Born Carolyn Laurie Kane in Cleveland, OH; educated at Professional Children's School, NYC. Petite, frizzy-haired actress who gained prominence in the 1970s, starring in HESTER STREET (1975) and playing Woody Allen's first wife in ANNIE HALL (1977). Kane, a veteran stage actress, has since turned in a number of effective character roles onscreen. Some of her other notable credits include CARNAL KNOWLEDGE (1971), THE LAST DETAIL (1973), DOG DAY AFTERNOON (1975), THE WORLD'S GREATEST LOVER (1977), THE MUPPET MOVIE (1979), WHEN A STRANGER CALLS (1979), "Taxi" (TV series 1981-83, as Simka Dahblitz-Gravas), RACING WITH THE MOON (1984), TRANSYLVANIA 6-5000 (1985), JUMPIN' JACK FLASH (1986), ISHTAR and THE PRINCESS BRIDE (both 1987), SCROOGED (1988, as the Ghost of Christmas Present **OUCH!!**), JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO (credited as Lisa Le Blanc), MY BLUE HEAVEN and THE LEMON SISTERS (all 1990), ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES (1993, as Grandma), MAN ON THE MOON (1999, as Herself and Simka Gravas), THE OFFICE PARTY (2000), D.C. SMALLS, MY FIRST MISTER and THE SHRINK IS IN (all 2001), LOVE IN THE TIME OF MONEY (2002), CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE DRAMA QUEEN (2004), THE PACIFIER and THE CIVILIZATION OF MAXWELL BRIGHT (both 2005), and THE KEY MAN (2007).  Nominated for Actress 1975: HESTER STREET 1 nomination