Madeline Kahn
Acting
Born 1942-09-29
Died 1999-12-03
Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA
89 credits
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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).
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Filmography
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Saturday Night Live
Golden Globe Awards
Great Performances
Tony Awards
The Dick Cavett Show
Intimate Portrait
A Bug's Life
The Carol Burnett Show
Reading Rainbow
ABC Afterschool Special
Road to Avonlea
The Muppet Show
My Little Pony
Cosby
Fridays
Clue
Young Frankenstein
Blazing Saddles
The Comedy Factory
An American Tail
New York News
Legends
Little Bill
Paper Moon
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Mixed Nuts
Lucky Luke
The Muppet Movie
Adam's Rib
Nixon
What's Up, Doc?
City Heat
The Pixar Story
High Anxiety
My Little Pony: The Movie
Mr. President
Yellowbeard
The Cheap Detective
History of the World: Part I
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
Betsy's Wedding
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Wholly Moses
The World of Jim Henson
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
At Long Last Love
Harvey
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Oh Madeline
The Last Impresario
For Richer, for Poorer
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
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