My Take
Carol Kane is one of those actors who makes every single scene she's in more interesting just by existing in it — there's nobody quite like her. I first got hooked on her through her Oscar-nominated turn in Hester Street, this quiet, devastating performance that proved she was the real deal from day one. Then she popped up everywhere: Dog Day Afternoon, Annie Hall, The Princess Bride, Scrooged — always memorable, often the funniest person in the room. Her work as Simka on Taxi earned her two Emmy Awards, which feels both entirely deserved and somehow still an understatement. She has this wild-eyed, otherworldly quality that she never loses, whether she's playing something sweet or completely unhinged. A genuinely one-of-a-kind performer from Cleveland who never stopped being fascinating.
Overview
Carolyn Kane (born June 18, 1952) is an American actress and comedian. She gained recognition for her role in Hester Street (1975), for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. She became known in the 1970s and 1980s in films such as Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Annie Hall (1977), When a Stranger Calls (1979), The Princess Bride (1987), Scrooged (1988) and Flashback (1990).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Carol Kane
- Name (Japanese)
- キャロル・ケイン
- Reading
- きゃろる・けいん
- Born
- June 18, 1952 (age 73)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Dragon
- Origin
- Cleveland, Ohio, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / stage actor / film actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1988 Ohio Women's Hall of Fame
- 1982 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- 1983 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.