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.
126 movies · 60 shows
Roommates
2026·6.5
Carol & Joy
2025·7.0
Caught Stealing
2025·6.8
Andy Kaufman Is Me
2025·0.0
Between the Temples
2024·5.6
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024·7.2
Migration
2023·7.4
iMordecai
2023·2.5
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience
2022·7.7
Harvey
2021·0.0
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020·6.3
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Music: A Live Singing Contest (That's Live)
2020·8.0
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
2020·6.4
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
2020·0.0
The Dead Don't Die
2019·5.4
Ghost Light
2018·6.3
The Sisters Brothers
2018·6.8
Party Monster: Scratching the Surface
2018·2.0
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life
2017·6.0
Waiting for Ishtar
2017·0.0
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017·7.5
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016·4.0
Addiction: A 60's Love Story
2015·4.2
Ava's Possessions
2015·5.8
Emoticon
2014·2.0
Thanks for Sharing
2013·6.0
Clutter
2013·6.0
Sleepwalk with Me
2012·6.5
Harvey
2012·0.0
Should've Been Romeo
2012·4.3
The Key Man
2011·3.7
Pete Smalls Is Dead
2010·4.6
My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
2010·5.8
The Bounty Hunter
2010·5.8
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
2009·6.9
Four Christmases
2008·5.8
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
2008·6.8
The Year Without a Santa Claus
2006·5.8
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
2006·6.7
Billy and Mandy Save Christmas
2005·8.0
The Happy Elf
2005·4.8
The Civilization of Maxwell Bright
2005·4.5
The Pacifier
2005·6.1
How Real is 'The Star'?
2005·6.0
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
2004·5.7
Audrey's Rain
2003·4.8
Cosmopolitan
2003·7.5
Love in the Time of Money
2002·4.7
My First Mister
2001·6.5
Tomorrow by Midnight
2001·4.3
The Shrink Is In
2001·4.9
A Constant Forge
2000·6.8
Man on the Moon
1999·7.2
Noah's Ark
1999·0.0
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space
1999·6.5
Jawbreaker
1999·6.4
The Tic Code
1998·5.9
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
1997·6.0
Office Killer
1997·5.2
Gone Fishin'
1997·4.9
American Strays
1996·5.8
Trees Lounge
1996·6.9
The Pallbearer
1996·5.0
Sunset Park
1996·6.5
Big Bully
1996·4.7
Theodore Rex
1995·3.7
Napoleon
1995·6.3
Freaky Friday
1995·5.7
Dad, the Angel & Me
1995·6.4
The Crazysitter
1994·5.3
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994·7.0
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994·4.4
Addams Family Values
1993·7.0
When a Stranger Calls Back
1993·5.9
Baby on Board
1992·5.1
In the Soup
1992·6.7
The Real Story of Here Comes the Bride
1992·0.0
Ted & Venus
1991·4.5
My Blue Heaven
1990·6.1
Joe Versus the Volcano
1990·5.8
Flashback
1990·6.4
The Lemon Sisters
1989·5.1
Let's Get Mom
1989·0.0
Scrooged
1988·6.8
License to Drive
1988·6.6
Sticky Fingers
1988·5.8
Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card
1988·7.0
Drop-Out Mother
1988·5.0
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
1987·8.0
The Princess Bride
1987·7.7
Ishtar
1987·4.6
Jumpin' Jack Flash
1986·6.1
Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show
1986·7.7
Casey at the Bat
1986·8.0
Transylvania 6-5000
1985·5.3
Burning Rage
1984·5.0
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
1984·4.6
Racing with the Moon
1984·6.3
Over the Brooklyn Bridge
1984·5.1
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
1983·5.9
Sleeping Beauty
1983·7.0
Keeping On
1983·7.0
An Invasion of Privacy
1983·5.5
Joan Micklin Silver: Encounters with the New York Director
1983·0.0
Norman Loves Rose
1982·4.0
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
1982·0.0
Pandemonium
1982·4.7
Strong Medicine
1981·6.3
The Games of Countess Dolingen
1981·3.3
The Greatest Man in the World
1981·7.0
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
1981·0.0
La Sabina
1979·5.8
When a Stranger Calls
1979·6.2
The Muppet Movie
1979·7.2
Out of Our Fathers' House
1978·0.0
The Mafu Cage
1978·5.9
The World's Greatest Lover
1977·5.6
Valentino
1977·5.8
Annie Hall
1977·7.7
Harry and Walter Go to New York
1976·5.7
Hester Street
1975·6.2
Dog Day Afternoon
1975·7.8
The Last Detail
1973·7.0
Wedding in White
1972·6.8
Desperate Characters
1971·5.1
Carnal Knowledge
1971·6.6