Madeline Kahn
Born: 1942-09-29 in Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 1999-12-03
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2022
- Who Done It: The Clue Documentary as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020
- The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault as (archive footage)
- AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star as Self
2018
- Mel Brooks: Unwrapped as Self (archive footage)
2014
- Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West as Self (archive footage)
2013
- Mel Brooks: Make a Noise as Self (archive footage)
2010
- Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days as Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
2009
- Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World as Self (archive footage)
- Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition as Self (archive footage)
2007
- The Pixar Story as Gypsy (voice) (archive footage)
2006
- Legends as Elizabeth (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as Gorgeous Teitelbaum (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")
2005
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd as Pat Nixon (archive footage)
2001
- Back in the Saddle as Self (archive footage)
1999
- Judy Berlin as Alice Gold
- Little Bill
1998
- A Bug's Life as Gypsy Moth (voice)
1996
- Cosby as Pauline Fox
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story as Sabrina
- Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein as Elizabeth (archive footage)
- London Suite as Sharon Semple
1995
- Nixon as Martha Mitchell
- New York News as Nan Chase
- Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall as Cora Hoover Hooper
1994
- Mixed Nuts as Blanche Munchnik
- The World of Jim Henson as Self (archive footage)
1993
1992
- For Richer, for Poorer as Billie
- Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall as Self
- Lucky Luke as Esperanza
1991
- They call me Lucky Luke - Ma Dalton as Esperanza
- Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House as Grace Anderson
1990
- Road to Avonlea as Pigeon Plumtree
- Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! as Self (archive footage)
- Betsy's Wedding as Lola Hopper
1988
1987
- Sesame Street: Sing Along as Special Appearance
- Mr. President as Lois Gullickson
1986
- An American Tail as Gussie Mausheimer (voice)
- My Little Pony
- My Little Pony: The Movie as Draggle (voice)
- Wanted: The Perfect Guy as Ellie Coleman
1985
- Clue as Mrs. White
- The Comedy Factory as Violet Kingsley
- Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff as Self
1984
- City Heat as Caroline Howley
1983
- Reading Rainbow as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Group Madness as Self / Mrs. Yellowbeard
- Yellowbeard as Betty
- Oh Madeline as Madeline Wayne
1982
- Slapstick of Another Kind as Eliza Swain / Lutetia Swain
- Scrambled Feet as Madeline
1981
- History of the World: Part I as Empress Nympho
- All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds as Self
1980
- Wholly Moses as The Witch
- Simon as Dr. Cynthia Mallory
- First Family as Mrs. Link
- Fridays as Self
- Happy Birthday, Gemini as Bunny Weinberger
1979
- The Muppet Movie as El Sleezo Patron
1978
- The Cheap Detective as Mrs. Montenegro
1977
- High Anxiety as Victoria Brisbane
1976
- The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star
- Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood as Estie Del Ruth
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother as Jenny Hill
- At Long Last Love as Kitty O'Kelly (Kathy Krumm)
1974
- Blazing Saddles as Lili Von Shtupp
- Young Frankenstein as Elizabeth
1973
- From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler as Schoolteacher
- Adam's Rib as Doris
- Paper Moon as Trixie Delight
1972
- ABC Afterschool Special as Ellie Coleman
- Harvey as Nurse Ruth Kelly
- What's Up, Doc? as Eunice Burns
- Screwball Comedies... Remember Them? as Self
1971
- Great Performances as Self
1968
- The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- The Dove as Sigfried
1967
- The Carol Burnett Show as Self
1962
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Nurse Ruth Kelly
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee