Global InformationLillian Kaushtupper information
| Lillian Kaushtupper | |
|---|---|
| Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt character | |
| First appearance | "Kimmy Goes Outside!" (1.01) March 6, 2015 |
| Last appearance | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend (Special) May 12, 2020 |
| Created by | Tina Fey |
| Portrayed by | Carol Kane |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Landlady (former) Drug lord (alternate timeline) Gang leader (alternate timeline) Metropolitan Transportation Authority announcer[1] |
| Significant other | Roland Peacock (husband; deceased) Artie Goodman (boyfriend; deceased) Robert "Bobby" Durst (crush/ex-boyfriend) |
| Children | Unnamed child |
| Relatives | Unnamed mother Unnamed father |
| Alma mater | SUNY Old Paltz |
Lillian Dolomite Kaushtupper is a fictional character on the Netflix original series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, portrayed by Carol Kane. She is Kimmy Schmidt (Ellie Kemper) and Titus Andromedon's (Titus Burgess) odd landlady and upstairs neighbor. She first met Titus at Pawn Werlt when he was going to sell his Barbies and leave New York; she offered him an apartment and several months of free rent.[2]
Kane has described her character as having "a passionate, checkered past, and hopefully a passionate, checkered future.” On playing Lillian, Kane states that due to the quality of the writing of series creators Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, "that basically if I can just remember what I’m supposed to say, it will come out OK."[3] The scene where Lillian and Jacqueline White (Jane Krakowski) switch clothes was Kane's favorite of season 3.[4] According to Tina Nigro, the series' costume designer, Lillian's outfits requires the least amount of effort out of the four main characters, mainly consisting of "a lot of vintage."[5] Matt Melis of Consequence of Sound identifies Lillian's "doubl[ing] down on the MAGA approach in order to win her election" in season 3 as an example of the series combining the insular world of East Dogmouth with events of the wider country.[6]
- ^ "Kimmy Says Bye!" Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Netflix.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Wojciechowski, Michele "Wojo" (May 24, 2017). "Carol Kane of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: How She Broke Into Comedy With Gene Wilder". Parade. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ^ "Why 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' Star Carol Kane Loved Lillian's Odd Makeover (Exclusive Video)". TheWrap. 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's Costume Designer on What to Expect From Season 3". Racked. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ Wells, Matt (May 19, 2017). "Netflix's Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Shows No Signs of Cracking". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 26, 2018.