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Carolyn Laurie Kane (born June 18, 1952[1]) is an American actress. She became known in the 1970s and 1980s in films such as Hester Street, for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, Dog Day Afternoon, Annie Hall, The Princess Bride and Scrooged.

Carol Kane
Kane in 2018
Born	Carolyn Laurie Kane (1952-06-18) June 18, 1952 (age 70)[1] Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, comedian
Years active	1966–present

Kane 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 touring productions and on Broadway from 2005 to 2014. From 2015 to 2020, she was a main cast member on the Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, in which she played Lillian Kaushtupper. During the Star Trek Day 2022 streaming event, it was announced Kane would be joining the Season 2 cast of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

Early life

Kane was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of Joy, a jazz singer, teacher, dancer, and pianist, and Michael Kane.[2] Her family is Jewish, and her grandparents emigrated from Russia, Austria, and Poland.[3][4] Her parents divorced when she was 12 years old.[5] She attended the Cherry Lawn School, a boarding school in Darien, Connecticut, until 1965.[6][7] She studied theater at HB Studio[8] and also went to the Professional Children's School in New York City. Kane made her professional theater debut in a 1966 production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, starring Tammy Grimes.[9]

Career

Television

Kane portrayed Simka Dahblitz-Gravas, wife of Latka Gravas (Andy Kaufman), on the American television series Taxi from 1981 to 1983. She received two Emmy Awards for her work in the series.[10]

In 1984, Kane appeared in episode 12, season 3 of Cheers as Amanda, an acquaintance of Diane Chambers from her time spent in a mental institution.

Kane was a regular on the 1986 series All Is Forgiven, a regular on the 1990–1991 series American Dreamer, guest-starred on a 1994 episode of Seinfeld, a 1996 episode of Ellen and had a supporting role in the short-lived sitcom Pearl.

In 1988, Kane appeared in the Cinemax Comedy Experiment Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card alongside Jon Cryer and the Smothers Brothers.

In January 2009, she appeared in the television series Two and a Half Men as the mother of Alan Harper's receptionist.[11] In March 2010, Kane appeared in the television series Ugly Betty as Justin Suarez's acting teacher. In 2014, she had a recurring role in the TV series Gotham as Gertrude Kapelput, Oswald Cobblepot's (Penguin's) mother.[12]

In 2015, she was cast as Lillian Kaushtupper, the landlord to the title character of Netflix's series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.[13] She reprised the role in the television movie Kimmy vs the Reverend.

In 2020, Kane was part of the ensemble cast of the Amazon series Hunters; it also includes Al Pacino and Logan Lerman.

It was announced at Star Trek Day 2022 that Kane was joining the cast of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds as Chief Engineer Pelia.

Films

Kane appeared in Carnal Knowledge (1971), The Last Detail (1973), Hester Street (1975), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Annie Hall (1977), The World's Greatest Lover (1977), When a Stranger Calls (1979), Norman Loves Rose (1982), Transylvania 6-5000 (1985), The Princess Bride (1987), Scrooged (1988), in which Variety called her "unquestionably [the] pic's comic highlight";[14] Flashback (1989), with Dennis Hopper; and as a potential love interest for Steve Martin's character in My Blue Heaven (1990).

In 1998, she played Mother Duck on the cartoon movie The First Snow of Winter. In 1999, she made a cameo in the Andy Kaufman biopic Man on the Moon as her Taxi character.

At the 48th Academy Awards, Kane was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the film Hester Street.

Theatre

She starred in the off-Broadway play Love, Loss, and What I Wore in February 2010.[15]

Kane made her West End debut in January 2011 in a major revival of Lillian Hellman's drama The Children's Hour at London's Comedy Theatre. She starred alongside Keira Knightley, Elisabeth Moss and Ellen Burstyn.[16]

In May 2012, Kane appeared on Broadway as Betty Chumley in a revival of the play Harvey.

Wicked

Kane is also known for her portrayal of the evil headmistress Madame Morrible in the Broadway musical Wicked, whom she played in various productions from 2005 to 2014.

Kane made her Wicked debut on the 1st National Tour, playing the role from March 9 through December 19, 2005. She then reprised the role in the Broadway production from January 10 through November 12, 2006. She again played the role for the Los Angeles production which began performances on February 7, 2007. She left the production on December 30, 2007, and later returned from August 26, 2008, until the production closed on January 11, 2009.

