Madeline Kahn
Actor
Born September 29, 1942 in Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA
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).
Filmography
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
Self
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Self (archive footage)
The Last Impresario
Self (archive footage)
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
Self (archive footage)
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
Self (archive footage)
The Pixar Story
Gypsy (voice) (archive footage)
Legends
Elizabeth (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Gorgeous Teitelbaum (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Pat Nixon (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Back in the Saddle
Self (archive footage)
Little Bill
Judy Berlin
Alice Gold
A Bug's Life
Gypsy Moth (voice)
Cosby
Pauline Fox
London Suite
Sharon Semple
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story
Sabrina
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
Elizabeth (archive footage)
Nixon
Martha Mitchell
New York News
Nan Chase
Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall
Cora Hoover Hooper
Mixed Nuts
Blanche Munchnik
The World of Jim Henson
Self (archive footage)
Intimate Portrait
Self
Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
Self
Lucky Luke
Esperanza
For Richer, for Poorer
Billie
Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House
Grace Anderson
They call me Lucky Luke - Ma Dalton
Esperanza
Betsy's Wedding
Lola Hopper
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Self (archive footage)
Road to Avonlea
Pigeon Plumtree
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Self
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
Self
Mr. President
Lois Gullickson
Sesame Street: Sing Along
Special Appearance
An American Tail
Gussie Mausheimer (voice)
Wanted: The Perfect Guy
Ellie Coleman
My Little Pony
My Little Pony: The Movie
Draggle (voice)
Clue
Mrs. White
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
Self
The Comedy Factory
Violet Kingsley
City Heat
Caroline Howley
Oh Madeline
Madeline Wayne
Yellowbeard
Betty
Group Madness
Self / Mrs. Yellowbeard
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
Slapstick of Another Kind
Eliza Swain / Lutetia Swain
Scrambled Feet
Madeline
History of the World: Part I
Empress Nympho
First Family
Mrs. Link
Wholly Moses
The Witch
Happy Birthday, Gemini
Bunny Weinberger
Fridays
Self - Guest Host
Simon
Dr. Cynthia Mallory
The Muppet Movie
El Sleezo Patron
The Cheap Detective
Mrs. Montenegro
High Anxiety
Victoria Brisbane
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Estie Del Ruth
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Jenny Hill
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
At Long Last Love
Kitty O'Kelly (Kathy Krumm)
Young Frankenstein
Elizabeth
Blazing Saddles
Lili Von Shtupp
Adam's Rib
Doris
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Schoolteacher
Paper Moon
Trixie Delight
ABC Afterschool Special
Ellie Coleman
Harvey
Nurse Ruth Kelly
What's Up, Doc?
Eunice Burns
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
Self
Great Performances
Self
The Dove
Sigfried
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
The Carol Burnett Show
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Nurse Ruth Kelly
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee