Carol Kane

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{{Short description|American actress (born 1952)}}
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| name = Carol Kane
| image = Carol Kane (2018) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Kane in 2018
| birth_name = Carolyn Laurie Kane
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|06|18}}<ref name="allmovie">{{cite web| url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/carol-kane-p36788| title=Carol Kane movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography| website=[[AllMovie]]| access-date=March 22, 2015}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Cleveland, Ohio]], U.S.
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| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|comedian}}
| years_active = 1966–present
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'''Carolyn Laurie Kane''' (born June 18, 1952<ref name="allmovie" />) is an American actress. She gained recognition for her role in ''[[Hester Street (film)|Hester Street]]'' (1975), for which she received an [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Academy Award nomination]] for Best Actress. She became known in the 1970s and 1980s in films such as ''[[Dog Day Afternoon]]'' (1975), ''[[Annie Hall]]'' (1977), ''[[When a Stranger Calls (1979 film)|When a Stranger Calls]]'' (1979), ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'' (1987), ''[[Scrooged]]'' (1988) and ''[[Flashback (1990 film)|Flashback]]'' (1990).

Kane appeared on the television series ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]'' in the early 1980s, as Simka Gravas, the wife of [[Latka Gravas|Latka]], the character played by [[Andy Kaufman]], winning two [[Emmy Award]]s for her work. She has played the character of [[List of Wicked characters#Madame Morrible|Madame Morrible]] in the musical ''[[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]]'', both in touring productions and on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] from 2005 to 2014. From 2015 to 2020, she was a main cast member on the Netflix series ''[[Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt]]'', in which she played [[Lillian Kaushtupper]]. She currently plays the recurring role of Pelia in ''[[Star Trek: Strange New Worlds]]'' (2023{{ndash}}present).

== Early life ==
Kane was born on June 18, 1952, in Cleveland, the daughter of Joy, a [[jazz]] singer, teacher, dancer, and pianist, and architect Michael Kane.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last=Senger |first=Trustman |date=1986-05-29 |title=Carol Kane, On Her Good Side |language=en-US |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1986/05/29/carol-kane-on-her-good-side/4a29eff6-9ea3-4ffb-9059-684239a2e4ec/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |issn=0190-8286 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Her family is Jewish, and her grandparents emigrated from Russia, Austria, and Poland.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.open.org/glennab/carolkanefanbio.htm |title="Carol Kane Unofficial Fan Page" |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070320084513/http://www.open.org/glennab/carolkanefanbio.htm |archive-date=March 20, 2007 }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web |last=Yinney |first=Cynthia |date=February 28, 2020 |title=Hunters: Carol Kane Discusses Getting Intense and Her Diverse Roles |url=https://www.cbr.com/hunters-carol-kane-interview/ |website=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]]}}</ref> Due to her father's occupation, Kane moved frequently as a child; she briefly lived in Paris at age eight, where she began learning to speak French.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{cite web |date=2018-07-14 |title=Carol Kane Talks Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Family, and More |url=https://www.closerweekly.com/posts/carol-kane-unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-163137/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=[[Closer (magazine)|Closer Weekly]] |language=en-US |df=mdy}}</ref> Additionally, she resided in [[Haiti]] at age 10.<ref name=":0" /> Her parents divorced when she was 12 years old.<ref>{{cite news |last=Myers |first=Marc |date=2023-07-25 |title='Star Trek' Star Carol Kane Watched Old Movies as a Kid to Ease Her Insomnia |language=en-US |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/star-trek-star-carol-kane-watched-old-movies-as-a-kid-to-ease-her-insomnia-f72b94eb |access-date=2023-10-24 |issn=0099-9660 |url-access=subscription |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

She attended the Cherry Lawn School, a boarding school in Darien, Connecticut, until 1965.<ref>[http://www.cherrylawnschool.org/directory/class/clstbl65.html "Cherry Lawn School, Class of 1965"]. ''Cherry Lawn School''. Retrieved August 27, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.cherrylawnschool.org/pom/photomonth199910.html "Cherry Lawn School Photo Of The Month, October 1999"]. ''Cherry Lawn School''. Retrieved August 27, 2011.</ref> She studied theater at [[HB Studio]]<ref>{{cite web| url=https://hbstudio.org/about-hb-studio/alumni/| title=Alumni| website=[[HB Studio]]| access-date=September 15, 2024}}</ref> and also went to the [[Professional Children's School]] in New York City. She became a member of both the [[Screen Actors Guild]] and the [[Actors' Equity Association]] at age 14.<ref>{{cite web |title=Carol Kane On "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" {{!}} BUILD Series |website=[[YouTube]] |date=2016-05-26 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JehdptWplU |access-date=2023-11-20 |language=en}}</ref> Kane made her professional theater debut in a 1966 production of ''[[The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (novel)|The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie]]'' starring [[Tammy Grimes]], her first job as a member of Actors' Equity.<ref>[https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800020210/bio "Carol Kane Biography"]. ''YahooMovies''. Retrieved August 27, 2011.</ref><ref name=":6" />

