Known for Acting
Birthday
June 18, 1952
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Biography
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.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Simpsons

Family Guy

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Two and a Half Men

Seinfeld

Monk

Gotham

Hollywood Squares

Phineas and Ferb

Phineas and Ferb

Great Performances

Great Performances

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Cheers

Star vs. the Forces of Evil

Big Mouth

Hunters

Hey Arnold!

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy