Madeline Kahn
ActingAlso 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).
Movies
(61 total)
A Bug's Life
as Gypsy Moth (voice)
Young Frankenstein
as Elizabeth
Blazing Saddles
as Lili Von Shtupp
Clue
as Mrs. White
An American Tail
as Gussie Mausheimer (voice)
History of the World: Part I
as Empress Nympho
Paper Moon
as Trixie Delight
The Muppet Movie
as El Sleezo Patron
What's Up, Doc?
as Eunice Burns
Nixon
as Martha Mitchell
High Anxiety
as Victoria Brisbane
The Pixar Story
as Gypsy (voice) (archive footage)
Mixed Nuts
as Blanche Munchnik
City Heat
as Caroline Howley
Yellowbeard
as Betty
The Cheap Detective
as Mrs. Montenegro
My Little Pony: The Movie
as Draggle (voice)
Betsy's Wedding
as Lola Hopper
Wholly Moses
as The Witch
TV Shows
(26 total)
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Road to Avonlea
as Pigeon Plumtree
Cosby
as Pauline Fox
Lucky Luke
as Esperanza
Lucky Luke
as Esmeralda
Great Performances
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest
ABC Afterschool Special
as Ellie Coleman
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Nurse Ruth Kelly
Fridays
as Self - Guest Host
Intimate Portrait
as Self
Mr. President
as Lois Gullickson