== Career ==

=== 1971–1979: Career beginnings and early recognition ===
Kane's on-screen career began while she was still a teenager, when she appeared in minor roles in films such as ''[[Desperate Characters (film)|Desperate Characters]]'' and [[Mike Nichols]]'s ''[[Carnal Knowledge (film)|Carnal Knowledge]]'' in 1971, the latter of which led her to befriend lead actor [[Jack Nicholson]]. In 1972, she was cast in her first leading role in the Canadian production ''[[Wedding in White]]'', where she played a teenage rape victim who is forced into marriage by her father. She also appeared as a [[sex worker]] in [[Hal Ashby]]'s 1973 film ''[[The Last Detail]]'', where she collaborated with Nicholson yet again.<ref name="Lacher, Irene; Moving a Step" />
[[File:Hester Street (1975 poster).jpg|thumb|Theatrical release poster for ''[[Hester Street (film)|Hester Street]]'' (1975)]]
In 1975, Kane was cast in [[Joan Micklin Silver]]'s feature-length debut ''[[Hester Street (film)|Hester Street]]'', in which she played a [[History of the Jews in Russia|Russian-Jewish]] immigrant who struggles with her husband to assimilate in late 19th-century New York.<ref name="Lacher, Irene; Moving a Step" /> For her performance in the film, Kane garnered her sole Academy Award nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] at the [[48th Academy Awards]], and it remains her favorite of all her roles.<ref name=":2" /> Additionally, in 1975 she appeared as a bank teller in [[Sidney Lumet]]'s crime drama ''[[Dog Day Afternoon]]'', which received numerous Academy Award nominations in other categories that same year. This also marked her first on-screen collaboration with [[Al Pacino]], whom she had known prior to the film thanks to their shared background in theater.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3">{{cite web |last=Ebiri |first=Bilge |date=2021-10-01 |title=Carol Kane Looks Back on Hester Street and Not Going to Mexico With Andy Kaufman |url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/10/carol-kane-looks-back-on-hester-street-and-wicked.html |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=Vulture |language=en |df=mdy-all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001153550/https://www.vulture.com/2021/10/carol-kane-looks-back-on-hester-street-and-wicked.html |archive-date=2021-10-01 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Despite this recognition, however, Kane has recounted waiting for approximately a year before being cast in her next role, which she has attributed to the trend of actors being typecast after receiving awards attention.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Carol Kane on The Oscars Curse |series=[[The Dick Cavett Show]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKFM7Ygg1B4 |air-date=October 7, 1986 |access-date=2024-09-15 |language=en}}</ref> Her return to the screen would come with [[Gene Wilder]]'s 1977 comedy ''[[The World's Greatest Lover]],'' which she has credited for identifying the comedic talents that would become her staple in later years.<ref name=":3" /> During the same year, she was cast in [[Woody Allen]]'s romantic comedy ''[[Annie Hall]]'', where she played Allison Portchnik, the first wife of Allen's character Alvy Singer.<ref name=":0" /> She also appeared in [[Ken Russell]]'s film ''[[Valentino (1977 film)|Valentino]]'', which, like ''The World's Greatest Lover'', takes inspiration from the [[silent film]] era, as it is a biographical drama loosely inspired by the life of [[Rudolph Valentino]].[[File:Carol Kane Gene Wilder 1977.jpg|thumb|Kane and [[Gene Wilder]] in a publicity photo for ''[[The World's Greatest Lover]]'', 1977]]After this, Kane appeared in the horror films ''[[The Mafu Cage]]'' (1978) and ''[[When a Stranger Calls (1979 film)|When a Stranger Calls]]'' (1979); ironically, Kane herself is largely averse to horror, and she admits to being unable to watch the latter.<ref name=":4">{{cite web |last=Jacobs |first=Matthew |date=2020-11-09 |title=Carol Kane Never Meant To Become Hollywood's Go-To Eccentric |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/carol-kane-hollywood-eccentric-interview_n_5f9c78d8c5b60eefc852876d |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref> In 1979, she also appeared in a cameo role in ''[[The Muppet Movie]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abrams |first=Simon |date=2014-03-20 |title=20 Great Muppet Movie Celebrity Cameos |url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/03/20-great-muppet-movie-celebrity-cameos.html |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Vulture |language=en}}</ref>

=== 1980–1990: ''Taxi'' and transition into comedy ===
From 1980 to 1983, Kane portrayed Simka Dahblitz-Gravas, the wife of [[Andy Kaufman]]'s character [[Latka Gravas]], on the American television series ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]''. She has theorized that she was cast in ''Taxi'' in part due to her work in ''Hester Street'', where a significant portion of her dialogue was spoken in [[Yiddish]], since Simka speaks a fictional language with a vaguely [[Eastern Europe]]an accent.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TteYSl895Q |title=22 Minutes With Carol Kane |date=June 27, 2016 |language=en |publisher=[[CBS New York]] |access-date=March 28, 2024 |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

Kane has attributed the on-screen rapport she shared with Kaufman to their different work ethics: where she was trained in the theater and enjoyed rehearsal time, Kaufman was rooted more in [[stand-up comedy]] and did not care for rehearsals, a contrast that she believes enhanced their believability as a married couple.<ref>{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Will |date=2015-10-24 |title=Carol Kane on Scrooged, Andy Kaufman, and The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt |url=https://www.avclub.com/carol-kane-on-scrooged-andy-kaufman-and-the-unbreakab-1798286932 |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":6" /> However, she maintains that she and Kaufman had a loving relationship on set, and she has spoken fondly of him in retrospective interviews.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":6" /> Kane received two [[Emmy Award]]s for her work on ''Taxi''.<ref name="Lacher, Irene; Moving a Step">{{Cite news |last1=Lacher |first1=Irene |date=May 11, 2002 |title=Moving a Step Beyond |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-may-11-et-lacher11-story.html |access-date=January 28, 2016}}</ref> Her role on the series has largely been credited as the beginning of her pivot towards more comedic roles, as she began to regularly appear in [[sitcom]]s and comedy films after the series ended.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Wojciechowski |first=Michele |date=2017-05-24 |title=Carol Kane of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: How She Broke Into Comedy With Gene Wilder |url=https://parade.com/573727/michelewojciechowski/carol-kane-of-unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-how-she-broke-into-comedy-with-gene-wilder/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |magazine=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]] |language=en |df=mdy}}</ref>

In 1984, Kane appeared in episode 12, season 3 of ''[[Cheers]]'' as Amanda, an acquaintance of [[Diane Chambers]] from her time spent in a mental institution. She was also a regular on the 1986 series ''[[All Is Forgiven (TV series)|All Is Forgiven]].''

In 1987, Kane appeared in ''[[Ishtar (film)|Ishtar]]'', [[Elaine May]]'s notorious box-office flop turned [[Cult film|cult classic]], playing the frustrated girlfriend of [[Dustin Hoffman]]'s character. That year also saw her make one of her most recognizable film appearances in [[Rob Reiner]]'s fantasy romance ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'', where she played Valerie, the wife of Miracle Max ([[Billy Crystal]]). In 1988, Kane appeared in the [[Cinemax Comedy Experiment]] ''[[Rap Master Ronnie|Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card]]'' alongside [[Jon Cryer]] and the [[Smothers Brothers]]. During the same year, she was also featured in the [[Bill Murray]] vehicle ''[[Scrooged]]'', where she portrayed a contemporary version of the [[Ghost of Christmas Present]], depicted in the film as a fairy. For this performance, ''Variety'' called her "unquestionably [the] pic's comic highlight".<ref>{{cite news| title=Scrooged| url=https://variety.com/1987/film/reviews/scrooged-1200427470/| magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]| date=December 31, 1987| access-date=September 15, 2024}}</ref> Additionally, she played a potential love interest for [[Steve Martin]]'s character in the 1990 film ''[[My Blue Heaven (1990 American film)|My Blue Heaven]]''.

