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.
as Mrs. Feld
as Granny
as Gigi
as Self
as Bubbe
as Self
as Theresa(1 ep)
as Carla Kessler
as Rose / Nana(10 eps)
as Self
as Erin (voice)
as Fela
as Bube Bina (voice)(2 eps)
as Bubbe Bina (voice)(1 ep)
as Lucille Lubinski(1 ep)
as Ghoul-ma Vondergeist (voice)(1 ep)
as Grand-Mah (voice)
as Commander Pelia(13 eps)
as Commander Pelia / 2020s Pelia(1 ep)
as Commander Pelia (voice)(1 ep)
as Betty Chumley
as Valerie
as Lillian Kaushtupper
as Self(2 eps)
as Mindy Markowitz(18 eps)
as Mallory O'Brien
as Self(1 ep)
as Madeline Styne
as Mrs Sisters
as Barb Jr. (voice)(1 ep)
as Lillian Kaushtupper
as Self
as Menopause Banshee / Old Woman (voice)(1 ep)
as Linda(1 ep)
as Cecilia
as Talia
as Lillian Kaushtupper(51 eps)
as Dr. Jelly Goodwell (voice)(1 ep)
as Gertrude Kapelput(10 eps)
as Hannah Song
as Roberta
as Linda Bradford
as Linda
as Betty Chumley
as Carol(1 ep)
as Ruth
as Marsha
as The Sea Witch (voice)(1 ep)
as Sea Witch (voice)(1 ep)
as Landlady
as Barbara
as Dawn
as Self - Guest(1 ep)
as Aunt Sarah
as Sheep (voice)
as Additional Voices (voice)(1 ep)
as Nana Shapiro (voice)(2 eps)
as Mother Nature
as Lena Korvinka(1 ep)
as Mrs. Claus (voice)
as Gilda (voice)
as Sam(2 eps)
as Temple
as Helga
as Self
as Self - Guest(2 eps)
as Miss Baggoli
as Cornelia Rackett(1 ep)
as Shelly(2 eps)
as Missy Flanders
as Mrs. Shaw
as Joey
as Joy(1 ep)
as Mrs. Benson
as Mrs. Claus(1 ep)
as Officer Garfield
as Louise Rosenberg
as Maude Webley (voice)(2 eps)
as Self
as Self (uncredited)
as Gwen Munch(2 eps)
as Sarah(2 eps)
as Ogg's Mother (voice)
as Carol (voice)(1 ep)
as Ms. Sherwood
as Self - Panelist(5 eps)
as The Tooth Fairy(1 ep)
as Miss Gimpole
as Cousin Tilly / Mrs. Hatch
as Dorine Douglas
as Simka Gravaas(1 ep)
as Donna Waters
as Emily Dickinson Trophy (voice)(1 ep)
as Annie Caraldo(22 eps)
as Helen
as Connie
as Tom's Mother
as Mona
as Faith Bigger
as Molly Rex (voice)
as Leanne Futterman
as Sam's Angel
as Treva Van Arsdale
as Marguerite Birch(1 ep)
as Self (archive footage)
as Carla
as Lily Penney(1 ep)
as Brawnhilda (voice)(2 eps)
as Granny
as Jill Johnson
as Gwen Munch(1 ep)
as Maria
as Barbara
as Margaret Mouse (voice)
as Colette
as Lillian Abernathy(17 eps)
as Ollie (voice)(1 ep)
as Shaldeen
as Hairdresser
as Maggie
as Blythe (voice)(1 ep)
as Franki D'Angelo
as Corinne(1 ep)
as Judy(1 ep)
as Ghost of Christmas Present
as Mrs. Anderson
as Kitty
as Maxine
as Fortune Teller
as Valerie
as Carol
as Cynthia
as Nicolette Bingham(9 eps)
as Barbara Dent
as Lupi
as Barbara(1 ep)
as Polly Horne(1 ep)
as Iris Buckles(1 ep)
as Anne MacColl(1 ep)
as Mary Harwood
as Martha Bernays
as Annie the Hooker
as Cheryl
as Customer At Cafe
as The Good Fairy
as Self - Narrator (voice)(1 ep)
as Lavinia
as Ilene
as Amanda(1 ep)
as Rose
as The 'Good' Fairy(1 ep)
as Frances Loomis
as Candy
as Self(1 ep)
as Lavinia(1 ep)
as Louise Haines-Pearson
as April
as Frances Loomis
as Daisy
as Jill Johnson
as "Myth"
as Simka Gravas(24 eps)
as Simka Dahblitz(3 eps)
as Eliza Southgate
as Cissy
as Annie Hickman
as Starlet
as Allison
as Florence
as Gitl
as Jenny
as Frances Loomis(1 ep)
as Young Whore
as Jeannie Dougall
as Young Girl
as Jennifer
as Eliza Southgate(1 ep)
as Francis Loomis(1 ep)