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Carol Kane Biography (1952-)

Full name, Carolyn Laurie Kane; born June 18, 1952, in Cleveland, OH; father,an architect; mother, a jazz musician and teacher. Addresses: Office:Krost/Chapin Artists Talent Agency, 9911 West Pico Blvd., Ph. I, Los Angeles, CA 90035-2715.; Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Contact: 8205 Santa Monica Blvd., #1426, Los Angeles, CA90046-5967.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

June 18, 1952

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• (As Carole Kane) Carol, Blood of the Iron Maiden (also known as Is This Trip Really Necessary? and Trip to Terror), 1970
• Jennifer, Carnal Knowledge, Avco-Embassy, 1971
• Young girl, Desperate Characters, Paramount, 1971
• Jeannie, Wedding in White (also known as Mariage en blanc),Avco-Embassy, 1972
• Young whore, The Last Detail, Columbia, 1973
• Jenny, Dog Day Afternoon, Warner Bros., 1975
• Gitl, Hester Street, Midwest, 1975
• Florence, Harry and Walter Go to New York, Columbia, 1976
• Allison, Annie Hall, United Artists, 1977
• Fatty's girl, Valentino, United Artists, 1977
• Annie Hickman, The World's Greatest Lover, Twentieth Century-Fox,1977
• Cissy Carpenter, The Mafu Cage (also known as My Sister, My Love, The Cage, Deviation, and Don't Ring the Doorbell), Cloud 5, 1978
• Daisy, Sabina (also known as La Sabina), El Iman-Svenska Film Institute, 1979
• Jill Johnson, When a Stranger Calls, Columbia, 1979
• Myth, The Muppet Movie, Associated Film Distribution, 1979
• Strong Medicine, 1979
• Miss Kurtz, The Emmett Smith Story, 1979
• Louise Haines-Pearson, Les jeux de la Comtesse Donlingen de Gratz,1981
• Candy Jefferson, Pandemonium (also known as Thursday the Twelfth), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982
• Rose, Norman Loves Rose, Atlantic, 1982
• Cafe customer, Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?, World Wide Classics, 1983
• Cheryl Goodman, Over the Brooklyn Bridge (also known as Acrossthe Brooklyn Bridge and My Darling Shiksa), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
• Annie the hooker, Racing with the Moon, Paramount, 1984
• Martha Bernays, The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
• (In archive footage) Jill Johnson in When a Stranger Calls, Terror in the Aisles, 1984
• Lupi, Transylvania 6-5000, New World, 1985
• Cynthia Sparks, computer operator at 1st National Bank, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
• Carol, Ishtar, Columbia, 1987
• Valerie, The Princess Bride, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
• Kitty, Sticky Fingers, Spectra Film, 1988
• Mom, License to Drive, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
• Ghost of Christmas Present, Scrooged, Paramount, 1988
• Franki D'Angelo, The Lemon Sisters, Miramax, 1990
• Shaldeen, My Blue Heaven, Warner Bros., 1990
• Maggie, Flashback, Paramount, 1990
• (As Lisa Le Blanc) Cassandra the hairdresser, Joe versus the Volcano, Warner Bros., 1990
• Colette and Colette's twin sister, Ted and Venus, Double Helix Films, 1991
• Barbara, In the Soup (also known as In the Soup--Alles Kino, In the Soup--Un mare di guai, and In the Soup: En la sopa), Triton Pictures, 1992
• Maria, Baby on Board, Prism Entertainment, 1993
• Granny Addams, Addams Family Values, Paramount, 1993
• Cowgirl Carla, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, New Line, 1994
• Treva Van Arsdale, The Crazysitter (also known as Two Much Trouble), Concorde/New Horizons, 1995