=== 1990–2004: Television and film regularity ===
Kane became a regular on the [[NBC]] series ''[[American Dreamer (TV series)|American Dreamer]]'', which ran from 1990 to 1991''.'' In 1993, she appeared in ''[[Addams Family Values]]'' where she replaced [[Judith Malina]] as [[Grandmama (The Addams Family)|Grandmama Addams]]; this role saw her reunite with her ''Taxi'' castmate [[Christopher Lloyd]]. She also guest starred on a 1994 episode of ''[[Seinfeld]]'', as well as a 1996 episode of ''[[Ellen (TV series)|Ellen]].'' In 1996, she was given a supporting role in the short-lived sitcom ''[[Pearl (TV series)|Pearl]]''. From there, she continued to appear in a number of film roles throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, including ''[[The Pallbearer]]'' (1996), ''[[Office Killer]]'' (1997), ''[[Jawbreaker (film)|Jawbreaker]]'' (1999), and ''[[My First Mister]]'' (2001). In 1998, she voiced Mother Duck in the American version of the animated television film ''[[The First Snow of Winter]]''.

In 1999, she made a cameo in the Andy Kaufman biopic ''[[Man on the Moon (film)|Man on the Moon]]'' as herself playing the ''Taxi'' character.

=== 2005–2014: ''Wicked'' and career expansion ===
Kane is also known for her portrayal of the evil headmistress [[List of Wicked characters#Madame Morrible|Madame Morrible]] in the Broadway musical ''[[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]]'', whom she played in various productions from 2005 to 2014. Kane made her ''Wicked'' debut on the 1st National Tour,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/high-flying-adored-wicked-tour-launches-in-toronto-march-8-com-124546 |title='High Flying Adored': Wicked Tour Launches in Toronto March 8 |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=2005-03-08 |magazine=Playbill |language=en |access-date=2023-01-16}}</ref> 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.<ref>Gans, Andrew (January 10, 2006). [https://playbill.com/article/quadruple-play-wicked-welcomes-espinosa-kane-williams-and-candler-jan-10-com-130146 "Quadruple Play: Wicked Welcomes Espinosa, Kane, Williams and Candler Jan. 10]. ''Playbill''.</ref> She again played the role for the Los Angeles production which began performances on February 7, 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/wicked-officially-opens-in-los-angeles-feb-21-com-138686 |title=Wicked Officially Opens in Los Angeles Feb. 21 |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=2007-02-21 |magazine=Playbill |language=en |access-date=2020-02-04 |df=mdy}}</ref> She left the production on December 30, 2007, and later returned on August 26, 2008, until the production closed on January 11, 2009.<ref>{{cite news |first=Andrew |last=Gans |title=Wicked Ends Lengthy Los Angeles Run Jan. 11 |date=January 11, 2009 |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/125058.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909135732/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/125058.html |archive-date=September 9, 2012 |magazine=Playbill |access-date=January 11, 2009}}</ref>

In January 2009, she guest starred in the television series ''[[Two and a Half Men]]'' as the mother of [[List of Two and a Half Men characters|Alan Harper]]'s receptionist.<ref>[http://www.tv.com/two-and-a-half-men/thank-god-for-scoliosis/episode/1244269/summary.html "Two and a Half Men: Thank God for Scoliosis Season 6"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906050126/http://www.tv.com/two-and-a-half-men/thank-god-for-scoliosis/episode/1244269/summary.html |date=September 6, 2011}}. ''[[TV.com]]''. Retrieved August 27, 2011.</ref>

She then transferred with the Los Angeles company of ''Wicked'' to reprise her role once again, this time in the San Francisco production, which began performances January 27, 2009.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco/news/12-2008/garrison-kane-kassebaum-wicks-set-for-san-francisc_13504.html|title=Garrison, Kane, Kassebaum, Wicks Set for San Francisco Wicked| first=Dan| last=Bacalzo| date=December 16, 2008| website=Theater Mania}}</ref> She ended her limited engagement on March 22, 2009.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/126830-Academy-Award-Winner-Duke-to-Join-Cast-of-San-Frans-Wicked |title=Academy Award Winner Duke to Join Cast of San Fran's Wicked |first=Andrew |last=Gans |date=March 2, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105034603/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/126830-Academy-Award-Winner-Duke-to-Join-Cast-of-San-Frans-Wicked |archive-date=January 5, 2014}}</ref>

In March 2010, Kane appeared in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] series ''[[Ugly Betty]]'' as [[Justin Suarez]]'s acting teacher.<ref>{{cite news |last=Grossman |first=Daniella |date=March 10, 2018 |title='Ugly Betty' Bites: 16 wit-filled bits from last night's episode, 'All the World's a Stage'! |url=https://ew.com/article/2010/03/18/ugly-betty-bites-16-wit-filled-bits-from-last-nights-episode-all-the-worlds-a-stage/ |access-date=2023-11-01 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |language=en}}</ref>

Kane starred in the [[off-Broadway]] play ''[[Love, Loss, and What I Wore]]'' in February 2010.<ref>BWW News Desk.[http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/LOVE_LOSS_AND_WHAT_I_WORE_Welcomes_Comedic_New_Cast_Janeane_Garofalo_Carol_Kane_More_Bow_23_20091210 "'Love, Loss And What I Wore' Welcomes Comedic New Cast; Janeane Garofalo, Carol Kane & More Bow 2/3"]. broadwayworld.com, December 10, 2009.</ref> She made her [[West End theatre|West End]] debut in January 2011 in a major revival of [[Lillian Hellman]]'s drama ''[[The Children's Hour (play)|The Children's Hour]]'' at London's [[Harold Pinter Theatre|Comedy Theatre]], where she starred alongside [[Keira Knightley]], [[Elisabeth Moss]] and [[Ellen Burstyn]].<ref>Shenton, Mark (November 19, 2010). [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/145106-Ellen-Burstyn-and-Carol-Kane-Join-Cast-of-West-Ends-Childrens-Hour "Ellen Burstyn and Carol Kane Join Cast of West End's Children's Hour"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018225802/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/145106-Ellen-Burstyn-and-Carol-Kane-Join-Cast-of-West-Ends-Childrens-Hour|date=October 18, 2012}}. ''[[Playbill]]''.</ref> In May 2012, Kane appeared on Broadway as Betty Chumley in a revival of the play ''[[Harvey (play)|Harvey]]''.

