Madeline Kahn
Acting
Born: 1942-09-29 in Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA
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).
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
Tony Awards
Self - Performer / Winner
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
Great Performances
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Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Intimate Portrait
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The Carol Burnett Show
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The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
A Bug's Life
Gypsy Moth (voice)
ABC Afterschool Special
Ellie Coleman
Road to Avonlea
Pigeon Plumtree
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
Clue
Mrs. White
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
Fridays
Self - Guest Host
My Little Pony
Cosby
Pauline Fox
Young Frankenstein
Elizabeth
The Muppet Movie
El Sleezo Patron
Blazing Saddles
Lili Von Shtupp
An American Tail
Gussie Mausheimer (voice)
The Comedy Factory
Violet Kingsley
Little Bill
Legends
Elizabeth (archive footage) (uncredited)
High Anxiety
Victoria Brisbane
London Suite
Sharon Semple
Lucky Luke
Esperanza
Lucky Luke
Esmeralda
New York News
Nan Chase
Paper Moon
Trixie Delight
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
Mr. President
Lois Gullickson
City Heat
Caroline Howley
The Pixar Story
Gypsy (voice) (archive footage)
Mixed Nuts
Blanche Munchnik
The Cheap Detective
Mrs. Montenegro
Yellowbeard
Betty
Nixon
Martha Mitchell