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Carol KaneCarol Kane (born Carolyn Laurie Kane on June 18, 1952) is an American actress from Cleveland, Ohio.

Kane is best known for her portrayal of 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.

Kane is currently starring in the Broadway musical Wicked, playing Madame Morrible, a role which she had previously played in the show's first national tour.

She has guest-starred on a 1994 episode of Seinfeld and had a supporting role in the short-lived 1996-1997 sitcom Pearl, which starred Rhea Perlman.

  The Happy Elf (2005) (V) (voice) .... Gilda
"Grim & Evil"
... aka The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (USA: new title)
- Billy and Mandy Save Christmas (2005) TV Episode (voice) .... Ms. Claus
The Civilization of Maxwell Bright (2005)
The Pacifier (2005) .... Helga
"Hope & Faith"
- Faith Scare-Field (2004) TV Episode .... Cornelia Rackett
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004) .... Miss Baggoli
Audrey's Rain (2003) (TV) .... Missy Flanders
Cosmopolitan (2003) (TV) .... Mrs. Shaw
Love In the Time of Money (2002) .... Joey
"The Grubbs" (2002) TV Series .... Sophie Grubb
"Family Guy"
... aka Padre de familia (USA: Spanish title)
- Emission Impossible (2001) TV Episode (voice) .... Carol
The Shrink Is In (2001) .... Dr. Louise Rosenberg
My First Mister (2001) .... Mrs. Benson
D.C. Smalls (2001) .... Mom
"As Told by Ginger"
- Carl and Maude (2000) TV Episode (voice) .... Maude
The Office Party (2000) .... Linda

Blue's Big Treasure Hunt (1999) (V) (voice) .... Little Miss Muffet
"Beggars and Choosers" (1999) TV Series .... Lydia (L.L.) Luddin
Noah's Ark (1999) (TV) .... Sarah
... aka Arche Noah - Das größte Abenteuer der Menschheit (Germany)
The Tic Code (1999) .... Miss Gimpole
Jawbreaker (1999) .... Ms. Sherwood
Tomorrow by Midnight (1999) .... Officer Garfield
... aka Midnight 5 (USA)
The First Seven Years (1998) (TV) .... Mrs. Feld
Merry Christmas, George Bailey (1997) (TV) .... Cousin Tilly/Mrs. Hatch
"Homicide: Life on the Street"
... aka Homicide (USA: informal short title)
- All Is Bright (1997) TV Episode .... Gwen Munch
"The Tony Danza Show"
- The Milk Run (1997) TV Episode .... Simka Gravas
Office Killer (1997) .... Dorine Douglas
Gone Fishin' (1997) .... Donna Waters
"Hey Arnold!"
- Freeze Frame/Phoebe Cheats (1997) TV Episode (voice) .... Emily Dickinson Trophy
"Pearl" (1996) TV Series .... Annie Caraldo
American Strays (1996) .... Helen
Trees Lounge (1996) .... Connie
The Pallbearer (1996) .... Tom's Mother
Sunset Park (1996) .... Mona
"Ellen"
... aka These Friends of Mine (original title)
- A Penney Saved... (1996) TV Episode .... Lily Penney
Big Bully (1996) .... Faith Bigger
Theodore Rex (1995) (V) (voice) .... Molly Rex
... aka T. Rex
"Chicago Hope"
- Stand (1995) TV Episode .... Marguerite Birch
Freaky Friday (1995) (TV) .... Leanne Futterman
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno"
- Episode dated 18 April 1995 (1995) TV Episode
Napoleon (1995) (voice) (scenes deleted) .... Spider
The Crazysitter (1995) .... Treva Van Arsdale
... aka Two Much Trouble
Dad, the Angel & Me (1995) (TV) .... The Angel
"Empty Nest"
- The Courtship of Carol's Father (1994) TV Episode .... Shelby
"Seinfeld"
- The Marine Biologist (1994) TV Episode .... Corinne
Napoleon (1994) (voice) .... Spider
Addams Family Values (1993) .... Grandma
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993) .... Carla
When a Stranger Calls Back (1993) (TV) .... Jill Johnson
"The Ray Bradbury Theater"
... aka Monde fantastique de Ray Bradbury, Le (Canada: French title)
... aka Mystery Theatre (UK: rerun title)
... aka Ray Bradbury présente (France)
... aka The Bradbury Trilogy (UK: rerun title)
... aka The Ray Bradbury Theatre (UK)
- Tomorrow's Child (1992) TV Episode .... Polly
"Brooklyn Bridge" .... Aunt Sylvia (1992)
- Great Expectations (1992) TV Episode .... Aunt Sylvia
- On the Road (1992) TV Episode .... Aunt Sylvia
- Boys and Girls Together Again (1992) TV Episode .... Aunt Sylvia
- Boys and Girls Apart (1992) TV Episode .... Aunt Sylvia
In the Soup (1992) .... Barbara
... aka In the Soup - Alles Kino (Germany)
... aka In the soup - un mare di guai (Italy)
"Sibs"
- The Crash: Part 1 (????) TV Episode
- The Crash: Part 2 (????) TV Episode
Ted and Venus (1991) .... Colette
Baby on Board (1991) .... Maria
"Tiny Toon Adventures"
... aka Steven Spielberg Presents... Tiny Toon Adventures (USA)
- A Quack in the Quarks (1990) TV Episode (voice) .... Ollie
"American Dreamer" (1990) TV Series .... Lillian Abernathy
The Lemon Sisters (1990) .... Franki D'Angelo
My Blue Heaven (1990) .... Shaldeen
"Tales from the Crypt"
... aka HBO's Tales from the Crypt
- Judy, You're Not Yourself Today (1990) TV Episode .... Judy
Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) (as Lisa Le Blanc) .... Cassandra (hairdresser)
Flashback (1990) .... Maggie