Kane returned to the Broadway company of ''Wicked'' from July 1, 2013, through February 22, 2014, a period that included the show's 10th anniversary.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://playbill.com/news/article/179391-Broadways-Wicked-Will-Welcome-Carol-Kane-and-Michael-Wartella |title=Broadway's Wicked Will Welcome Carol Kane and Michael Wartella |first=Andrew |last=Gans |magazine=Playbill |date=June 21, 2013 |access-date=August 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829040034/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/179391-Broadways-Wicked-Will-Welcome-Carol-Kane-and-Michael-Wartella |archive-date=August 29, 2013}}</ref>

In 2014, she was cast in a recurring role on the television series ''[[Gotham (TV series)|Gotham]]'' as Gertrude Kapelput, the Hungarian-born mother of [[Oswald Cobblepot (Gotham)|Oswald Cobblepot]], also known as Penguin.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mathé |first=Charlotte |date=2014-07-03 |title=Gotham: Carol Kane cast as Penguin's mother |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a581868/gotham-carol-kane-cast-as-penguins-mother/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}</ref>

=== 2015–present: ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'' and legacy roles ===
In 2015, Kane was cast in the recurring role of [[Lillian Kaushtupper]], the landlord to the [[Kimmy Schmidt|title character]] of the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt]]''.<ref name="vix">{{cite news |last=Havey |first=Max |date=March 20, 2015 |title=Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is a great addition to Netflix lineup |url=http://www.voxmagazine.com/2015/03/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-is-a-great-addition-to-netflix-lineup |access-date=March 22, 2015 |magazine=[[Vox (magazine)|Vox]] }}</ref> Kane joined the cast due in part to her admiration of showrunner [[Tina Fey]], with whom she had previously wanted to collaborate on the [[NBC]] series ''[[30 Rock]]''.<ref name=":6">{{cite episode |title=Carol Kane on Tina Fey, 'Kimmy Schmidt', & Andy Kaufman |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjynRB9X9_k |air-date=May 28, 2018 |access-date=2023-11-01 |series=[[Larry King Now]] |language=en |via=YouTube |df=mdy}}</ref> She was promoted to a series regular for the show's second season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Snetiker |first=Marc |date=2016-04-12 |title='Kimmy Schmidt' season 2: Carol Kane talks the future of Lillian |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/04/12/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-carol-kane/ |access-date=2023-11-01 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en |df=mdy}}</ref> ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'' ran for four seasons, making it one of Kane's longest television roles to date. She reprised the role in the "interactive" television special ''[[Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs the Reverend|Kimmy vs the Reverend]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Carlin |first=Shannon |date=2020-05-15 |title=The 'Kimmy Schmidt' Special Cast Is Full Of Celebs — If You Can Find Them |url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/05/9788503/kimmy-schmidt-interactive-special-cast-celebrity-cameos |access-date=2023-11-01 |website=[[Refinery29]] |language=en |df=mdy}}</ref>

In 2018, Kane was cast in [[Jacques Audiard]]'s [[Western film|Western]] film ''[[The Sisters Brothers (film)|The Sisters Brothers]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=2018-05-24 |title='The Sisters Brothers' First Trailer: Joaquin Phoenix and Jake Gyllenhaal Plan a 19th Century Assassination |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/the-sisters-brothers-trailer-gyllenhaal-phoenix-reilly-ahmed-1201968018/ |access-date=2023-11-01 |website=[[IndieWire]] |language=en-US |df=mdy}}</ref> In 2019, she appeared in [[Jim Jarmusch]]'s [[Comedy horror|horror comedy]] ''[[The Dead Don't Die (2019 film)|The Dead Don't Die]],'' marking another collaboration with Bill Murray.<ref>{{cite news |last=Murphy |first=Mekado |date=2019-06-21 |title=How 'The Dead Don't Die' Handles Its Zombies |language=en-US |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/21/movies/the-dead-dont-die-clip.html |access-date=2023-11-01 |issn=0362-4331 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> That same year, she was featured in the recurring role of Bianca Nova in season one of the [[HBO]] series ''[[Los Espookys]]'', where she reunited with her ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'' castmate [[Fred Armisen]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Lopez |first=Julyssa |date=2019-10-19 |title=The Absurdist Imaginings of 'Los Espookys' |language=en |work=[[The Nation]] |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/los-espookys-tv-hbo-review/ |access-date=2023-11-01 |issn=0027-8378}}</ref>

In 2020, Kane was featured in the ensemble cast of the [[Amazon Prime Video|Amazon]] series ''[[Hunters (2020 TV series)|Hunters]],'' which also includes her longtime acquaintance [[Al Pacino]].<ref name=":1" /> Additionally, during the same year, she participated in two cast reunion fundraisers, one with the cast of ''Taxi'' for the [[Entertainment Community Fund|Actors Fund]], the other with the cast of ''The Princess Bride'' for the [[Democratic Party of Wisconsin]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Snierson |first=Dan |date=2020-03-27 |title='Frasier' and 'Taxi' casts to reunite, 'This Is Us' stars to sing for The Actors Fund |url=https://ew.com/tv/frasier-taxi-casts-reunite-this-is-us-actors-fund/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en |df=mdy}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Aquilina |first=Tyler |date=2020-09-05 |title='The Princess Bride' cast reuniting for virtual script reading fundraiser |url=https://ew.com/movies/the-princess-bride-cast-reuniting-for-virtual-script-reading-fundraiser/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en |df=mdy}}</ref>

It was announced on [[Star Trek Day|''Star Trek'' Day]] 2022 that Kane would join the cast of ''[[Star Trek: Strange New Worlds]]'' for season two as Chief Engineer Pelia.<ref>{{cite web |date=2023-07-24 |title=Star Trek Day 2022 {{!}} Carol Kane Joins Cast of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 |url=https://www.startrek.com/news/star-trek-day-carol-kane-star-trek-strange-new-worlds-season-2 |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Star Trek |language=en}}</ref> Prior to her casting, Kane had never seen an episode of the original ''[[Star Trek]]'' series, though she has said the show's writers thought this oversight improved her performance.<ref>{{cite news |last=Vary |first=Adam B. |date=2023-06-15 |title='Strange New Worlds' Star Carol Kane Discusses Her Character's 'Unique' Accent and Why She's Never Seen 'Star Trek' |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-carol-kane-accent-pelia-lanthanite-1235644952/ |access-date=2023-11-01 |magazine=Variety |language=en-US |df=mdy}}</ref>

In 2024, Kane starred in [[Nathan Silver]]'s comedy film ''[[Between the Temples]]'', in which she portrays a woman who, having been raised by [[Secularity|secular]] parents, decides to have a [[Bar and bat mitzvah|bat mitzvah]] later in life. Kane has stated that she drew inspiration from Silver's mother, who studied for a bat mitzvah in her sixties; she was also inspired by her own mother, who, at age 55, moved to Paris to become a musician.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Wise |first=Damon |date=2025-01-12 |title='Between The Temples' Star Carol Kane Explains How She Stayed On Top Of Her Game During Her Long, "Peculiar" Career: "Showbiz Is A Lot Of Quicksand" |url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/between-the-temples-star-carol-kane-nathan-silver-jason-schwartzman-awards-1236254877/ |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |language=en-US}}</ref> For her work in the film, she received the [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress]], and was nominated for Best Supporting Performance at the [[40th Independent Spirit Awards|Independent Spirit Awards]].<ref name=":8" /> In December 2024, she was announced as part of the cast of [[Darren Aronofsky]]'s upcoming film [[Caught Stealing (film)|''Caught Stealing'']], where she is slated to play a minor role in which she only speaks Yiddish.<ref name=":7">{{cite web |last=Richlin |first=Harrison |date=19 December 2024 |title=Carol Kane's Last Oscar Nomination Came in 1976 — 'Between the Temples' Could Change That |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/carol-kane-interview-between-the-temples-1235078387/ |accessdate=28 December 2024 |website=[[IndieWire]]}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Kane was in a relationship with actor [[Woody Harrelson]] from 1986 to 1988. The two have remained friends since their break-up, and Harrelson was seen attending Kane's 60th birthday party in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cunningham |first=Joel |date=2022-11-07 |title=See '80s Comedy Icon Carol Kane Now at 70 |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/see-80s-comedy-icon-carol-150622535.html |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Yahoo Life |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hutchings |first=David |date=November 14, 1988 |title=Woody Harrelson, Cheers' Cheery Bartender, Feels a Bit Mixed About Fame and a Strange Family Twist |url=https://people.com/archive/woody-harrelson-cheers-cheery-bartender-feels-a-bit-mixed-about-fame-and-a-strange-family-twist-vol-30-no-20/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |magazine=People |language=en |df=mdy}}</ref>

She has never been married or had any children. Regarding the latter decision, she has said, "I never felt that I would be calm and stable enough to be the kind of mother I'd like to be. I don't think everyone randomly is mother material."<ref name=":2" /> She has been godmother to actress [[Bianca Hunter]] since birth and taken the role of grandmother to her 4 children.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}

