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.
Tom's Mother
Film 1996
Ghost of Christmas Present
Film 1988
Jennifer
Film 1971
Lavinia
Film 1983
Film 1981
April
Film 1981
Fela
Film 2023
Betty Chumley
Film 2012
Ms. Sherwood
Film 1999
Mrs. Claus (voice)
Film 2005
Joey
Film 2002
Rose
Film 1982
Maria
Film 1992
Self
Film 2005
Louise Haines-Pearson
Film 1981
Cheryl
Film 1984
Self
Film 2017
Barbara Dent
Film 1986
Miss Gimpole
Film 2000
Cissy
Film 1978
Jeannie Dougall
Film 1972
Cousin Tilly / Mrs. Hatch
Film 1997
Young Girl
Film 1971
Temple
Film 2005
Self
Film 2024
Self (uncredited)
Film 1999
Mother Nature
Film 2006
Film 1988
Self
Film 2016
Margaret Mouse (voice)
Film 1992
Self
Film 2009
Mrs. Shaw
Film 2003
Film 1986
Maxine
Film 1988
Martha Bernays
Film 1984
Self
Film 2017
Self
Film 2000
Linda Bradford
Film 2013
Officer Garfield
Film 2001
Self
Film 2017
Eliza Southgate
Film 1978
Ilene
Film 1983
Sam's Angel
Film 1995
Film 2020
Self
Film 2020
Self
Film 1983
Valerie
Film 2020
Customer At Cafe
Film 1983
Frances Loomis
Film 1981
Self
Film 2006
Daisy
Film 1979
Betty Chumley
Film 2021
Self (archive footage)
Film 1994
Granny
Film 2024
Frances Loomis
Film 1982
Self - Guest
Tv 2004
Tv 1976
Tv 1993
Self
Tv 1982
Tv 1994
Tv 2000
Tv 1996
Tv 1991
Commander Pelia
Tv 2022
Self
Tv 2019
Commander Pelia / 2020s Pelia
Tv 2022
Tv 1998
Herself - Narrator (voice)
Tv 1983
The Tooth Fairy
Tv 1998
Self - Guest
Tv 2009
Self
Tv 2020