She then transferred with the L.A. company, to play the role once again, in the San Francisco production which began performances January 27, 2009.[17] She ended her limited engagement on March 22, 2009.[18] Kane returned to the Broadway company of Wicked from July 1, 2013, through February 22, 2014 (a period that included the show's 10th anniversary).[19]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1971	Desperate Characters	Young Girl
	Carnal Knowledge	Jennifer
1972	Wedding in White	Jeannie Dougall
	...and Hope to Die (a.k.a. La course du lièvre à travers les champs)		Her scenes were cut from the finished film.[20]
1973	The Last Detail	Young Whore
1975	Hester Street	Gitl	Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress
	Dog Day Afternoon	Jenny
1976	Harry and Walter Go to New York	Florence
1977	Annie Hall	Allison
	Valentino	Starlet
	The World's Greatest Lover	Annie Hickman
1978	The Mafu Cage	Cissy
1979	The Muppet Movie	Myth
	When a Stranger Calls	Jill Johnson
	La Sabina	Daisy
1981	The Games of Countess Dolingen	Louise Haines-Pearson
	Strong Medicine
1982	Pandemonium	Candy
	Norman Loves Rose	Rose	Nominated — AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
1983	Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?	Customer at Cafe
1984	Over the Brooklyn Bridge	Cheryl
	Racing with the Moon	Annie the Hooker
	The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud	Martha Bernays
	Terror in the Aisles	Jill Johnson	Archival footage
1985	Transylvania 6-5000	Lupi
1986	Jumpin' Jack Flash	Cynthia
1987	Ishtar	Carol
	The Princess Bride	Valerie
1988	Sticky Fingers	Kitty
	License to Drive	Mrs. Anderson
	Scrooged	Ghost of Christmas Present
1990	The Lemon Sisters	Franki D'Angelo
	Flashback	Maggie
	Joe Versus the Volcano	Hairdresser	Cameo; credited as Lisa LeBlanc
	My Blue Heaven	Shaldeen
1991	Ted & Venus	Colette
1992	In the Soup	Barbara
	Baby on Board	Maria
	The Real Story of Here Comes the Bride	Margaret Mouse	Voice
1993	When a Stranger Calls Back	Jill Johnson
	Even Cowgirls Get the Blues	Carla
	Addams Family Values	Granny Frump
1994	The Crazysitter	Treva Van Arsdale
1995	Theodore Rex	Molly Rex	Voice; direct-to-video
1996	Big Bully	Faith
	American Strays	Helen
	Sunset Park	Mona
	The Pallbearer	Mrs. Thompson
	Trees Lounge	Connie
1997	Gone Fishin'	Donna Waters
	Office Killer	Dorine Douglas
1998	The Tic Code	Miss Gimpole
1999	Jawbreaker	Principal Sherwood
	Man on the Moon	Herself/Simka Dahblitz
	The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald	Org's mother	Voice; video short
2000	The Office Party	Linda	Short
2001	D.C. Smalls	mother	Short
	My First Mister	Mrs. Benson
	The Shrink Is In	Dr. Louise Rosenberg
	Tomorrow by Midnight	Officer Garfield
2002	Love in the Time of Money	Joey
2003	Cosmopolitan	Mrs. Shaw	Released theatrically in 2003 Televised on Independent Lens on PBS in 2004
2004	Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen	Miss Baggoli
2005	The Pacifier	Helga
	The Civilization of Maxwell Bright	Temple
	The Happy Elf	Gilda	Voice
2008	Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five	Sheep	Voice
	Four Christmases	Aunt Sarah	Uncredited
2010	The Bounty Hunter	Dawn
	My Girlfriend's Boyfriend	Barbara
	Pete Smalls Is Dead	Landlady
2011	The Key Man	Marsha
2012	Sleepwalk with Me	Linda Pandamiglio
	Should've Been Romeo	Ruth
	Thanks for Sharing	Roberta
2013	Clutter	Linda Bradford
2014	Emoticon ;)	Hannah Song
2015	Ava's Possessions	Talia
2018	The Sisters Brothers	Mrs. Sisters
	Ghost Light	Madeline Styne
2019	The Dead Don't Die	Mallory O'Brien

