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Madeline Kahn

Madeline Kahn

Actor · Born 1942-09-29 · Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA

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Biography

Madeline Gail Kahn (née Wolfson; September 29, 1942 – December 3, 1999) was an American actress, comedian and singer, known for comedic roles in films directed by Peter Bogdanovich and Mel Brooks, including What's Up, Doc? (1972), Young Frankenstein (1974), High Anxiety (1977), History of the World, Part I (1981), and her Academy Award–nominated roles in Paper Moon (1973) and Blazing Saddles (1974). Kahn made her Broadway debut in Leonard Sillman's New Faces of 1968, and received Tony Award nominations for the play In the Boom Boom Room in 1974 and for the original production of the musical On the Twentieth Century in 1978. She starred as Madeline Wayne on the short-lived sitcom Oh Madeline (1983–84) and won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1987 for an ABC Afterschool Special. She received a third Tony Award nomination for the revival of the play Born Yesterday in 1989, before winning the 1993 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the comedy The Sisters Rosensweig. Her other film appearances included The Cheap Detective (1978), City Heat (1984), Clue (1985), and Nixon (1995).

Movies & TV Shows

  1. A Bug's Life (1998) — Gypsy Moth (voice)
  2. Young Frankenstein (1974) — Elizabeth
  3. Blazing Saddles (1974) — Lili Von Shtupp
  4. Clue (1985) — Mrs. White
  5. An American Tail (1986) — Gussie Mausheimer (voice)
  6. History of the World: Part I (1981) — Empress Nympho
  7. Paper Moon (1973) — Trixie Delight
  8. The Muppet Movie (1979) — El Sleezo Patron
  9. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Host
  10. What's Up, Doc? (1972) — Eunice Burns
  11. High Anxiety (1977) — Victoria Brisbane
  12. Nixon (1995) — Martha Mitchell
  13. The Muppet Show (1976) — Self - Special Guest Star
  14. The Pixar Story (2007) — Gypsy (voice) (archive footage)
  15. Mixed Nuts (1994) — Blanche Munchnik
  16. City Heat (1984) — Caroline Howley
  17. The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975) — Jenny Hill
  18. Yellowbeard (1983) — Betty
  19. The Cheap Detective (1978) — Mrs. Montenegro
  20. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
  21. My Little Pony: The Movie (1986) — Draggle (voice)
  22. The Carol Burnett Show (1967) — Self
  23. Betsy's Wedding (1990) — Lola Hopper
  24. Reading Rainbow (1983) — Self - Narrator (voice)
  25. Road to Avonlea (1990) — Pigeon Plumtree
  26. Wholly Moses (1980) — The Witch
  27. At Long Last Love (1975) — Kitty O'Kelly (Kathy Krumm)
  28. Cosby (1996) — Pauline Fox
  29. Little Bill (1999)
  30. Great Performances (1971) — Self
  31. Simon (1980) — Dr. Cynthia Mallory
  32. Lucky Luke (1992) — Esperanza
  33. Slapstick of Another Kind (1982) — Eliza Swain / Lutetia Swain
  34. The Dove (1968) — Sigfried
  35. The Dick Cavett Show (1968) — Self - Guest
  36. My Little Pony (1986)
  37. Golden Globe Awards (1944) — Self - Nominee
  38. The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996) — Self - Guest
  39. Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) — Estie Del Ruth
  40. ABC Afterschool Special (1972) — Ellie Coleman