Carol Kane
| Carol Kane | |
|---|---|
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Carol Kane and Gene Wilder in a publicity photo for The World's Greatest Lover, 1977 | |
| Born |
Carolyn Laurie Kane June 18, 1952[1] Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1971–present |
Carolyn Laurie "Carol" Kane (born June 18, 1952)[1] is an American stage, screen and television actress. 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.[2] Her family is Jewish, and her grandparents emigrated from Russia.[3] Her parents divorced when she was 12 years old.[4] She attended the Cherry Lawn School, a progressive boarding school in Darien, Connecticut, until 1965.[5][6] 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.[7]
Career
Television
Kane portrayed Simka Dahblitz-Gravas, wife of Latka Gravas (Andy Kaufman), on the American television series Taxi, from 1981 to 1983. Kane earned two Emmy Awards for her work in the series.[8]
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, which starred Rhea Perlman.
Carol Kane also appeared in an episode of Tales From the Crypt called "Judy, You're Not Yourself Today".
She also appeared in the NBC television live action production of The Year Without a Santa Claus in December 2006.
In January 2009, Kane appeared in the TV series Two and a Half Men as the mother of Alan Harper's receptionist.[9]
In March 2010, Kane appeared in the TV series Ugly Betty as Justin Suarez's acting teacher. Then, in 2014, Kane had a recurring role in the TV series Gotham as Gertrude Kapelput, Oswald Cobblepot's (Penguin's) mother.[10] In 2015, she was cast as Lillian, the landlord to the title character, on the Netflix original series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.[11]
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 [the] pic's comic highlight."[12]
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.[13]
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.[14]
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.[15] She ended her limited engagement on March 22, 2009.[16] Kane returned to the Broadway company of Wicked from July 1, 2013, through February 22, 2014.[17]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Carnal Knowledge | Jennifer | |
| 1971 | Desperate Characters | Young Girl | |
| 1972 | Wedding in White | Jeannie Dougall | |
| 1972 | ...and Hope to Die (a.k.a. La course du lièvre à travers les champs) | Her scenes were cut from the finished film.[18] | |
| 1973 | The Last Detail | Young Whore | |
| 1974 | We, the Woman | Susannah White | Television film |
| 1975 | Hester Street | Gitl | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (1976) |
| 1975 | Dog Day Afternoon | Jenny | |
| 1976 | Harry and Walter Go to New York | Florence | |
| 1977 | Annie Hall | Allison | |
| 1977 | Valentino | Starlet | |
| 1977 | The World's Greatest Lover | Annie Hickman | |
| 1978 | Visions | Episode: "Fans of the Kosko Show" | |
| 1978 | The Mafu Cage | Cissy | |
| 1979 | The Muppet Movie | Myth | |
| 1979 | When a Stranger Calls | Jill Johnson | |
| 1979 | La Sabina | Daisy | |
| 1980 | The Greatest Man in the World | April | Television film |
| 1978–1981 | Great Performances | Eliza Southgate; Frances Loomis | Episodes: "Out of Our Father's House"; "The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories" |
| 1981 | The Games of Countess Dolingen | Louise Haines-Pearson | |
| 1981 | Strong Medicine | ||
| 1982 | Pandemonium | Candy | |
| 1982 | Norman Loves Rose | Rose | Nominated—AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| 1982 | Laverne & Shirley | Olga | Episode: "Jinxed" |
| 1983 | An Invasion of Privacy | Ilene Cohen | Television film |
| 1983 | American Playhouse | Lavinia | Episode: "Keeping On" |
| 1980–1983 | Taxi | Simka Dahblitz-Gravas | 23 episodes Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (1982) Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy, Variety or Music Series Medallion Award (2007; shared with Danny DeVito, Jeff Conaway, Tony Danza, Judd Hirsch, James L. Brooks and Randall Carver) Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV (1983) Nominated—TV Land Award for Most Wonderful Wedding (2006; shared with Andy Kaufman) |
| 1983 | Faerie Tale Theatre | The "Good" Fairy | "Sleeping Beauty" |
