Madeline Kahn
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).
Acting (60 movies)
History of the World: Part I
1981
Young Frankenstein
1974
At Long Last Love
1975
Nixon
1995
An American Tail
1986
The Muppet Movie
1979
Blazing Saddles
1974
Paper Moon
1973
Mixed Nuts
1994
Yellowbeard
1983
What's Up, Doc?
1972
High Anxiety
1977
Wholly Moses
1980
A Bug's Life
1998
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
2022
Judy Berlin
1999
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975
The Cheap Detective
1978
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
Clue
1985
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
2009
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
2009
City Heat
1984
Back in the Saddle
2001
Betsy's Wedding
1990
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
1985
Slapstick of Another Kind
1982
London Suite
1996
They call me Lucky Luke - Ma Dalton
1991
For Richer, for Poorer
1992
First Family
1980
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
1973
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
2010
The Dove
1968
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
1972
Wanted: The Perfect Guy
1986
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
1992
The Pixar Story
2007
For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story
1996
My Little Pony: The Movie
1986
Sesame Street: Sing Along
1987
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988
Simon
1980
Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book
1993
Harvey
1972
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005
Happy Birthday, Gemini
1980
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018
Group Madness
1983
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
The World of Jim Henson
1994
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
1996
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
2020
Scrambled Feet
1982
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
2014
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall
1995
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