Carol Kane Bio

Who is Carol Kane?

Carol Kane is an American stage, screen, and television actress, and comedian. She is popular for her role in ‘Hester Street’, ‘Annie Hall’, and ‘The Princess Blade’.

She was also the main cast member on the Netflix series ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ from 2015 to 2019.

Carol Kane: Age, Parents, Siblings, Nationality, Ethnicity

She was born on June 18, 1952, in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, as Carolyn Laurie Kane.

Her mother’s name is Joy(a jazz singer, teacher, dancer, and pianist) and her father’s name is Michael Kane. Carol’s grandparents emigrated from Russia and her family is Jewish. Unfortunately, her parents got divorced when she was at the age of 12.

Carol holds American citizenship but her ethnicity is unknown.

Education, School/College University

She joined the Cherry Lawn School which is a boarding school in Darien, Connecticut, until 1965. And, she studied theater at HB Studio and later went to study at the Professional Children’s School in New York City.

Carol Kane: Professional Life and Career

Carol Kane made her professional theatre debut from the production of ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’ in 1966 starring Tammy Grimes. She made her breakthrough from the role of Simka Dahblitz-Gravas on the American television series ‘Taxi’ from 1981 to 1983.

Carol made her appearances in the series ‘Cheers’ as Amanda and later appeared as a regular on the 1986 NBC series ‘All Is Forgiven’. She portrayed the role of the mother of Alan Harper’s receptionist in the TV series ‘Two and a Half Men’. Moreover, she has played as Lillian Kaushtupper in Netflix’s original series ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ in 2015.

Carol Kane’s notable film appearances include in ‘The Last Detail’, ‘The World’s Greta’s Lover’, ‘When a Stranger Calls’, ‘Flashback’, and many more.

In January 2011, she made her West End debut from the drama ‘The Children’s Hour’ at London’s Comedy Theatre. Likewise, she appeared on Broadway as Betty Chumley in a revival of the play ‘Harvey’ in May 2012.

She increased her fame after she made her appearance in the Broadway musical ‘Wicked’ in which she portrayed the role of Madame Morrible.

Awards, Nominations

She was nominated for Academy Awards in the category Best Actress in a Leading Role in ‘Hester Street’ in 1976, won Primetime Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy, Variety or Music Series for ‘Taxi’ in 1983.

Net Worth, Income, Salary

She has an estimated net worth of around $5 million and she has earned that sum of money from her professional career.

Carol Kane: Rumors and Controversy

She does not like to harm other celebrities and she has not been involved in any type of rumors and controversies in her career.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Carol Kane has a height of 5 ft. 2 inches and weighs 52 kg. Carol Kane has blue eyes and blonde hair. Other information regarding Carol’s body measurement, dress size, shoe size, etc. are unknown.

Social Media

Carol has around 622 followers on Instagram, about 915 followers on Twitter, and around 167 followers on Facebook.

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