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Carol Kane
Carolyn Laurie Kane was born on June 18, 1952, in Cleveland, the daughter of Joy, a jazz singer, teacher, dancer, and pianist, and architect Michael Kane. Known professionally as Carol Kane, she is a seasoned American actress who has dedicated more than five decades of her life to the film industry. Kane gained recognition for her role in Hester Street (1975), and she secured an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Her career blossomed in the 1970s and 1980s, with memorable roles in films like Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Annie Hall (1977), When a Stranger Calls (1979), and The Princess Bride (1987). Furthermore, she has had impressive performances in Scrooged (1988) and Flashback (1990). She also marked her presence in the television world, playing the character of Simka Gravas in Taxi, an early 1980s TV series. This role won her two Emmy Awards.
Kane continued her acting journey by playing the character of Madame Morrible in the musical Wicked, both on Broadway and in touring productions from 2005 to 2014. She was a main cast member on the Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, where she played Lillian Kaushtupper from 2015 to 2020. As of 2023, she plays Pelia in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Kane's unique high, breathy, and slow voice is often noted, though she confessed to disliking it, wishing her voice was 'deep, beautiful, and sexy'. Always deeply committed to her work, Kane has consistently demonstrated a vibrant talent that spans across film, TV, and theatre, placing her as one of the powerhouses of the industry.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Carolyn Laurie Kane
Born: Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: June 18, 1952
Occupations: Actress, comedian
Years Active: 1966-present
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Awards and Nominations Received by Carol Kane
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Movies Featuring Carol Kane
The Sisters Brothers
Trees Lounge
Dog Day Afternoon
The Dead Don't Die
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond — Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton
Carnal Knowledge
When a Stranger Calls
iMordecai
Transylvania 6-5000
Annie Hall
Migration
Remembering Gene Wilder
Between the Temples
Pete Smalls Is Dead
My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend
Clutter
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Waiting for Ishtar
Tomorrow by Midnight
A Constant Forge
Audrey’s Rain
The Civilization of Maxwell Bright
The Shrink Is In
Billy and Mandy Save Christmas
The Happy Elf
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
The Year Without a Santa Claus
Flashback
The Games of Countess Dolingen
Strong Medicine
Pandemonium
Norman Loves Rose
Joan Micklin Silver: Encounters with the New York Director
Sleeping Beauty
Over the Brooklyn Bridge
Ted & Venus
Casey at the Bat
Bob Goldthwait: Don’t Watch This Show
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
The Lemon Sisters
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
Sticky Fingers
Desperate Characters
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Valentino
The Crazysitter
The Mafu Cage
Theodore Rex
In the Soup
When a Stranger Calls Back
Hester Street
The Pallbearer
The World’s Greatest Lover
American Strays
Noah’s Ark
La Sabina
Office Killer
Napoleon
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
Baby on Board
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Sunset Park
Gone Fishin’
Freaky Friday
The Tic Code
Merry Christmas, George Bailey!
Wedding in White
Caught Stealing
Career Timeline
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2020
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Valerie
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
Lillian Kaushtupper
2017
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond — Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton
Self
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Self
Waiting for Ishtar
Self
2005
The Civilization of Maxwell Bright
Temple
Billy and Mandy Save Christmas
Mrs. Claus (voice)
The Happy Elf
Gilda (voice)
1997
Office Killer
Dorine Douglas
Gone Fishin’
Donna Waters
Merry Christmas, George Bailey!
Cousin Tilly / Mrs. Hatch
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