American stage, screen and television actress, and comedian Carol Kane (b. Carolyn Laurie Kane, June 18, 1952, in Cleveland, Ohio), was born to Elaine Joy (née Fetterman), a jazz singer and pianist, and Michael Myron Kane, an architect. Her family is Jewish (from Russia, Poland, and Austria). Due to her parents' divorce, Carol spent most of her childhood in boarding schools until 1965. She also attended Professional Children's School in Upper West Side New York, and made her professional theater debut in a 1966 production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) starring Tammy Grimes. Kane, just 14 years old. At 20 years old, Kane landed the lead role in William Fruets World War II film, Wedding in White (1972). Kane starred as Jeannie Dougall, a teenager whom after is raped is left with a moral dilemma when she discovers that the incident has left her pregnant. The actress received a surprise Academy Award nomination for her performance in the 1974 independent film, Hester Street (1975); Times of Israel describes Kane's character, Gitl, as "a straight-from-the-shtetl immigrant who, with her young son, joins her husband (Steven Keats) who is already halfway assimilated in New York's Lower East Side; the push and the pull between tradition and change drive the story to its bittersweet conclusion." The following decade, from 1980-1983, she appeared on the television series Taxi (1978). Kane portrayed Simka Dahblitz-Gravas, wife of Latka Gravas (Andy Kaufman). She received two Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe nomination for her work in the series. Over the years, Kane racked up tons of credits from Taxi and The Princess Bride (1987), to Scrooged (1988), and more recently, the Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015); the actress is making audiences laugh by playing Lillian Kaushtupper, in a recent interview, Kane described Lillian as "a hardworking landlady in Harlem who is very attached to the life in New York as she's known it."
Carol started her acting career in theater opposite Robert Forster in Clifford Odet's "The Big Knife" and subsequently had a run of leading roles at The West Coast Ensemble, where her performance as Catherine Holly in Suddenly Last Summer received rave reviews and attracted the attention of her first manager. She continued doing plays and some TV & Film and became involved in Playwrights Kitchen Ensemble, lead by Dan Lauria, and worked on new writer's scripts in staged readings opposite actors including Dan Lauria, Ray Abruzzo, George Segal, Gary Cole, Carol Kane, Rebecca DeMornay, Lou Diamond Phillips, Nancy Travis, Lorraine Newman, Pamela Reed, etc. After taking a break from acting due to a family tragedy she has rediscovered her passion for the magic of acting and is at it again! She has recently shot three new films, "Meteor Moon," "Killer Grades" and "REM." Carol's other passions include advocating for and just spending time with animals, riding her Harley, meditating, people watching, reading, and enjoying the great outdoors. She looks forward to the day she's touted as the next "overnight success" who has been acting for 3 decades, give or take.
Carol Kaye was born on March 24, 1935 in Everett, Washington, USA. She is known for The Perfect Host (2010), The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!? (1964) and The Hot Rock (1972).
Carol Kelly was born on August 15, 1931 in Queens, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer (1956), I Spy (1965) and The Cruel Tower (1956). She was married to Edward Albert Heckman and Joe Maross. She died on November 22, 2017 in the USA.
Carol Kennedy is known for Reel (2015).
Carol King is an actress, known for A Naija Christmas (2021), Alero's Symphony (2011) and Journey to Self (2013).
Carol King is an actress, known for Kofa, Timid Timi (2017) and North East (2016).
Carol Kraft is known for Notes from the New World (2011), bAd (2007) and Bagboy (2015).
Carol Krivulka is known for A Very Charming Christmas Town (2020).
Carol Lawes is known for The Harder They Come (1972), Yardie (2018) and Sugar (2016).