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1974	We, the Woman	Susannah White	Television film
1978	Visions		Episode: "Fans of the Kosko Show"
1978–1981	Great Performances	Eliza Southgate; Frances Loomis	Episodes: "Out of Our Father's House"; "The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories"
1980	The Greatest Man in the World	April	Television film
1980–1983	Taxi	Simka Dahblitz-Gravas	17 episodes Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (1982) Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy, Variety or Music Series (1983) Medallion Award (2007)[lower-alpha 1] Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film (1983) Nominated — TV Land Award for Most Wonderful Wedding (2006)[lower-alpha 2]
1982	Laverne & Shirley	Olga	Episode: "Jinxed"
1983	An Invasion of Privacy	Ilene Cohen	Television film
	American Playhouse	Lavinia	Episode: "Keeping On"
	Faerie Tale Theatre	The "Good" Fairy	Episode: "Sleeping Beauty"
1984	Burning Rage	Mary Harwood	Television film
	Cheers	Amanda Boyer	Episode: "A Ditch in Time"
1985	Tales from the Darkside	Anne MacColl	Episode: "Snip, Snip"
	Crazy Like a Fox		Episode: "Bum Tip"
1986	Tall Tales & Legends	Barbara	Episode: "Casey at the Bat"
	All is Forgiven	Nicolette Bingham	9 episodes
1987	Paul Reiser Out on a Whim	Fortune Teller	Television film
1988	Drop-Out Mother	Maxine	Television film
	Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card		Television film
1989–1994	Sesame Street	Nina the Nice	Episode 2648: "Bob accompanies Oscar to Grouchytown"; archival footage
1990	Tales from the Crypt	Judy	Episode: "Judy, You're Not Yourself Today"
	Tiny Toon Adventures	Ollie (voice)	Episode: "A Quack in the Quarks"
1990–1991	American Dreamer	Lillian Abernathy	17 episodes
1991–1992	Brooklyn Bridge	Aunt Sylvia	5 episodes
1992	Sibs	Sally	Episodes: "The Crash: Part 1", "The Crash: Part 2"
	The Ray Bradbury Theater	Polly	Episode: "Tomorrow's Child"
1993	When a Stranger Calls Back	Jill Johnson	Television film
	TriBeCa	Amanda	Episode: "Stepping Back"
	Eligible Dentist		Television film
1994	Seinfeld	Corinne	Episode: "The Marine Biologist"
	Aladdin	Brawnhilda (voice)	Episodes: "Stinkerbelle", "Smells Like Trouble"
	Empty Nest	Shelby	Episode: "The Courtship of Carol's Father"
1995	A.J.'s Time Travelers	Emily Roebling	Episode: "Brooklyn Bridge"
	Dad, the Angel & Me	The Angel	Television film
	Napoleon	Spider (voice)	English version
	Freaky Friday	Leanne Futterman	Television film
1996	Chicago Hope	Marguerite Birch	Episode: "Stand" Nominated—Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (1996)
	Ellen	Lily Penney	Episode: "A Penney Saved"
1996–1997	Pearl	Annie Caraldo	22 episodes
1997	Hey Arnold!	Emily Dickinson Trophy (voice)	Episode: "Freeze Frame/Phoebe Cheats"
	The Tony Danza Show	Simka Gravaas	Episode: "The Milk Run"
	Homicide: Life on the Street	Gwen Munch	Episode: "All Is Bright"
	Merry Christmas, George Bailey	Cousin Tilly/Mrs. Hatch	Television film
1998	The First Seven Years	Mrs. Feld	Television short
	Adventures from the Book of Virtues	The Beetle (voice)	Episode: "Patience"
	Noddy	Tooth Fairy	Episode: "The Tooth Fairy"[21]
1999	Noah's Ark	Sarah	Television film
	Blue's Clues	Little Miss Muffet (voice)	Episode: "Blue's Big Treasure Hunt"
1999–2000	Beggars and Choosers	Lydia Luddin	3 episodes
2000	As Told by Ginger	Maude	Episodes: "I Spy a Witch"; "Carl and Maude"
2001	Family Guy	Carol (voice)	Episode: "Emission Impossible"
2002	That's Life	Gloria	Episode: "Baum's Thesis"
	The Grubbs	Sophie Grubb	Episode: "Pilot"
2003	Audrey's Rain	Missy Flanders	Television film
2004	Hope & Faith	Cornelia Rackett	Episode: "Faith Scare-Field"
2005	The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy	Mrs. Claus	Episode: "Billy and Mandy Save Christmas"
2006	The Year Without a Santa Claus	Mother Nature	Television film; cameo
2009	Two and a Half Men	Shelly	Episodes: "Thank God for Scoliosis"; "David Copperfield Slipped Me a Roofie"
	Monk	Joy	Episode: "Mr. Monk Is the Best Man"
2009, 2013	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Gwen Munch	Episodes: "Zebras", "Wonderland Story"
2010	Ugly Betty	Lena Korvinka	Episode: "All the World's a Stage"
2011	Dora the Explorer	Grandma Troll (voice)	Episode: "The Grumpy Old Troll Gets Married"
2011–2012	Jake and the Never Land Pirates	Sea Witch (voice)	2 episodes
2011–2014	Phineas and Ferb	Nana Shapiro (voice)	2 episodes
2013	Girls	Cloris	Episode: "It's Back"
	Anger Management	Carol	Episode: "Charlie and His New Friend with Benefits"
2014–2016	Gotham	Gertrud Kapelput	Recurring guest; 10 episodes
2015–2020	Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt	Lillian Kaushtupper	Main role; 42 episodes
2016	Crowded	Linda	Episode: "Given to Fly"
2017	Halt and Catch Fire	Denise	Episode: "Ten of Swords"
	Star vs. the Forces of Evil	Dr. Jelly Goodwell (voice)	Episode: "Princess Turdina/Starfari"
2017–2019	OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes	Ginger (voice)	2 episodes
2018	Pinkalicious & Peterrific	Edna (voice)	3 episodes
	Vampirina	Madame Spook (voice)	Episode: "Countess Vee/Frights Camera Action"
	Animals	Chompy (voice)	2 episodes
	F Is for Family	Marilyn Chilson (voice)	Episode: "Summer Vacation"
2018–2019	Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure	Madam Canardist (voice)	3 episodes
2019	Los Espookys	Bianca Nova	4 episodes
	Bubble Guppies	The Sea Witch (voice)	Episode: "The New Guppy"
	Big Mouth	The Menopause Banshee (voice)	Episode: "Florida"
	Summer Camp Island	Barb Junior (voice)	Episode: "The Great Elf Invention Convention"
2020	Hunters	Mindy Markowitz	10 episodes
	Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs the Reverend	Lillian Kaushtupper/Fiona	Television film
2023	Star Trek: Strange New Worlds	Pelia