Scrooged (1988) .... Ghost of Christmas Present
License to Drive (1988) .... Mrs. Anderson
Sticky Fingers (1988) .... Kitty
Drop-Out Mother (1988) (TV) .... Maxine
... aka Goodbye, Supermom
Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card (1988) (V)
Ishtar (1987) .... Carol
The Princess Bride (1987) .... Valerie
Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986) .... Cynthia
"All Is Forgiven" (1986) TV Series .... Nicolette Bingham
"Tall Tales and Legends"
... aka Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales and Legends (USA: complete title)
- Casey at the Bat (1986) TV Episode
Transylvania 6-5000 (1985) .... Lupi
"Crazy Like a Fox"
- Bum Tip (1985) TV Episode
"Tales from the Darkside"
- Snip, Snip (1985) TV Episode .... Anne MacColl
"Cheers"
- A Ditch in Time (1984) TV Episode .... Amanda Boyer
Burning Rage (1984) (TV) .... Mary Harwood
Racing with the Moon (1984) .... Annie the Hooker
Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984) .... Cheryl
... aka Across the Brooklyn Bridge
... aka My Darling Shiksa
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud (1984) .... Martha Bernays
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? (1983) .... Customer At Cafe
"Faerie Tale Theatre"
... aka Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre (USA)
- Sleeping Beauty (1983) TV Episode .... The Good Fairy
An Invasion of Privacy (1983) (TV) .... Ilene Cohen
"Laverne & Shirley"
... aka Laverne & Shirley & Company (USA: syndication title)
... aka Laverne & Shirley & Friends (USA: syndication title)
- Jinxed (1982) TV Episode .... Olga
Pandemonium (1982) .... Candy Jefferson
Norman Loves Rose (1982) .... Rose
Strong Medicine (1981)
The Girls In Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories by Irwin Shaw (1981) (TV) .... Frances Loomis (story 'The Girls in Their Summer Dresses')
Keeping On (1981) (TV) .... Lavinia
"Taxi" .... Simka Dahblitz-Gravas (1982-1983)
- Guess Who's Coming to Brefnish (1980) TV Episode .... Simka Dahblitz
The Greatest Man in the World (1980) (TV) .... April
Jeux de la Comtesse Dolingen de Gratz, Les (1980) .... Louise Haines-Pearson

Sabina, La (1979) .... Daisy
... aka Sabina
When a Stranger Calls (1979) .... Jill Johnson
The Muppet Movie (1979) .... Myth (unccredited)
The Mafu Cage (1978) .... Cissy
... aka Deviation
... aka Don't Ring the Doorbell (USA: reissue title)
... aka My Sister, My Love
... aka The Cage
"Visions"
- Fans of the Kosko Show (1978) TV Episode
Out of Our Father's House (1978) (TV) .... Eliza Southgate
The World's Greatest Lover (1977) .... Annie Hickman
Valentino (1977) .... Fatty's Girlfriend
Annie Hall (1977) .... Allison
Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976) .... Florence
Dog Day Afternoon (1975) .... Jenny
Hester Street (1975) .... Gitl
The Last Detail (1973) .... Young Whore
Wedding in White (1972) .... Jeannie Dougall
... aka Mariage en blanc (Canada: French title)
Carnal Knowledge (1971) .... Jennifer
Desperate Characters (1971) .... Young Girl
Blood of the Iron Maiden (1970) (as Carole Kane) .... Carol
... aka Is This Trip Really Necessary?
... aka Trip to Terror