Cast & creator
Carol Leifer
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Kelly Clarkson Show
Carol Leifer is an American comedian, writer, and producer whose career as a stand-up comedian started in the 1970s when she was in college. She has written many television scripts including The Larry Sanders Show, Saturday Night Live and Seinfeld. Leifer's inner-monologue driven, observational style is often autobiographical, encompassing subjects about her Jewish ancestry and upbringing, coming out, same-sex marriage, relationships, and parenting. From Wikipedia.
25
film credits
58
television credits
46
1949–2025 · acting roles
7.1
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (83)
Showing 83 of 83 credits
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Saturday Night Live
Waitress (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
The Big Tree Party Guest (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Reporter (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Restaurant patron (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Writer
1975
Modern Family
Writer
2009
The View
Self
1997
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
1998
Seinfeld
Receptionist
1989Seinfeld
Relative (voice)
1989Seinfeld
Writer
1989Seinfeld
Producer
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Carol
2000Curb Your Enthusiasm
Consulting Producer
2000Curb Your Enthusiasm
Story
2000
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Will & Grace
Nancy
1998
Tony Awards
Additional Writing
1956
Hacks
Writer
2021Hacks
Co-Executive Producer
2021
25 Words or Less
Self
2018
The Larry Sanders Show
Writer
1992The Larry Sanders Show
Producer
1992
Rules of Engagement
Writer
2007Rules of Engagement
Producer
2007
The Oscars
Writer
1953
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Carol (voice)
1995Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Additional Writing
1995
The Naked Truth
Sissy Daniels-Polonsky
1995The Naked Truth
Writer
1995
Dream On
Nicki Rosen
1990
Bee Movie
Press Person #1 (voice)
2007
B Positive
Story
2020B Positive
Teleplay
2020
Pet Star
Self - Judge
2002
The Golden Palace
Meredith
1992
Inside Comedy
Self
2012
Civil Wars
Marsha Trilling
1991
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self
2025
I'm with Her
Writer
2003I'm with Her
Producer
2003
The Ellen Show
Producer
2001The Ellen Show
Writer
2001The Ellen Show
Creator
2001
Almost Perfect
Producer
1995Almost Perfect
Writer
1995
Funny People
Carol Leifer
2009
An American Pickle
Susan Greenbaum
2020
The Emmy Awards
Writer
1949Alright Already
Carol Lerner
1997Alright Already
Writer
1997Alright Already
Producer
1997Alright Already
Creator
1997
Sibs
Janet Smithson
1991
Desperately Seeking Susan
Party Guest
1985
Comics Unleashed
Self
2006
This Is Stand-Up
Self
2020
Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm
Self
1999
Seinfeld: How It Began
2004
Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time
Self
1998
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Beth Lewis
1988
Rodney Dangerfield: Nothin' Goes Right
Self
1988Rodney Dangerfield: Nothin' Goes Right
Writer
1988
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
Self (archive footage)
2001
Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful
Angry Mom
1991
More Funny Women of a Certain Age
Self
2020
The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special
Writer
2017
Blinders
Director
2006Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
Rusty Berman
1992Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
Writer
1992
The Search for the Funniest Mom in America
2005
Jerry Seinfeld: Stand-Up Confidential
1987
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
1983The Grievance
Writer
2024
Writer's Block
Writer
2016Carol Leifer: Really Big Shoo!
Herself
1990Carol Leifer: Really Big Shoo!
Writer
1990Carol Leifer: Really Big Shoo!
Executive Producer
1990