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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.

Self
2025

Bubbe
2025

Self
2025

Granny
2024

Carla Kessler
2024

Rose / Nana
2024

Self
2024

Erin (voice)
2023

Bube Bina (voice)
2023

Bubbe Bina (voice)
2023

as Self

as Bubbe

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 Sam

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 Marguerite Birch

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 Maureen

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 Self - 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 Frances Loomis

as Young Whore

as Jeannie Dougall

as Young Girl

as Jennifer

as Eliza Southgate

as Francis Loomis