| 1983 | Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? | Customer at Cafe | |
| 1984 | The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud | Martha Bernays | |
| 1984 | Over the Brooklyn Bridge | Cheryl | |
| 1984 | Racing with the Moon | Annie the Hooker | |
| 1984 | Burning Rage | Mary Harwood | Television film |
| 1984 | Cheers | Amanda Boyer | Episode: "A Ditch in Time" |
| 1984 | Terror in the Aisles | ||
| 1985 | Tales from the Darkside | Anne MacColl | Episode: "Snip, Snip" |
| 1985 | Crazy Like a Fox | Episode: "Bum Tip" | |
| 1985 | Transylvania 6-5000 | Lupi | |
| 1986 | Tall Tales & Legends | Barbara | Episode: "Casey at the Bat" |
| 1986 | All is Forgiven | Nicolette Bingham | 9 episodes |
| 1986 | Jumpin' Jack Flash | Cynthia | |
| 1987 | Paul Reiser Out on a Whim | Fortune Teller | Television film |
| 1987 | Ishtar | Carol | |
| 1987 | The Princess Bride | Valerie | |
| 1988 | Drop-Out Mother | Maxine | Television film |
| 1988 | Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card | Television film | |
| 1988 | Sticky Fingers | Kitty | |
| 1988 | License to Drive | Mrs. Anderson | |
| 1988 | Scrooged | Ghost of Christmas Present | |
| 1990 | The Lemon Sisters | Franki D'Angelo | |
| 1990 | Flashback | Maggie | |
| 1990 | Joe Versus the Volcano | Hairdresser | Cameo; credited as Lisa LeBlanc |
| 1990 | Tales from the Crypt | Judy | Episode: "Judy, You're Not Yourself Today" |
| 1990 | My Blue Heaven | Shaldeen | |
| 1990 | Tiny Toon Adventures | Ollie | Episode "A Quack in the Quarks" |
| 1990–1991 | American Dreamer | Lillian Abernathy | 17 episodes |
| 1991 | Ted & Venus | Colette | |
| 1992 | Sibs | Episodes: "The Crash: Part 1", "The Crash: Part 2" | |
| 1992 | In the Soup | Barbara | |
| 1991–1992 | Brooklyn Bridge | Aunt Sylvia | 5 episodes |
| 1992 | The Ray Bradbury Theater | Polly | Episode: "Tomorrow's Child" |
| 1992 | Baby on Board | Maria | |
| 1992 | The Real Story of Here Comes the Bride | Margaret Mouse | Voice |
| 1993 | When a Stranger Calls Back | Jill Johnson | Television film |
| 1993 | TriBeCa | Amanda | Episode: "Stepping Back" |
| 1993 | Even Cowgirls Get the Blues | Carla | |
| 1993 | Eligible Dentist | Television film | |
| 1993 | Addams Family Values | Grandmama Addams | |
| 1994 | Seinfeld | Corinne | Episode: "The Marine Biologist" |
| 1994 | Aladdin | Brawnhilda | Episodes: "Stinkerbelle", "Smells Like Trouble" |
| 1994 | Empty Nest | Shelby | Episode: "The Courtship of Carol's Father" |
| 1995 | The Crazysitter | Treva Van Arsdale | |
| 1995 | A.J.'s Time Travelers | Emily Roebling | Episode: "Brooklyn Bridge" |
| 1995 | Dad, the Angel & Me | The Angel | Television film |
| 1995 | Napoleon | Spider | Voice; English version |
| 1995 | Freaky Friday | Leanne Futterman | Television film |
| 1995 | Chicago Hope | Marguerite Birch | Episode: "Stand" Nominated—Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (1986) |
| 1995 | Theodore Rex | Molly Rex | Voice; direct-to-video |
| 1996 | Big Bully | Faith | |
| 1996 | Ellen | Lily Penney | Episode: "A Penney Saved" |
| 1996 | Sunset Park | Mona | |
| 1996 | The Pallbearer | Mrs. Thompson | |
| 1996 | Trees Lounge | Connie | |
| 1996 | American Strays | Helen | |
| 1997 | Gone Fishin' | Donna Waters | |
| 1996–1997 | Pearl | Annie Caraldo | 22 episodes |
| 1997 | Office Killer | Dorine Douglas | |
| 1997 | Hey Arnold! | Emily Dickinson Trophy | Episode: "Freeze Frame/Phoebe Cheats" |
| 1997 | The Tony Danza Show | Simka Gravaas | Episode: "The Milk Run" |
| 1997 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Gwen Munch | Episode: "All Is Bright" |
| 1997 | Merry Christmas, George Bailey | Cousin Tilly/Mrs.Hatch | Television film |
| 1998 | The First Seven Years | Mrs. Feld | Television short |
| 1998 | Adventures from the Book of Virtues | The Beetle | Voice; episode: "Patience" |
| 1998 | Noddy | Tooth Fairy | Episode: "The Tooth Fairy"[19] |
| 1999 | Jawbreaker | Ms. Sherwood | |
| 1999 | Noah's Ark | Sarah | Television film |
| 1999 | Blue's Big Treasure Hunt | Little Miss Muffet | Voice |
| 1999 | Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald | Org's Mom | Voice; video short |
| 1999 | Blue's Big Treasure Hunt | Little Miss Muffet | Voice |
| 1999 | Man on the Moon | Herself/Simka Dahblitz | |
| 2000 | The Office Party | Linda | Short |
