Carol Kane

Kane earned two Emmy Awards for her work in the series. Landis died of cancer in Danbury, Connecticut. Kane is best known for her portrayal of "Simka Dahblitz-Gravas", wife of "Latka Gravis" (Andy Kaufman), on the American television series Taxi from 1981 to 1983. Her autobiography, titled You Won't Be So Pretty (But You'll Know More) was published in 1954. Carol Kane (born June 18, 1952) is an American actress from Cleveland, Ohio. She married three times. The Princess Bride - Valerie. In real life she was 10 months younger than Grant.

In North By Northwest she plays his mother and in To Catch a Thief she plays Grace Kelly's mother. She appears in both of these films with Cary Grant. In the 1950s, she began appearing in movies as a character actress, most notably in North By Northwest and To Catch a Thief. Landis was a stage actress for much of her career.

She was born Jessie Royce Medbury in Chicago, Illinois. Jessie Royce Landis (25 November 1904 - 2 February 1972) was an American actress.