• Voice of Molly Rex, Theodore Rex (also known as T. Rex), 1995
• Helen, American Strays, A-Pix Entertainment, 1996
• Faith, Big Bully, Warner Bros., 1996
• Mona, Sunset Park, TriStar, 1996
• Tom's mom, The Pallbearer, Miramax, 1996
• Connie, Trees Lounge, Live Entertainment, 1996
• Donna Waters, Gone Fishin', Buena Vista, 1997
• Voice of Spider, Napoleon, Samuel Goldwyn, 1997
• Dorine Douglas, Office Killer, Miramax, 1997
• Miss Gimpole, The Tic Code, Jazz Films, 1998
• Miss Sherwood, Jawbreaker, TriStar, 1999
• (Uncredited) Herself in Taxi, Man on the Moon (also known as Der Mondmann), Universal, 1999
• Officer Garfield, Tomorrow by Midnight (also known as Midnight5), Capitol, 1999
• Dr. Louise Rosenberg, The Shrink Is In, New City, 2000
• Linda, The Office Party, 2000
• Herself, A Constant Forge (also known as A Constant Forge: TheLife and Art of John Cassavetes), 2000
• Mrs. Benson, My First Mister, Paramount Classics, 2001
• Mom, D.C. Smalls, 2001
• Joey, Love In the Time of Money, ThinkFilm, 2002
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Simka Dahblitz-Gravas, Taxi, ABC, 1981-1982, NBC, 1982-1983
• Nicolette Bingham, All Is Forgiven, NBC, 1986
• Lillian Abernathy, American Dreamer, NBC, 1990-1991
• Aunt Sylvia, Brooklyn Bridge, CBS, 1990-1991
• Annie Caraldo, Pearl, 1996-1997
• Lydia (L. L.) Luddin, Beggars and Choosers, Showtime, 1999
• Rosie Grubb, The Grubbs, Fox, 2002
• Movies
• Eliza Southgate, Out of Our Father's House, 1978
• Frances Loomis, "The Girls in Their Summer Dresses," The Girls In Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories by Irwin Shaw, 1981
• Ilene Cohen, An Invasion of Privacy, CBS, 1983
• Mary Harwood, Burning Rage, CBS, 1984
• Maxine, Drop-out Mother (also known as Goodbye, Supermom),CBS, 1988
• Jill Johnson, When a Stranger Calls Back, Showtime, 1993
• Gloria, the angel, Dad, the Angel, and Me, The Family Channel, 1995
• Miss Futterman, "Freaky Friday," The Disney Family Film, ABC, 1995
• Cousin Tilly/Mrs. Hatch, Merry Christmas, George Bailey, PBS, 1997
• Missy, Audrey's Rain, Hallmark Channel, 2003
• Mrs. Shaw, Cosmopolitan, PBS, 2003
• Also appeared in Many Mansions.
• Miniseries
• Sarah, Noah's Ark, NBC, 1999
• Episodic
• (As Carole Kane) Ellen, "The Return of Golden Tom," The Virginian,1966
• (As Carole Kane) Charlotte Rivers, "The Outcast," The Virginian, 1966
• Donna Mae Coble, "Epitaph for a Cop," The Felony Squad, ABC, 1968
• Susannah White, "We the Women," American Parade, CBS, 1974
• "Fans of the Kosko Show," Visions, PBS, 1978
• Simka Dahblitz, "Guess Who's Coming for Brefnish," Taxi, 1980
• April, "The Greatest Man in the World," American Short Story, PBS,1980
• Olga, "Jinxed," Laverne and Shirley, ABC, 1982
• "Keeping on," American Playhouse, PBS, 1983
• "Sleeping Beauty," Faerie Tale Theater, Showtime, 1983
• Amanda Boyer, "A Ditch in Time," Cheers, NBC, 1984
• Anne MacColl, "Snip, Snip," Tales from the Darkside, syndicated, 1985
• "Bum Tip," Crazy Like a Fox, CBS, 1985
• Judy, "Judy, You're Not Yourself Today," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1990
• Voice of Ollie, "Quack in the Quarks," Tiny Toon Adventures, 1990
• Late Night with David Letterman, 1990
• "The Crash: Parts 1 & 2," Sibs, 1991
• Polly, "Tomorrow's Child," The Ray Bradbury Theater, USA Network,1992
• Corinne, "The Marine Biologist," Seinfeld, 1994
• Shelby, "The Courtship of Carol's Father," Empty Nest, NBC, 1994
