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Carol Kane
Carol Kane and Gene Wilder in a publicity photo for The World's Greatest Lover, 1977
Born	Carolyn Laurie Kane (1952-06-18) June 18, 1952 (age 72) Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Occupation(s)	Actress, Comedian
Years active	1971–present

Carolyn Laurie "Carol" Kane (born June 18, 1952) is an American stage, screen and television actress and comedian. She became known in the 1970s in films such as Hester Street (for which she received an Academy Award nomination) and Annie Hall. She appeared on the television series Taxi in the early 1980s, as 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. Since 2015, she has been a main cast member on the Netflix original series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, in which she plays Lillian Kaushtupper.

Early life

Kane was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of Joy, a jazz singer, teacher, dancer, and pianist, and Michael Kane, an architect who worked for the World Bank. Her family is Jewish, and her grandparents emigrated from Russia. Her parents divorced when she was 12 years old. She attended the Cherry Lawn School, a progressive boarding school in Darien, Connecticut, until 1965. She also went to the Professional Children's School, in New York City, and made her professional theatre debut in a 1966 production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, starring Tammy Grimes.

Career

Television

Kane portrayed Simka Dahblitz-Gravas, wife of Latka Gravas (Andy Kaufman), on the American television series Taxi, from 1981-83. She earned two Emmy Awards for her work in the series.

Kane was a regular on the 1986 NBC series All Is Forgiven, a regular on the 1990–91 NBC series American Dreamer, guest-starred on a 1994 episode of Seinfeld and had a supporting role in the short-lived 1996–97 sitcom Pearl.

In January 2009, she appeared in the TV series Two and a Half Men as the mother of Alan Harper's receptionist. In March 2010, Kane appeared in the TV series Ugly Betty as Justin Suarez's acting teacher. In 2014, she had a recurring role in the TV series Gotham as Gertrude Kapelput, Oswald Cobblepot's (Penguin's) mother.

In 2015, she was cast as Lillian, the landlord to the title character of Netflix's original series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

Films

Kane also appeared in The Last Detail (1973), The World's Greatest Lover (1977), "Norman Loves Rose" (1982), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), The Princess Bride (1987) "Flashback" (1989) with Dennis Hopper, and Scrooged (1988), in which Variety called her "unquestionably pic's comic highlight."

In 1998, she played Mother Duck on the cartoon movie The First Snow of Winter. In 1999 she made a cameo on the movie Man On The Moon as her character she played on Taxi.

Kane was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the film Hester Street.

Theatre

She starred in the off-Broadway play Love, Loss, and What I Wore in February 2010.

Kane made her West End debut in January 2011 in a major revival of Lillian Hellman's drama The Children's Hour, at London's Comedy Theatre. She starred alongside Keira Knightley, Elisabeth Moss and Ellen Burstyn.

In May 2012, Kane appeared on Broadway as Betty Chumley in a revival of the play Harvey.

Wicked

Kane is known for her portrayal of the evil headmistress Madame Morrible in the Broadway musical Wicked, whom she played in various productions from 2005 to 2014.

Kane made her Wicked debut on the 1st National Tour, playing the role from March 9 through December 19, 2005. She then reprised the role in the Broadway production from January 10 through November 12, 2006. She again played the role for the Los Angeles production which began performances on February 7, 2007. She left the production on December 30, 2007, and later returned from August 26, 2008 until the production closed on January 11, 2009.

She then transferred with the L.A. company, to play the role once again, in the San Francisco production which began performances January 27, 2009. She ended her limited engagement on March 22, 2009. Kane returned to the Broadway company of Wicked from July 1, 2013, through February 22, 2014.

Filmography

Other works

• This is My Night (Music Video) (1985) – Mimi in Chaka Khan's music video
• Wicked (2005–2009; 2013–present) – Madame Morrible (Various productions)

References

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2. ^ "Carol Kane movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography - AllMovie". AllMovie. All Media Network. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
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4. "Carol Kane Unofficial Fan Page" at the Wayback Machine
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7. "Cherry Lawn School Photo Of The Month, October 1999" CherryLawnSchool.org. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
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9. Lacher, Irene (May 11, 2002). "Moving a Step Beyond". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
10. Two and a Half Men: Thank God for Scoliosis Season 6" TV.com. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
11. IMDb.com Gotham: "Spirit of the Goat" (episode); retrieved October 28, 2014.
12. Havey, Max (March 20, 2015). "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is a great addition to Netflix lineup | Vox Magazine". Vox Magazine. Columbia Missourian. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
13. "Scrooged" Variety (requires registration). Retrieved August 27, 2011.
14. BWW News Desk." 'Love, Loss And What I Wore' Welcomes Comedic New Cast; Janeane Garofalo, Carol Kane & More Bow 2/3" broadwayworld.com, December 10, 2009.
15. Shenton, Mark.Ellen Burstyn and Carol Kane Join Cast of West End's Children's Hour Playbill.com, November 19, 2010.
16. Dan Bacalzo (December 16, 2008). "Garrison, Kane, Kassebaum, Wicks Set for San Francisco Wicked".
17. Andrew Gans (March 2, 2009). "Academy Award Winner Duke to Join Cast of San Fran's Wicked".
18. "Broadway's Wicked Will Welcome Carol Kane and Michael Wartella". June 21, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
19. Becker, Frawley (2004). And The Stars Spoke Back: A Dialogue Coach Remembers Hollywood Players Of The Sixties In Paris. Scarecrow Press. pp. 188, 199. ISBN 9780810851573.
20. webmaster. "KET - NODDY - The Tooth Fairy".

External links

• Carol Kane at IMDb
• Carol Kane at the Internet Broadway Database
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• 1952 births
• Jewish American actresses
• American film actresses
• American musical theatre actresses
• American television actresses
• American voice actresses
• American people of Russian-Jewish descent
• Living people
• Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award winners
• Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award winners
• Actresses from Cleveland
• Jewish comedians
• 20th-century American actresses
• 21st-century American actresses