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Notes
1972	Ring Around the Bathtub	Esme Train	Broadway; Martin Beck Theatre
1978	The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds	Tillie	Broadway; Biltmore Theatre
2003	The Exonerated	Sunny Jacobs	Touring	Replacement
2004	Sly Fox	Miss Fancy	Broadway; Ethel Barrymore Theatre	Replacement
2005-2014	Wicked	Madame Morrible	Touring
2006; 2013			Broadway; Gershwin Theatre	Replacement
2012	Harvey	Betty Chumley	Broadway; Studio 54

Music Videos

Year	Title	Artist(s)
1985	"This is My Night"	Chaka Khan

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
1976	Academy Awards	Best Actress	Hester Street	Nominated
1978	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play	The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds	Nominated
1982	AACTA Awards	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Norman Loves Rose	Nominated
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	Taxi	Won
1983		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy, Variety or Music Series		Won
	Golden Globe Awards	Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film		Nominated
1996	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series	Chicago Hope	Nominated
2006	TV Land Award	Most Wonderful Wedding	Taxi	Nominated[lower-alpha 3]
2007	Medallion Award			Won[lower-alpha 4]

Notes

References

External links

• Carol Kane at IMDb
• Carol Kane at the Internet Broadway Database
• Carol Kane at the Internet Off-Broadway Database

На других языках

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[de] Carol Kane

Carol Kane (* 18. Juni 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio als Carolyn Laurie Kane) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin und zweifache Emmypreisträgerin.

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- [en] Carol Kane

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[es] Carol Kane

Carol Kane (Cleveland, 18 de junio de 1952) es una actriz estadounidense. Famosa por su papel de Simka Dahblitz-Gravas, esposa de Latka Gravas (Andy Kaufman), en la serie de televisión estadounidense Taxi desde 1981 a 1983. Fue nominada en los Premios Oscar de 1975 como Mejor Actriz por protagonizar La calle Hester de Joan Micklin Silver.

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[ru] Кейн, Кэрол

Кэрол Кейн (англ. Carol Kane, род. 18 июня 1952) — американская характерная актриса. Кейн добилась успеха в 1970-х годах, снимаясь в серии успешных кинофильмов, номинируясь на «Оскар» за главную роль в фильме «Хестер Стрит» (1975). Позже она выиграла две «Эмми» за роль в ситкоме ABC «Такси» (1980—1983).

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