<P> The series follows 29 - year - old Kimmy Schmidt ( Kemper ) as she adjusts to life in New York City after her rescue from a doomsday cult in the fictional town of Durnsville , Indiana , where she and three other women were held by Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne ( Jon Hamm ) for 15 years . Determined to be seen as something other than a victim and armed only with a positive attitude , Kimmy decides to restart her life by moving to New York City , where she quickly befriends her street-wise landlady Lillian Kaushtupper ( Carol Kane ) , finds a roommate in struggling actor Titus Andromedon ( Tituss Burgess ) , and gains a job as a nanny for the melancholy and out - of - touch socialite Jacqueline Voorhees ( Jane Krakowski ) . </P>
<P> The series follows 29 - year - old Kimmy Schmidt ( Kemper ) as she adjusts to life in New York City after her rescue from a doomsday cult in the fictional town of Durnsville , Indiana , where she and three other women were held by Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne ( Jon Hamm ) for 15 years . Determined to be seen as something other than a victim and armed only with a positive attitude , Kimmy decides to restart her life by moving to New York City , where she quickly befriends her street-wise landlady Lillian Kaushtupper ( Carol Kane ) , finds a roommate in struggling actor Titus Andromedon ( Tituss Burgess ) , and gains a job as a nanny for the melancholy and out - of - touch socialite Jacqueline Voorhees ( Jane Krakowski ) . </P>
who plays lillian in the unbreakable kimmy schmidt
who plays lillian in the unbreakable kimmy schmidt
Carol Kane
Carol Kane