Carol Kane is an American actress. She appeared in the film Hester Street, for which she won an Academy Award for Best Actress, and appeared in the series Taxi from 1978 to 1983. For her work on Taxi, Kane won Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1982 and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1983. Kane has also appeared in numerous films such as Scrooged, The Princess Bride, Dog Day Afternoon, Annie Hall, and The Pacifier. She was a main cast member of The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt from 2015 to 2020.