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Carol Kane

Carol Kane's biography

Carol Kane is 70 years old actor born at Cleveland. She was born on Wednesday 18th of June 1952. According to year of birth 1952 she belongs to Boomers. Birthday on 18th of June means she is Gemini. Gemini is a dual sign of Zodiac Belt. One born with this rising sign is very dual and creative in nature with lots of verbosity. They are the most expressive people as they love talking.

She is native english speaker. She is citizen of United States of America. Her primary profession is to be actor. You can know her also as television actor, stage actor, film actor. She is recently known as voice actor.

Carol Kane's schools

We found 2 schools She attended. Complete list of schools: Professional Children's School, HB Studio.

Carol Kane's career

Her main focus is to be actor. You could see her also in Taxi.

Awards and competitions

Carol Kane's Awards

  • Recipient of the 2015 Washington Jewish Film Festival (WJFF) Visionary Award. WJFF founder and former director Aviva Kempner selected Kane for "expertly showcasing the Jewish experience on the silver screen".
  • Was directed by four Academy Award winners: Mike Nichols, Hal Ashby, Woody Allen, and Milos Forman.

Carol Kane's Nominations

  • She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress for work Hester Street in 1975

What Carol Kane has done for a first time

  • A self-professed "Upper West Side gal". She grew up on West 68th Street in the Dorchester Towers, and bought her first studio apartment a block away for $25,000 in the '70s and still lives in the neighborhood.
  • Member of the Screen Actors Guild American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG AFTRA) since the '70s. Has been a member since her first movie role, in the film Carnal Knowledge (1971).
  • Was the first and only choice to play Lillian on the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015). Tina Fey (the show's writer, alongside Robert Carlock) coached her personally for the role.

Carol Kane's quotes

  • [on her reasons why she doesn't want to quit acting for another job] I don't put together cars, I put together people. It makes me happy to construct these people, to build another world. I feel happy and free and very consumed.
  • See also Other Works |  Publicity Listings |  Official Sites

Carol Kane's body shape

Lets describe how Carol Kane looks. We will focus on her body shape. Body build is average.