Kane is often noted for her high, breathy, slow voice, though her vocal timbre has grown raspier with age.<ref name=":4" /> Kane, who has often altered her voice to suit various roles, has confessed to disliking it, telling ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine in 2020 that she wishes her voice was "deep and beautiful and sexy".<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Nigel |date=2020-02-19 |title=Carol Kane Says She Feels 'Shame' About Her Iconic Voice: 'I Wish It Was Deep and Sexy' |url=https://people.com/movies/carol-kane-says-she-feels-shame-about-her-iconic-voice-i-wish-it-was-deep-and-sexy/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |magazine=People |language=en |df=mdy}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1971
| ''[[Desperate Characters (film)|Desperate Characters]]''
| Young Girl
|
|-
| ''[[Carnal Knowledge (film)|Carnal Knowledge]]''
| Jennifer
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1972
| ''[[Wedding in White]]''
| Jeannie Dougall
|
|-
| ''...[[and Hope to Die]]'' (aka. {{lang|fr|La course du lièvre à travers les champs}})
|
| Scenes cut from finished film<ref>{{cite book| last=Becker| first=Frawley| title=And The Stars Spoke Back: A Dialogue Coach Remembers Hollywood Players Of The Sixties In Paris| publisher=Scarecrow Press| year=2004| isbn=978-0-8108-5157-3| pages=188, 199}}</ref>
|-
| 1973
| ''[[The Last Detail]]''
| Young Whore
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1975
| ''[[Hester Street (film)|Hester Street]]''
| Gitl
|
|-
| ''[[Dog Day Afternoon]]''
| Jenny
|
|-
| 1976
| ''[[Harry and Walter Go to New York]]''
| Florence
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1977
| ''[[Annie Hall]]''
| Allison Portchnik
|
|-
| ''[[Valentino (1977 film)|Valentino]]''
| [[Jean Acker]]
|
|-
| ''[[The World's Greatest Lover]]''
| Annie Hickman
|
|-
| 1978
| ''[[The Mafu Cage]]''
| Cissy
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1979
| ''[[The Muppet Movie]]''
| Myth
|
|-
| ''[[When a Stranger Calls (1979 film)|When a Stranger Calls]]''
| Jill Johnson
|
|-
| ''La Sabina''
| Daisy
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1981
| ''[[The Games of Countess Dolingen]]''
| Louise Haines-Pearson
|
|-
| ''[[Strong Medicine (film)|Strong Medicine]]''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1982
| ''[[Pandemonium (1982 film)|Pandemonium]]''
| Candy
|
|-
| ''[[Norman Loves Rose]]''
| Rose
|
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?]]''
| Customer at Cafe
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1984
| ''[[Over the Brooklyn Bridge]]''
| Cheryl
|
|-
| ''[[Racing with the Moon]]''
| Annie the Hooker
|
|-
| ''[[The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud]]''
| Martha Bernays
|
|-
| ''[[Terror in the Aisles]]''
| Jill Johnson (archival footage)
| Documentary
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Transylvania 6-5000 (1985 film)|Transylvania 6-5000]]''
| Lupi
|
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Jumpin' Jack Flash (film)|Jumpin' Jack Flash]]''
| Cynthia
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1987
| ''[[Ishtar (film)|Ishtar]]''
| Carol
|
|-
| ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]''
| Valerie
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1988
| ''[[Sticky Fingers (1988 film)|Sticky Fingers]]''
| Kitty
|
|-
| ''[[License to Drive]]''
| Mrs. Anderson
|
|-
| ''[[Scrooged]]''
| Ghost of Christmas Present
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1990
| ''[[The Lemon Sisters]]''
| Franki D'Angelo
|
|-
| ''[[Flashback (1990 film)|Flashback]]''
| Maggie
|
|-
| ''[[Joe Versus the Volcano]]''
| Hairdresser cameo
|
|-
| ''[[My Blue Heaven (1990 American film)|My Blue Heaven]]''
| Shaldeen
|
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Ted & Venus]]''
| Colette
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1992
| ''[[In the Soup]]''
| Barbara
|
|-
| ''Baby on Board''
| Maria
|
|-
| ''The Real Story of Here Comes the Bride''
| Margaret Mouse (voice)
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1993
| ''[[Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (film)|Even Cowgirls Get the Blues]]''
| Carla
|
|-
| ''[[Addams Family Values]]''
| Grandmama
|
|-
| 1994
| ''[[The Crazysitter]]''
| Treva Van Arsdale
|
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Theodore Rex (film)|Theodore Rex]]''
| Molly Rex (voice)
| Direct-to-video film
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1996
| ''[[Big Bully (film)|Big Bully]]''
| Faith
|
|-
| ''[[American Strays]]''
| Helen
|
|-
| ''[[Sunset Park (film)|Sunset Park]]''
| Mona
|
|-
| ''[[The Pallbearer]]''
| Mrs. Thompson
|
|-
| ''[[Trees Lounge]]''
| Connie
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1997
| ''[[Gone Fishin' (film)|Gone Fishin']]''
| Donna Waters
|
|-
| ''[[Office Killer]]''
| Dorine Douglas
|
|-
| 1998
| ''[[The Tic Code]]''
| Miss Gimpole
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1999
| ''[[Jawbreaker (film)|Jawbreaker]]''
| Principal Sherwood
|
|-
| ''[[Man on the Moon (film)|Man on the Moon]]''
| Herself/Simka Dahblitz
|
|-
| ''[[The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald]]''
| Org's mother (voice)
| Short subject
|-
| 2000
| ''The Office Party''
| Linda
| Short subject
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2001
| ''D.C. Smalls''
| Mother
| Short subject
|-
| ''[[My First Mister]]''
| Mrs. Benson
|
|-
| ''[[The Shrink Is In]]''
| Dr. Louise Rosenberg
|
|-
| ''Tomorrow by Midnight''
| Officer Garfield
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Love in the Time of Money]]''
| Joey
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Cosmopolitan (film)|Cosmopolitan]]''
| Mrs. Shaw
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen]]''
| Miss Baggoli
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2005
| ''[[The Pacifier]]''
| Helga
|
|-
| ''[[The Civilization of Maxwell Bright]]''
| Temple
|
|-
| ''[[The Happy Elf]]''
| Gilda (voice)
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| ''[[Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five]]''
| Sheep (voice)
|
|-
| ''[[Four Christmases]]''
| Aunt Sarah (uncredited)
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2010
| ''[[The Bounty Hunter (2010 film)|The Bounty Hunter]]''
| Dawn
|
|-
| ''[[My Girlfriend's Boyfriend (2010 film)|My Girlfriend's Boyfriend]]''
| Barbara
|
|-
| ''[[Pete Smalls Is Dead]]''
| Landlady
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[The Key Man (2011 film)|The Key Man]]''
| Marsha
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2012
| ''[[Sleepwalk with Me]]''
| Linda Pandamiglio
|
|-
| ''Should've Been Romeo''
| Ruth
|
|-
| ''[[Thanks for Sharing]]''
| Roberta
|
|-
| 2013
| ''Clutter''
| Linda Bradford
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Emoticon ;)]]''
| Hannah Song
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Ava's Possessions]]''
| Talia
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| ''[[The Sisters Brothers (film)|The Sisters Brothers]]''
| Mrs. Sisters
|
|-
| ''[[Ghost Light (2018 film)|Ghost Light]]''
| Madeline Styne
|
|-
| 2019
| ''[[The Dead Don't Die (2019 film)|The Dead Don't Die]]''
| Mallory O'Brien
|
|-
| 2022
| ''[[iMordecai]]''
| Fela
|
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Migration (2023 film)|Migration]]''
| Erin (voice)
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2024
|''[[Between the Temples]]''
|Carla Kessler<ref>{{cite web| title='Between the Temples' Review: Jason Schwartzman Gives Carol Kane a Belated Bat Mitzvah in a Winningly Off-Kilter Comedy| website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]| first=Guy| last=Lodge| date=19 January 2024| access-date=21 April 2024| url=https://variety.com/2024/film/festivals/between-the-temples-review-1235877120/| df=mdy}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title='Between The Temples' Review: Nathan Silver Drama Finds Harmony In Healing – Sundance Film Festival| website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]| first=Valerie| last=Complex| date=19 January 2024| access-date=21 April 2024| url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/between-the-temples-review-nathan-silver-drama-finds-harmony-healing-sundance-film-festival-1235797511/| df=mdy}}</ref>
|Also executive producer<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=2023-05-10 |title=Jason Schwartzman, Carol Kane Starring in 'Between the Temples,' an 'Anxious Comedy' About a Cantor and His Student (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/jason-schwartzman-carol-kane-between-the-temples-film-comedy-dolly-de-leon-1235608026/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Variety |language=en-US |df=mdy}}</ref>
|-
| ''Boundary Springs''
| Granny
|
|-
| 2025
| {{Pending film|[[Caught Stealing (film)|Caught Stealing]]}}
| {{TBA}}
| Post-production
|-
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! scope="col" width="450px" | Notes
|-
| 1974
| ''We, the Woman''
| Susannah White
| Television film
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Visions (1976 TV series)|Visions]]''
|
| Episode: "Fans of the Kosko Show"
|-
| 1978–1981
| ''[[Great Performances]]''
| Eliza Southgate; Frances Loomis
| Episodes: "Out of Our Father's House"; "The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories"
|-
| 1980
| ''The Greatest Man in the World''
| April
| Television film
|-
| 1980–1983
| ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]''
| Simka Dahblitz-Gravas
| [[List of Taxi episodes|17 episodes]]
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Laverne & Shirley]]''
| Olga
| Episode: "[[List of Laverne & Shirley episodes|Jinxed]]"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1983
| ''An Invasion of Privacy''
| Ilene Cohen
| Television film
|-
| ''[[American Playhouse]]''
| Lavinia
| Episode: "Keeping On"
|-
| ''[[Faerie Tale Theatre]]''
