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Carol Kane
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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.
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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.
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Simpsons
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Cheers
Poker Face
Hey Arnold!
Family Guy
Hollywood Squares
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Anger Management
Faerie Tale Theatre
The Ready Room
Summer Camp Island
Big Mouth
Monk
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Phineas and Ferb
Homicide: Life on the Street
Laverne & Shirley
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Tales from the Crypt
Jake and the Never Land Pirates
Crazy like a Fox
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Happy's Place
Gotham
Bubble Guppies
The Tony Danza Show
Crowded
Brooklyn Bridge
Chicago Hope
Blue's Clues
Late Night with David Letterman
Seinfeld
Two and a Half Men
That's Life
Ugly Betty
Caught Stealing
Napoleon
Tall Tales & Legends
The Dead Don't Die
The Princess Bride
Four Christmases
Joe Versus the Volcano
The Bounty Hunter
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
Racing with the Moon
Hunters
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Dog Day Afternoon
All is Forgiven
The Sisters Brothers
Roommates
Taxi
The Pacifier
Scrooged
Freaky Friday
Beggars and Choosers
My Blue Heaven
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Addams Family Values
Migration
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Annie Hall
Noah's Ark
The Happy Elf
Dinner with the Parents
License to Drive
Flashback
American Dreamer
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