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If I Tell You
as Granny
2026
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Carol Kane
Also known as Lisa LeBlanc, Carolyn Laurie Kane, کارول کین
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.
Personal details
Full filmography
2026
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Anxious People
2026
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Roommates
as Gigi
2026
2025
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Andy Kaufman Is Me
as Self
2025
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Caught Stealing
as Bubbe
2025
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Carol & Joy
as Self
2025
2024
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Between the Temples
2024
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Remembering Gene Wilder
as Self
2024
2023
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iMordecai
as Fela
2023
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Migration
London premiereas Erin (voice)
2023
2022
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Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience
as Grand-Mah (voice)
2022
2021
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Harvey
as Betty Chumley
2021
2020
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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
as Lillian Kaushtupper
2020
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Love, Loss, and What I Wore
2020
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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Music: A Live Singing Contest (That's Live)
as Self
2020
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A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
as Valerie
2020
2019
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The Dead Don't Die
as Mallory O'Brien
2019
2018
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The Sisters Brothers
as Mrs Sisters
2018
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Ghost Light
as Madeline Styne
2018
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Party Monster: Scratching the Surface
as Lillian Kaushtupper
2018
2017
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Waiting for Ishtar
as Self
2017
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Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
as Self
2017
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Bette Davis: Larger Than Life
as Self
2017
2016
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Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
as Self
2016
2015
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Addiction: A 60's Love Story
as Cecilia
2015
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Ava's Possessions
as Talia
2015
2014
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Emoticon
as Hannah Song
2014
2013
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Thanks for Sharing
as Roberta
2013
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Clutter
as Linda Bradford
2013
2012
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Harvey
as Betty Chumley
2012
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Should've Been Romeo
as Ruth
2012
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Sleepwalk with Me
as Linda
2012
2011
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The Key Man
as Marsha
2011
2010
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My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
as Barbara
2010
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The Bounty Hunter
as Dawn
2010
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Pete Smalls Is Dead
as Landlady
2010
2009
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I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
as Self
2009
2008
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Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
as Sheep (voice)
2008
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Four Christmases
as Aunt Sarah
2008
2006
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The Year Without a Santa Claus
as Mother Nature
2006
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Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
as Self
2006
2005
T
The Pacifier
as Helga
2005
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Billy and Mandy Save Christmas
as Mrs. Claus (voice)
2005
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How Real is 'The Star'?
as Self
2005
T
The Civilization of Maxwell Bright
as Temple
2005
T
The Happy Elf
as Gilda (voice)
2005
2004
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Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
as Miss Baggoli
2004
2003
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Cosmopolitan
as Mrs. Shaw
2003
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Audrey's Rain
as Missy Flanders
2003
2002
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Love in the Time of Money
as Joey
2002
2001
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My First Mister
as Mrs. Benson
2001
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The Shrink Is In
as Louise Rosenberg
2001
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Tomorrow by Midnight
as Officer Garfield
2001
2000
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A Constant Forge
as Self
2000
1999
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Jawbreaker
as Ms. Sherwood
1999
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The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space
as Ogg's Mother (voice)
1999
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Man on the Moon
as Self (uncredited)
1999
1998
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The Tic Code
as Miss Gimpole
1998
1997
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Office Killer
as Dorine Douglas
1997
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Merry Christmas, George Bailey
as Cousin Tilly / Mrs. Hatch
1997