| 1999–2000 | Beggars and Choosers | Lydia Luddin | 3 episodes |
| 2000 | The Tic Code | Miss Gimpole | |
| 2000 | As Told by Ginger | Maude | Episodes: "I Spy a Witch"; "Carl and Maude" |
| 2001 | D.C. Smalls | Mom | Short |
| 2001 | My First Mister | Mrs. Benson | |
| 2001 | The Shrink Is In | Dr. Louise Rosenberg | |
| 2001 | Tomorrow by Midnight | Officer Garfield | |
| 2001 | Family Guy | Carol | Episode: "Emission Impossible" |
| 2002 | That's Life | Gloria | Episode: "Baum's Thesis" |
| 2002 | The Grubbs | Sophie Grubb | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2002 | Love in the Time of Money | Joey | |
| 2003 | Cosmopolitan | Mrs. Shaw | Released theatrically in 2003 Televised on Independent Lens on PBS in 2004 |
| 2003 | Audrey's Rain | Missy Flanders | Television film |
| 2004 | Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen | Miss Baggoli | |
| 2004 | Hope & Faith | Cornelia Rackett | Episode: "Faith Scare-Field" |
| 2005 | The Pacifier | Helga | |
| 2005 | The Civilization of Maxwell Bright | Temple | |
| 2005 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Mrs. Claus | Episode: "Billy and Mandy Save Christmas" |
| 2005 | The Happy Elf | Gilda | Voice |
| 2006 | The Year Without a Santa Claus | Mother Nature | Television film; cameo |
| 2008 | Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five | Sheep | Voice |
| 2008 | Four Christmases | Aunt Sarah | Uncredited |
| 2009 | Two and a Half Men | Shelly | Episodes: "Thank God for Scoliosis"; "David Copperfield Slipped Me a Roofie" |
| 2009, 2013 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Gwen Munch | Episodes: "Zebras", "Wonderland Story" |
| 2009 | Monk | Joy | Episode: "Mr. Monk Is the Best Man" |
| 2010 | Ugly Betty | Lena Korvinka | Episode: "All the World's a Stage" |
| 2010 | The Bounty Hunter | Dawn | |
| 2010 | My Girlfriend's Boyfriend | Barbara | |
| 2010 | Pete Smalls Is Dead | Landlady | |
| 2011 | The Key Man | Marsha | |
| 2011 | Phineas and Ferb | Nana Shapiro | Voice; episode: "Lotsa Latkes" |
| 2012 | Sleepwalk with Me | Linda Pandamiglio | |
| 2012 | Should've Been Romeo | Ruth | |
| 2012 | Thanks for Sharing | Roberta | |
| 2012 | Emoticon ;) | Hannah Song | |
| 2013 | Clutter | Linda Bradford | |
| 2013 | Girls | Cloris | Episode: "It's Back" |
| 2013 | Anger Management | Carol | Episode: "Charlie and His New Friend with Benefits" |
| 2014–2015 | Gotham | Gertrud Kapelput | Recurring guest |
| 2015 | Ava's Possessions | Talia | |
| 2015–present | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Lillian Kaushtupper | 26 episodes Series regular |
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
- 1 2 "Carol Kane movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography - AllMovie". AllMovie. All Media Network. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Carol Kane Biography (1952–)" filmreference.com, accessed August 27, 2011
- ↑ "Carol Kane Unofficial Fan Page" at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
- ↑ "Cherry Lawn School, Class of 1965" CherryLawnSchool.org, accessed August 27, 2011
- ↑ "Cherry Lawn School Photo Of The Month, October 1999" CherryLawnSchool.org, accessed August 27, 2011
- ↑ "Carol Kane Biography" YahooMovies, accessed August 27, 2011
- ↑ Lacher, Irene (11 May 2002). "Moving a Step Beyond". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ Two and a Half Men: Thank God for Scoliosis Season 6" TV.com, accessed August 27, 2011
- ↑ IMDb.com Gotham. Spirit of the Goat episode accessed October 28. 2014
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Scrooged" Variety (requires registration), retrieved August 27, 2011
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Shenton, Mark.Ellen Burstyn and Carol Kane Join Cast of West End's Children's Hour Playbill.com, November 19, 2010
- ↑ Dan Bacalzo (December 16, 2008). "Garrison, Kane, Kassebaum, Wicks Set for San Francisco Wicked".
- ↑ Andrew Gans (March 2, 2009). "Academy Award Winner Duke to Join Cast of San Fran's Wicked".
- ↑ "Broadway's Wicked Will Welcome Carol Kane and Michael Wartella". June 21, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ webmaster. "KET - NODDY - The Tooth Fairy".
External links
- Carol Kane at the Internet Movie Database
- Carol Kane at the Internet Broadway Database
- Carol Kane at the Internet Off-Broadway Database