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Carol Kane

1952 - Today

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Carolyn Laurie 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). Kane appeared on the television series Taxi in the early 1980s, as Simka Gravas, the wife of Latka, the character played by Andy Kaufman, winning two Emmy Awards for her work. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2024). Carol Kane is the 3,676th most popular actor (down from 3,065th in 2024), the 6,005th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,657th in 2019) and the 1,725th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Carol Kane ranks 3,676 out of 13,578. Before her are Jason Patric, Rekha, Corinne Marchand, Barbie Hsu, Riccardo Cucciolla, and Albert Bassermann. After her are Dakota Fanning, Ernst Deutsch, William Levy, Britt Robertson, Christopher Guest, and Bob Morley.

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Among people born in 1952, Carol Kane ranks 305. Before her are Paul Reubens, Vanessa del Rio, Jenő Jandó, Willy Puchner, Rui Jordão, and Lazar Ristovski. After her are Don Miguel Ruiz, Michael Dorn, Kurban Berdyev, Christiane Taubira, Lee Hae-chan, and Hugo Broos.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Carol Kane ranks 6,005 out of 20,380. Before her are Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (1973), Mark Frost (1953), Jason Patric (1966), Pat Martino (1944), Robert Zoellick (1953), and Henry Halleck (1815). After her are Althea Gibson (1927), Dakota Fanning (1994), Ancel Keys (1904), Britt Robertson (1990), Gustave Gilbert (1911), and Christopher Guest (1948).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Carol Kane ranks 1,725. Before her are Finneas O'Connell (1997), Kristanna Loken (1979), Robert Z'Dar (1950), Selma Blair (1972), Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (1973), and Jason Patric (1966). After her are Dakota Fanning (1994), Britt Robertson (1990), Christopher Guest (1948), Charles Avery (1873), JoAnna Garcia (1979), and Ricardo Antonio Chavira (1971).

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