Madeline Kahn

Birthday:

09/29/1942

Place of birth:

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Madeline Kahn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.



Credits

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary (2022)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star (2020)
Self
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise (2013)
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days (2010)
Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World (2009)
Self (archive footage)
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition (2009)
Self (archive footage)
The Pixar Story (2007)
Gypsy (voice) (archive footage)
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (2006)
Gorgeous Teitelbaum (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (2005)
Pat Nixon
Back in the Saddle (2001)
Self (archive footage)
Judy Berlin (1999)
Alice Gold
A Bug's Life (1998)
Gypsy Moth (voice)
London Suite (1996)
Sharon Semple
For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story (1996)
Sabrina
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein (1996)
Elizabeth (archive footage)
Nixon (1995)
Martha Mitchell
Mixed Nuts (1994)
Blanche Munchnik
The World of Jim Henson (1994)
Self (archive footage)
Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book (1993)
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1992)
Self
For Richer, for Poorer (1992)
Billie
They call me Lucky Luke - Ma Dalton (1991)
Esperanza
Betsy's Wedding (1990)
Lola Hopper
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special (1988)
Self
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration (1988)
Sesame Street: Sing Along (1987)
Special Appearance
An American Tail (1986)
Gussie Mausheimer (voice)
Wanted: The Perfect Guy (1986)
Ellie Coleman
My Little Pony: The Movie (1986)
Draggle (voice)
Clue (1985)
Mrs. White
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff (1985)
Self
City Heat (1984)
Caroline Howley
Yellowbeard (1983)
Betty
Group Madness (1983)
Self / Mrs. Yellowbeard
Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982)
Eliza Swain / Lutetia Swain
Scrambled Feet (1982)
Madeline
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds (1981)
Self
History of the World: Part I (1981)
Empress Nympho
First Family (1980)
Mrs. Link
Wholly Moses (1980)
The Witch
Happy Birthday, Gemini (1980)
Bunny Weinberger
Simon (1980)
Dr. Cynthia Mallory
The Muppet Movie (1979)
El Sleezo Patron
The Cheap Detective (1978)
Mrs. Montenegro
High Anxiety (1977)
Victoria Brisbane
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
Estie Del Ruth
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)
Jenny Hill
At Long Last Love (1975)
Kitty O'Kelly (Kathy Krumm)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Elizabeth
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Lili Von Shtupp
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1973)
Schoolteacher
Paper Moon (1973)
Trixie Delight
Harvey (1972)
Nurse Ruth Kelly
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
Eunice Burns
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them? (1972)
Self
De Düva (1968)
Sigfried
Anyone Can Whistle ()
Cora Hoover Hooper