)
The Dead Don't Die
(Mallory O'Brien)
Out of Our Fathers' House
(Eliza Southgate)
An Invasion of Privacy
(Ilene)
Gone Fishin'
(Donna Waters)
The Happy Elf
(Gilda (voice))
Pete Smalls Is Dead
(Landlady)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
(Lillian Kaushtupper)
Dad, the Angel & Me
(Sam's Angel)
In the Soup
(Barbara)
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Music: A Live Singing Contest (That's Live)
(Self)
The Key Man
(Marsha)
Joan Micklin Silver: Encounters with the New York Director
(Self)
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
(Valerie)
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
(Customer At Cafe)
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
(Frances Loomis)
Napoleon
(Spider (voice))
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
(Self)
La Sabina
(Daisy)
Harvey
(Betty Chumley)
Four Christmases
(Aunt Sarah)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
(Self (archive footage))
Freaky Friday
(Leanne Futterman)
Boundary Waters
(Granny)
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
(Frances Loomis)
Tales from the Darkside
(Anne MacColl)
American Dreamer
(Lillian Abernathy)
Seinfeld
(Corinne)
The Tony Danza Show
(Self - Guest)
Family Guy
(Carol (voice))
Hope & Faith
(Cornelia Rackett)
Taxi
(Simka Gravas)
Monk
(Joy)
As Told by Ginger
(Maude Webley (voice))
Tales from the Crypt
(Judy)
Two and a Half Men
(Shelly)
Laverne & Shirley
Ugly Betty
(Lena Korvinka)
The Ray Bradbury Theater
(Polly Horne)
Homicide: Life on the Street
Late Night with David Letterman
(Self)
Chicago Hope
That's Life
Crazy like a Fox
(Iris Buckles)
Pearl
(Annie Caraldo)
Blue's Clues
Brooklyn Bridge
All is Forgiven
(Nicolette Bingham)
Gotham
(Gertrude Kapelput)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
(Lillian Kaushtupper)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
(Commander Pelia)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(Gwen Munch)
The Ready Room
(Self)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
(Commander Pelia / 2020s Pelia)
Crowded
(Linda)
Cheers
(Amanda)
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
(Dr. Jelly Goodwell (voice))
Jake and the Never Land Pirates
(The Sea Witch (voice))
Hollywood Squares
Hey Arnold!
(Emily Dickinson Trophy (voice))
Reading Rainbow
(Herself - Narrator (voice))
Phineas and Ferb
(Additional Voices (voice))
Faerie Tale Theatre
(The 'Good' Fairy)
Noah's Ark
(Sarah)
Taxi
(Simka Dahblitz)
Phineas and Ferb
(Nana Shapiro (voice))
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
(Mrs. Claus)
Noddy
(The Tooth Fairy)
Summer Camp Island
(Barb Jr. (voice))
Hunters
(Mindy Markowitz)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
(Self - Guest)
Dinner with the Parents
(Rose / Nana)
Tall Tales & Legends
(Barbara)
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
(Bube Bina (voice))
The Simpsons
(Blythe (voice))
Tiny Toon Adventures
(Ollie (voice))
Stars in the House
(Self)
The Tony Danza Show
(Simka Gravaas)
Big Mouth
(Menopause Banshee / Old Woman (voice))
Ellen
(Lily Penney)
Bubble Guppies
(Sea Witch (voice))
Great Performances
(Eliza Southgate)
Great Performances
(Francis Loomis)
Anger Management
(Carol)