| The "Good" Fairy
| Episode: "[[List of Faerie Tale Theatre episodes|Sleeping Beauty]]"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1984
| ''Burning Rage''
| Mary Harwood
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Cheers]]''
| Amanda Boyer
| Episode: "[[Cheers season 3|A Ditch in Time]]"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1985
| ''[[Tales from the Darkside]]''
| Anne MacColl
| Episode: "[[List of Tales from the Darkside episodes|Snip, Snip]]"
|-
| ''[[Crazy Like a Fox (TV series)|Crazy Like a Fox]]''
|
| Episode: "Bum Tip"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1986
| ''[[Tall Tales & Legends]]''
| Barbara
| Episode: "Casey at the Bat"
|-
| ''[[All Is Forgiven (TV series)|All Is Forgiven]]''
| Nicolette Bingham
| 9 episodes
|-
| 1987
| ''Paul Reiser Out on a Whim''
| Fortune Teller
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1988
| ''Drop-Out Mother''
| Maxine
| Television film
|-
| ''Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card''
|
| Television film
|-
| 1989–1994
| ''[[Sesame Street]]''
| Nina the Nice
| Episode 2648: "Bob accompanies Oscar to Grouchytown"; archival footage
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1990
| ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]]''
| Judy
| Episode: "[[List of Tales from the Crypt episodes|Judy, You're Not Yourself Today]]"
|-
| ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]''
| Ollie (voice)
| Episode: "[[List of Tiny Toon Adventures episodes|A Quack in the Quarks]]"
|-
| 1990–1991
| ''[[American Dreamer (TV series)|American Dreamer]]''
| Lillian Abernathy
| 17 episodes
|-
| 1991–1992
| ''[[Brooklyn Bridge (TV series)|Brooklyn Bridge]]''
| Aunt Sylvia
| 5 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1992
| ''[[Sibs]]''
| Sally
| Episodes: "The Crash: Part 1", "The Crash: Part 2"
|-
| ''[[The Ray Bradbury Theater]]''
| Polly
| Episode: "[[List of Ray Bradbury Theater episodes|Tomorrow's Child]]"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1993
| ''[[When a Stranger Calls Back]]''
| Jill Johnson
| Television film
|-
| ''[[TriBeCa (TV series)|TriBeCa]]''
| Amanda
| Episode: "Stepping Back"
|-
| ''Eligible Dentist''
|
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1994
| ''[[Seinfeld]]''
| Corinne
| Episode: "[[The Marine Biologist]]"
|-
| ''[[Aladdin (animated TV series)|Aladdin]]''
| Brawnhilda (voice)
| Episodes: "[[List of Aladdin episodes|Stinkerbelle]]", "[[List of Aladdin episodes|Smells Like Trouble]]"
|-
| ''[[Empty Nest]]''
| Shelby
| Episode: "[[List of Empty Nest episodes|The Courtship of Carol's Father]]"
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1995
| ''[[A.J.'s Time Travelers]]''
| Emily Roebling
| Episode: "Brooklyn Bridge"
|-
| ''Dad, the Angel & Me''
| The Angel
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Napoleon (1995 film)|Napoleon]]''
| Spider (voice)
| English version
|-
| ''[[Freaky Friday (1995 film)|Freaky Friday]]''
| Leanne Futterman
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1996
| ''[[Chicago Hope]]''
| Marguerite Birch
| Episode: "[[List of Chicago Hope episodes|Stand]]"
|-
| ''[[Ellen (TV series)|Ellen]]''
| Lily Penney
| Episode: "[[Ellen season 3|A Penney Saved]]"
|-
| 1996–1997
| ''[[Pearl (TV series)|Pearl]]''
| Annie Caraldo
| 22 episodes
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1997
| ''[[Hey Arnold!]]''
| Emily Dickinson Trophy (voice)
| Episode: "[[List of Hey Arnold! episodes|Freeze Frame/Phoebe Cheats]]"
|-
| ''[[The Tony Danza Show (1997 TV series)|The Tony Danza Show]]''
| Simka Gravas
| Episode: "The Milk Run"
|-
| ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]''
| Gwen Munch
| Episode: "[[Homicide: Life on the Street season 6|All Is Bright]]"
|-
| ''[[Merry Christmas, George Bailey]]''
| Cousin Tilly/Mrs. Hatch
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1998
| ''The First Seven Years''
| Mrs. Feld
| Television short
|-
| ''[[Adventures from the Book of Virtues]]''
| The Beetle (voice)
| Episode: "Patience"
|-
| ''[[Noddy (TV series)|Noddy]]''
| Tooth Fairy
| Episode: "The Tooth Fairy"<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ket.org/tvschedules/episode.php?nola=NODY++000106| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105044735/http://www.ket.org/tvschedules/episode.php?nola=NODY++000106|archive-date=November 5, 2013| title=KET - NODDY - The Tooth Fairy}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1999
| ''[[Noah's Ark (miniseries)|Noah's Ark]]''
| Sarah
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Blue's Clues]]''
| Little Miss Muffet (voice)
| Episode: "Blue's Big Treasure Hunt"
|-
| 1999–2000
| ''[[Beggars and Choosers (TV series)|Beggars and Choosers]]''
| Lydia Luddin
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2000
| ''[[As Told by Ginger]]''
| Maude (voice)
| Episodes: "[[List of As Told by Ginger episodes|I Spy a Witch]]"; "[[List of As Told by Ginger episodes|Carl and Maude]]"
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Family Guy]]''
| Carol (voice)
| Episode: "[[Emission Impossible]]"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2002
| ''[[That's Life (2000 TV series)|That's Life]]''
| Gloria
| Episode: "Baum's Thesis"
|-
| ''[[The Grubbs]]''
| Sophie Grubb
| Episode: "Pilot"
|-
| 2003
| ''Audrey's Rain''
| Missy Flanders
| Television film
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Hope & Faith]]''
| Cornelia Rackett
| Episode: "[[List of Hope & Faith episodes|Faith Scare-Field]]"
|-
| 2005
| ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]''
| Mrs. Claus (voice)
| Episode: "[[List of The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy episodes|Billy and Mandy Save Christmas]]"
|-
| 2006
| ''[[The Year Without a Santa Claus (2006 film)|The Year Without a Santa Claus]]''
| Mother Nature
| Television film; cameo
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2009
| ''[[Two and a Half Men]]''
| Shelly
| Episodes: "[[Two and a Half Men season 6|Thank God for Scoliosis]]"; "[[Two and a Half Men season 6|David Copperfield Slipped Me a Roofie]]"
|-
| ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]''
| Joy
| Episode: "[[Monk season 8#ep122|Mr. Monk Is the Best Man]]"
|-
| 2009, 2013
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
| Gwen Munch
| Episodes: "[[Zebras (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)|Zebras]]", "Wonderland Story"
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Ugly Betty]]''
| Lena Korvinka
| Episode: "[[All the World's a Stage (Ugly Betty)|All the World's a Stage]]"
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Dora the Explorer (TV series)|Dora the Explorer]]''
| Grandma Troll (voice)
| Episode: "The Grumpy Old Troll Gets Married"
|-
| 2011–2012
| ''[[Jake and the Never Land Pirates]]''
| Sea Witch (voice)
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2011–2014
| ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''
| Nana Shapiro (voice)
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| ''[[Girls (TV series)|Girls]]''
| Cloris
| Episode: "It's Back"
|-
| ''[[Anger Management (TV series)|Anger Management]]''
| Carol
| Episode: "Charlie and His New Friend with Benefits"
|-
| 2014–2016
| ''[[Gotham (TV series)|Gotham]]''
| Gertrud Kapelput
| Recurring guest; 10 episodes
|-
| 2015–2020
| ''[[Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt]]''
| [[Lillian Kaushtupper]]
| Main role; 42 episodes (seasons 1-4 and ''[[Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs the Reverend|Kimmy vs the Reverend]]'')
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Crowded (TV series)|Crowded]]''
| Linda
| Episode: "Given to Fly"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| ''[[Halt and Catch Fire (TV series)|Halt and Catch Fire]]''
| Denise
| Episode: "Ten of Swords"
|-
| ''[[Star vs. the Forces of Evil]]''
| Dr. Jelly Goodwell (voice)
| Episode: "Princess Turdina/Starfari"
|-
| 2017–2019
| ''[[OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes]]''
| Ginger (voice)
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| ''[[Pinkalicious & Peterrific]]''
| Edna (voice)
| 3 episodes
|-
| ''[[Animals (American TV series)|Animals]]''
| Chompy (voice)
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018–2021
| ''[[F Is for Family]]''
| Marilyn Chilson (voice)
| 5 episodes
|-
| ''[[Vampirina]]''
| Madame Spook (voice)
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2018–2019
| ''[[Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure]]''
| Madam Canardist (voice)
| 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2019
| ''[[Los Espookys]]''
| Bianca Nova
| 4 episodes
|-
| ''[[Bubble Guppies]]''
| The Sea Witch (voice)
| Episode: "The New Guppy!"
|-
| ''[[Big Mouth (American TV series)|Big Mouth]]''
| The Menopause Banshee (voice)
| Episode: "Florida"
|-
| ''[[Summer Camp Island]]''
| Barb Junior (voice)
| Episode: "The Great Elf Invention Convention"
|-
| 2020–2023
| ''[[Hunters (2020 TV series)|Hunters]]''
| Mindy Markowitz
| 18 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2022
| ''Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience''
| Grand-Mah (voice)
| Television film
|-
| ''[[The Simpsons]]''
| Blythe (voice)
| Episode: "[[Step Brother from the Same Planet]]"
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Star Trek: Strange New Worlds]]''
| Pelia
| Recurring
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2024
| ''[[Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur]]''
| Bube Bina (voice)
| 2 episodes
|-
|''[[Dinner with the Parents]]''
| Nana
| Main role
|-
| ''[[Monster High (TV series)|Monster High]]''
| Ghoul-ma Vondergeist (voice)
| Episode: "Ghoulishly Ghoulma"
|-
| 2025
| ''[[Super Duper Bunny League]]''
| Captain Stickybeard (voice)
| "Space Pirates!"
|-
| 2025
|''[[Poker Face (TV series)|Poker Face]]''
| Lucille Lunbinski
| Episode: "[[Hometown Hero (Poker Face)|Hometown Hero]]"
|}