• Marguerite Birch, "Stand," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1995
• Lily Penney, "A Penney Saved ... ," Ellen, ABC, 1996
• Voice of Emily Dickinson, "Freeze Frame/Phoebe Cheats," Hey Arnold! (animated), Nickelodeon, 1997
• Munch's ex-wife, "All Is Bright," Homicide: Life on the Street (also known as Homicide and H:LOTS), NBC, 1997
• Simka Gravaas, "The Milk Run," The Tony Danza Show, NBC, 1997
• Voice of Maude, "Carl and Maude," As Told by Ginger (animated), Nickelodeon, 2000
• Voice of Carol, "Emission Impossible," Family Guy, Fox, 2001
• Also appeared as Gloria, "Baum's Thesis," That's Life; voice of Brawnhilda, Aladdin (animated), CBS; Emily Roebling, A. J.'s Time Travelers, Fox; voice, Adventures from the Book of Virtues (animated), PBS; voice of Little Miss Muffit, "Blue's Big Treasure Hunt," Blue's Clues (animated), Nickelodeon; tooth fairy, The Noddy Shop, PBS.
• Pilots
• Paula, Fox, 1998
• Specials
• "Bob Goldthwait--Don't Watch This Show," Cinemax Comedy Experiment, Cinemax, 1986
• Barbara, "Casey at the Bat" (also known as "Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales and Legends"), On Location, HBO, 1986
• "Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim," On Location, HBO, 1987
• "Rap Master Ronnie--A Report Card," Cinemax Comedy Experiment, Cinemax, 1988
• The 3rd Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1989
• Voices That Care, Fox, 1991
• The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Presentation, Fox, 1991
• Why Bother Voting?, PBS, 1992
• Best of Taxi (also known as Hey Taxi), CBS, 1994
• A Comedy Salute to Andy Kaufman, NBC, 1995
• Merry Christmas, George Bailey, PBS, 1997
• Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Anjelica Huston, Lifetime, 1998
• Voice, The First Snow of Winter, The Disney Channel, 1998
• Celebrity Profile: Marilu Henner, E! Entertainment Television, 1999
• Feld's wife, The First Seven Years, PBS, 1999
• Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Diane Keaton, Lifetime, 2001
• Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Doris Roberts, Lifetime, 2002
• Stage Appearances
• The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Public Theatre, New York City, 1966
• Esme Train, Ring 'round the Bath Tub, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1972
• Miranda, The Tempest, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, New York City, 1974
• Tillie, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 1978
• Benefit of a Doubt, Folger Theatre Group, Washington, DC, 1978
• Lillian Hellman, Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?, Promenade Theatre, New York City, 1978
• Tales from the Vienna Woods, 1979
• Sunday Runners in the Rain, 1980
• The Tempest, Lincoln Center, New York City, 1980
• Macbeth, Lincoln Center, 1980
• Fairy, The Fairy Garden, Walter McGinn/John Cazale Theatre, New York City, 1984
• The Debutante Ball, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1988
• Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Westside Arts Theatre, New York City, 1988
• Demon Wine, Los Angeles Theatre Center, Los Angeles, 1988-1989
• Maid, WASPS and Other Plays, Joseph Papp Theater, New York Shakespeare Festival, 1995-1996
• The Vagina Monologues, Westside Theatre, 1999-2003
• Ricky, Sandra, Kelly, Family Week, 2000
• The Guys, Flea Theater, 2002
• Madame Latour, He Hunts, Geffen Playhouse, Westwood, CA, 2002
• Also appeared in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Charles Playhouse,Boston, MA.