Oscar nominated actress Carol Kane (Annie Hall, Girls) has joined the cast of the upcoming Batman prequel series Gotham, with TV Line reporting that Kane has signed on for the recurring role of Gertrud Kapelput, the mother of Oswald Cobblepot (a.k.a. The Penguin). Kane will make her debut in the second episode of the show, and her character is described as “a proud and faded beauty with delusions of grandeur.”
Gotham is set to get underway on Monday evenings on FOX in the Fall and also stars Ben McKenzie (The O.C.) as Detective Gordon, Sean Pertwee (Dog Soldiers) as Alfred Pennyworth, Donal Logue (Sons of Anarchy) as Harvey Bullock, newcomer Camren Bicondova as Selina Kyle, David Mazouz (Touch) as Bruce Wayne, Robin Lord Taylor (Another Earth) as Oswald Cobblepot, Cory Michael Smith (Olive Kitteridge) as Edward Nygma, Jada Pinkett Smith (The Matrix) as Fish Mooney, Clare Foley (Sinister) as Ivy Pepper, Zabryna Guevara (The Guilt Trip) as Detective Essen, Victoria Cartagena (Salt) as Renee Montoya, Andrew Stewart Jones (The Tomorrow People) as Crispus Allen, Erin Richards (Being Human) as Barbara Kean and Drew Powell (Malcolm in the Middle) as Butch Gilzean.