=== Stage ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Venue
!Notes
|-
|1972
|''Ring Around the Bathtub''
|Esme Train
|Broadway; [[Martin Beck Theatre]]
|
|-
|1978
|''[[The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds]]''
|Tillie
|Broadway; [[Samuel J. Friedman Theatre|Biltmore Theatre]]
|
|-
|1987
|''A Woman of Mystery''
|Un Named Woman
|Los Angeles; [[Court Theatre (Los Angeles)|Court Theatre]]
|Directed by John Cassavetes
|-
|2003
|[[The Exonerated (play)|''The Exonerated'']]
|Sunny Jacobs
|Touring
|Replacement
|-
|2004
|''[[Sly Fox]]''
|Miss Fancy
|Broadway; [[Ethel Barrymore Theatre]]
|Replacement
|-
|2005; 2007;<br />2008; 2009
| rowspan="2" |''[[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Madame Morrible]]
|Touring
|
|-
|2006; 2013
|Broadway; [[Gershwin Theatre]]
|Replacement
|-
|2012
|''[[Harvey (play)|Harvey]]''
|Betty Chumley
|Broadway; [[Studio 54]]
|
|}

=== Music videos ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Artist(s)
|-
|1985
|"[[This Is My Night]]"
|[[Chaka Khan]]
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Work
!Result
|-
|1976
|[[Academy Awards]]
|[[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|''[[Hester Street (film)|Hester Street]]''
|{{Nom}}
|-
|1978
|[[Drama Desk Award]]
|[[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play|Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play]]
|''[[The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds]]''
|{{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |1982
|[[AACTA Awards]]
|[[AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|Best Actress in a Leading Role]]
|''[[Norman Loves Rose]]''
|{{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Primetime Emmy Award]]s
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series]]
| rowspan="3" |''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]''
|{{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |1983
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy, Variety or Music Series]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Golden Globe Awards]]
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|1996
|Primetime Emmy Awards
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series]]
|''[[Chicago Hope]]''
|{{Nom}}
|-
|2006
|[[TV Land Award]]
|Most Wonderful Wedding
| rowspan="2" |''Taxi''
|{{Nom}}{{efn|Shared with [[Andy Kaufman]].}}
|-
|2007
| colspan="2" |Medallion Award
|{{Won}}{{efn|Shared with [[Danny DeVito]], [[Jeff Conaway]], [[Tony Danza]], [[Judd Hirsch]], [[James L. Brooks]] and [[Randall Carver]].}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|2024
|[[New York Film Critics Circle Award]]
|[[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Between the Temples]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Independent Spirit Awards]]
|[[Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Performance|Best Supporting Performance]]
|{{nom}}
|}

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|1406}}
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*{{Iobdb name|1760|Carol Kane}}

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