Career
Kane is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Simka Dahblitz-Gravas, wife of Latka Gravas (Andy Kaufman), on the American television series Taxi, from 1981 to 1983, and also for her role as Allison Portchnik in Woody Allen's Annie Hall. Kane earned two Emmy Awards for her work in the series and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the film Hester Street. She also appeared in The Princess Bride (1987) and Scrooged (1988), with Bill Murray, in which Variety called her "unquestionably pic's comic highlight."
Kane was a regular on the 1986 NBC series All Is Forgiven, a regular on the 1990–1991 NBC series American Dreamer, guest-starred on a 1994 episode of Seinfeld and had a supporting role in the short-lived 1996–1997 sitcom Pearl, which starred Rhea Perlman. She also appeared in the NBC television live action production of The Year Without a Santa Claus in December 2006.
In January 2009, Kane appeared in the TV series Two and a Half Men as the mother of Alan Harper's receptionist.
She starred in the off-Broadway play Love, Loss, and What I Wore in February 2010.
In March 2010, Kane appeared in the TV series Ugly Betty as Justin Suarez's acting teacher.
Kane made her West End debut in January 2011 in a major revival of Lillian Hellman's drama The Children's Hour, at London's Comedy Theatre. She stars alongside Keira Knightley, Elisabeth Moss and Ellen Burstyn.
In May 2012, Kane is appearing on Broadway as Betty Chumley in a revival of the play Harvey.
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