Madeline Kahn
44 movies · 14 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 29, 1942
- Died
- Dec 3, 1999 (age 57)
- Place of birth
- Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- Madeleine Kahn · Madeliene Kahn · Madeline Gail Wolfson
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).
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Madeline Kahn: movies and TV shows
Acting (58)
- 2020 The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
- 2007 The Pixar Story
as Gypsy (voice) (archive footage)
- 2006
- 2006 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)
- 1999
- 1999 Judy Berlin
as Alice Gold
- 1999 Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
as (archive footage)
- 1998 A Bug's Life
as Gypsy Moth (voice)
- 1996
- 1996 London Suite
as Sharon Semple
- 1996 For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story
as Sabrina
- 1996 Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
as Elizabeth (archive footage)
- 1995 Nixon
as Martha Mitchell
- 1995
- 1995 Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall
as Cora Hoover Hooper
- 1994 Mixed Nuts
as Blanche Munchnik
- 1993 Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book
as Narrator (voice)
- 1992
- 1992 For Richer, for Poorer
as Billie
- 1991
- 1991 They call me Lucky Luke - Ma Dalton
as Esperanza
- 1990 Betsy's Wedding
as Lola Hopper
- 1990
- 1987
- 1987 Sesame Street: Sing Along
as Special Appearance
- 1986 An American Tail
as Gussie Mausheimer (voice)
- 1986 Wanted: The Perfect Guy
as Ellie Coleman
- 1986
- 1986 My Little Pony: The Movie
as Draggle (voice)
- 1985 Clue
as Mrs. White
- 1985
- 1984 City Heat
as Caroline Howley
- 1983
- 1983 Yellowbeard
as Betty
- 1982 Slapstick of Another Kind
as Eliza Swain / Lutetia Swain
- 1982 Scrambled Feet
as Madeline
- 1981 History of the World: Part I
as Empress Nympho
- 1980 First Family
as Mrs. Link
- 1980 Wholly Moses
as The Witch
- 1980 Happy Birthday, Gemini
as Bunny Weinberger
- 1980 Simon
as Dr. Cynthia Mallory
- 1979 The Muppet Movie
as El Sleezo Patron
- 1978 The Cheap Detective
as Mrs. Montenegro
- 1977 High Anxiety
as Victoria Brisbane
- 1976 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Estie Del Ruth
- 1975 The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
as Jenny Hill
- 1975 At Long Last Love
as Kitty O'Kelly (Kathy Krumm)
- 1974 Young Frankenstein
as Elizabeth
- 1974 Blazing Saddles
as Lili Von Shtupp
- 1973
- 1973 From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
as Schoolteacher
- 1973 Paper Moon
as Trixie Delight
- 1972
- 1972 Harvey
as Nurse Ruth Kelly
- 1972 What's Up, Doc?
as Eunice Burns
- 1968 The Dove
as Sigfried
- 1951
Behind the camera (1)
- 1982
Talk shows and appearances (33)
- 2022
- 2020
- 2019
- 2018
- 2014
- 2014
- 2013
- 2010
- 2009
- 2009
- 2004
- 2001
- 1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1 episode
- 1994
- 1993 Intimate Portrait
1 episode
- 1992
- 1990
- 1988
- 1988
- 1985
- 1983
- 1983 Reading Rainbow
1 episode
- 1981
- 1980 Fridays
1 episode
- 1976 The Muppet Show
1 episode
- 1975 Saturday Night Live
3 episodes
- 1972
- 1971 Great Performances
1 episode
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show
2 episodes
- 1967 The Carol Burnett Show
1 episode
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
5 episodes
- 1956 Tony Awards
5 episodes
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
1 episode