Carolyn Laurie "Carol" Kane (born June 18, 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American actor.
Kane began her screen career in the early '70s. After receiving an Academy Award nomination for her performance in Hester Street, she went on to appear in films such as Annie Hall, When a Stranger Calls, The Princess Bride, Scrooged, My Blue Heaven and Addams Family Values. Her television work includes regular roles on Taxi and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. She also played John Munch's ex-wife Gwen on Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and has played Madame Morrible in various productions of Wicked.
Selected Filmography:
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Film roles
- Carnal Knowledge (1971): Jennifer.
- The Last Detail (1973): Young Whore.
- Hester Street (1975): Gitl.
- Dog Day Afternoon (1975): Jenny.
- Annie Hall (1977): Allison.
- The Muppet Movie (1979): Myth.
- When a Stranger Calls (1979): Jill Johnson.
- Transylvania 6-5000 (1985): Lupi.
- Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986): Cynthia.
- Ishtar (1987): Carol.
- The Princess Bride (1987): Valerie.
- Scrooged (1988): Ghost of Christmas Present.
- License to Drive (1988): Mrs. Anderson.
- Flashback (1990): Maggie.
- Joe Versus the Volcano (1990): Hairdresser (as Lisa LeBlanc).
- My Blue Heaven (1990): Shaldeen.
- Addams Family Values (1993): Grandmama Addams.
- Big Bully (1996): Faith.
- Trees Lounge (1996): Connie.
- Office Killer (1997): Dorine. Major Playing Against Type role.
- Jawbreaker (1999): Ms. Sherwood.
- Man on the Moon (1999): Herself.
- Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004): Miss Baggoli.
- The Pacifier (2005): Helga.
- Four Christmases (2008): Aunt Sarah (uncredited).
- The Bounty Hunter (2010): Dawn.
- Sleepwalk With Me (2012): Linda.
- Ava's Possessions (2015): Talia.
- The Sisters Brothers (2018): Mrs. Sisters.
TV roles
- Taxi (1980–83): Simka Dahblitz-Gravas.
- Faerie Tale Theatre, episode "Sleeping Beauty" (1983): The 'Good Fairy'.
- Cheers, episode "A Ditch in Time" (1984): Amanda.
- Tales from the Darkside, episode "Snip, Snip" (1985): Annie MacColl.
- Tales from the Crypt, episode "Judy, You're Not Yourself Today" (1990): Judy.
- Seinfeld, episode "The Marine Biologist" (1994): Corrine.
- Empty Nest, episode "The Courtship of Carol's Father" (1994): Shelby.
- Chicago Hope, episode "Stand" (1995): Marguerite Birch.
- Ellen, episode "A Penney Saved..." (1996): Lily Penney.
- Homicide: Life on the Street, episode "All Is Bright" (1997): Gwen Munch.
- The Noddy Shop, episode "The Tooth Fairy" (1998): Pearlie White.
- Hope & Faith, episode "Faith Scare-Field" (2004): Cornelia Rackett.
- Two and a Half Men, 2 episodes (2009): Shelly.
- Monk, episode "Mr. Monk is the Best Man" (2009): Joy.
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, 2 episodes (2009, 2013): Gwen Munch.
- Ugly Betty, episode "All the World's a Stage" (2010): Lena Korvinka.
- Girls, episode "It's Back" (2013): Cloris.
- Anger Management (2012), episode "Charlie and His New Friend with Benefits" (2013): Carol.
- Gotham (2014–16): Gertrud Kapelput.
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015–19): Lillian Kaushtupper.
- Kimmy vs. The Reverend (2020)
- Halt and Catch Fire, episode "Ten of Swords" (2017): Denise.
- Los Espookys (2019): Bianca Nova.
- Hunters (2020–22): Mindy Markowitz.
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2023–): Pellia.
Voice roles
- Tiny Toon Adventures, episode "A Quack in the Quarks" (1990): Ollie.
- Aladdin: The Series, 2 episodes (1994): Brawnhilda.
- Theodore Rex (1995): Molly Rex.
- Hey Arnold!, episode "Freeze Frame/Phoebe Cheats" (1997): Emily Dickinson Trophy.
- Adventures from the Book of Virtues, episode "Patience" (1998): The Beetle.
- The Wacky Adventures Of Ronald Mc Donald: The Visitors from Outer Space (1999): Org's Mom.
- As Told by Ginger, 2 episodes (2000–01): Maude.
- Family Guy, episode "Emission Impossible" (2001): Carol.
- The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, episode "Billy and Mandy Save Christmas" (2005): Mrs. Claus.
- Dora the Explorer, episode "The Grumpy Old Troll Gets Married" (2011): Grandma Troll.
- Phineas and Ferb, 2 episodes (2011, 2014): Nana Shapiro.
- Jake and the Never Land Pirates, 2 episodes (2012–13): The Sea Witch.
- ''Star vs. the Forces of Evil, episode "Princess Turdina/Starfari" (2017): Dr. Jelly Goodwill.
- OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes, 2 episodes (2017, 2019): Ginger.
- Animals, 2 episodes (2018): Chompy.
- Vampirina, episode "Countess Vee" (2018): Madame Spook.
- Tangled: The Series (2018–19): Madame Canardist.
- F is for Family (2018–21): Marilyn Chilson.
- Summer Camp Island, episode "The Great Elf Invention Convention" (2019): Barb Jr./Additional Voices.
- Bubble Guppies, episode "The New Guppy" (2019): Sea Witch.
- Big Mouth, episode "Florida" (2019): Menopause Banshee/Old Woman.
- Migration (2023): Erin
