Madeline Kahn
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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).
Known for
Credits
A Bug's Life (1998)
as Gypsy Moth (voice)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
as Elizabeth
Clue (1985)
as Mrs. White
Blazing Saddles (1974)
as Lili Von Shtupp
The Muppet Movie (1979)
as El Sleezo Patron
An American Tail (1986)
as Gussie Mausheimer (voice)
The Pixar Story (2007)
as Gypsy (voice) (archive footage)
London Suite (1996)
as Sharon Semple
Mixed Nuts (1994)
as Blanche Munchnik
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
as Eunice Burns
Paper Moon (1973)
as Trixie Delight
High Anxiety (1977)
as Victoria Brisbane
Nixon (1995)
as Martha Mitchell
Yellowbeard (1983)
as Betty
City Heat (1984)
as Caroline Howley
Betsy's Wedding (1990)
as Lola Hopper
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999)
as (archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2020)
as (archive footage)
At Long Last Love (1975)
as Kitty O'Kelly (Kathy Krumm)
My Little Pony: The Movie (1986)
as Draggle (voice)
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)
as Jenny Hill
The Cheap Detective (1978)
as Mrs. Montenegro
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! (2004)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
For Richer, for Poorer (1992)
as Billie
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie (1988)
as Self
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
as Estie Del Ruth
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (2006)
as Gorgeous Teitelbaum (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")
The World of Jim Henson (1994)
as Self (archive footage)
History of the World: Part I (1981)
as Empress Nympho
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff (1985)
as Self
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary (2022)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Slapstick of Another Kind (1982)
as Eliza Swain / Lutetia Swain
First Family (1980)
as Mrs. Link
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days (2010)
as Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them? (1972)
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (2005)
as Pat Nixon (archive footage)
Wholly Moses (1980)
as The Witch
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1992)
as Self
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! (1990)
as Self (archive footage)
Back in the Saddle (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story (1996)
as Sabrina
Harvey (1972)
as Nurse Ruth Kelly
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds (1981)
as Self
Group Madness (1983)
as Self / Mrs. Yellowbeard
Judy Berlin (1999)
as Alice Gold
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration (1988)
as Self
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1973)
as Schoolteacher
Wanted: The Perfect Guy (1986)
as Ellie Coleman
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star (2020)
as Self
Sesame Street: Sing Along (1987)
as Special Appearance
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein (1996)
as Elizabeth (archive footage)
Simon (1980)
as Dr. Cynthia Mallory
The Last Impresario (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall (1995)
as Cora Hoover Hooper
They call me Lucky Luke - Ma Dalton (1991)
as Esperanza
Scrambled Feet (1982)
as Madeline
The Dove (1968)
as Sigfried
Happy Birthday, Gemini (1980)
as Bunny Weinberger
Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book (1993)
as Narrator (voice)