CAROL KANE (Ruth) made her theatrical debut in the 1966 production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie starring Tammy Grimes. Since then she has appeared on the New York Stage both on and Off-Broadway. Plays include Beth Henley’s Family Week and The Debutante Ball. She co-starred with Gena Rowland’s in the John Cassavettes play A Woman of Mystery directed by John Cassavettes. At Lincoln Center for Joe Papp her performances include The Tempest and Macbeth as well as plays at Mr. Papp’s Public Theatre, including Wasp and Other Plays by Steve Martin. She starred alongside Shelley Winters on Broadway in The Effect of Gamma Rays, on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds. In addition Kane has been seen on Broadway and Los Angeles, starring as Madame Morrible in Wicked. Recently, she was seen as Gingy in Nora & Delia Ephron’s Off-Broadway hit, Love, Loss, and What I Wore, the Broadway production of Harvey at the Roundabout and Ian Rickson’s West End production of The Children’s Hour with Keira Knightly, Elisabeth Moss and Ellen Burstyn. Kane owes her film debut to Mike Nichols in Carnal Knowledge. Other films include: Wedding in White co-starring with Donald Pleasence, The Last Detail for director Hal Ashby, Dog Day Afternoon, director Sidney Lumet, Annie Hall directed by Woody Allen, The Lemon Sisters co-starring Diane Keaton and Kathryn Grody, The Princess Bride, director Rob Reiner, Scrooged director Dick Donner, My Blue Heaven written by Nora Ephron, as well as Steve Buscemi’s Trees Lounge, Adams Family Values, When a Stranger Calls, Flashback starring Dennis Hopper, The World’s Greatest Lover co-starring Gene Wilder and The Muppet Movie. Most recently Kane performed in Mike Birbiglia’s film Sleep Walk with Me and the soon to be released independent feature Clutter. Kane was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Joan Micklin Silver’s film Hester Street. Television includes: Simka, wife of Latka (Andy Kaufman) on the television series “Taxi.” For which she won two Emmy Awards®. Pearl, All Is Forgiven and Chicago Hope where she garnered another Emmy nomination. She was seen as Richard Belzer’s ex-wife on “Law & Order: SVU,” as well as the television series “Two and Half Men.”