Madeline Kahn
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
Great Performances
Self
Intimate Portrait
Self
ABC Afterschool Special
Ellie Coleman
The Carol Burnett Show
Self
A Bug's Life
Gypsy Moth (voice)
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
History of the World: Part I
Empress Nympho
Clue
Mrs. White
My Little Pony
Little Bill
Road to Avonlea
Pigeon Plumtree
Legends
Elizabeth (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fridays
Self - Guest Host
Cosby
Pauline Fox
Young Frankenstein
Elizabeth
The Comedy Factory
Violet Kingsley
Nixon
Martha Mitchell
Blazing Saddles
Lili Von Shtupp
Mixed Nuts
Blanche Munchnik
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Self
New York News
Nan Chase
Mr. President
Lois Gullickson
The Muppet Movie
El Sleezo Patron
An American Tail
Gussie Mausheimer (voice)
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
Self (archive footage)
Paper Moon
Trixie Delight
What's Up, Doc?
Eunice Burns
London Suite
Sharon Semple
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Nurse Ruth Kelly
The Dove
Sigfried
Lucky Luke
Esperanza
Lucky Luke
Esmeralda
Adam's Rib
Doris
Yellowbeard
Betty
The Pixar Story
Gypsy (voice) (archive footage)
High Anxiety
Victoria Brisbane
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Estie Del Ruth
Betsy's Wedding
Lola Hopper
My Little Pony: The Movie
Draggle (voice)
City Heat
Caroline Howley
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Jenny Hill
The Cheap Detective
Mrs. Montenegro
Oh Madeline
Madeline Wayne
Harvey
Nurse Ruth Kelly
Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House
Grace Anderson
The World of Jim Henson
Self (archive footage)
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
Self
Wholly Moses
The Witch
At Long Last Love
Kitty O'Kelly (Kathy Krumm)
For Richer, for Poorer
Billie
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
Elizabeth (archive footage)
Simon
Dr. Cynthia Mallory
Group Madness
Self / Mrs. Yellowbeard
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Pat Nixon (archive footage)
First Family
Mrs. Link
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Self (archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
Self (archive footage)
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
Self
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Gorgeous Teitelbaum (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
Self
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Sing Along
Special Appearance
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
Self
Happy Birthday, Gemini
Bunny Weinberger
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
Self
For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story
Sabrina
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Schoolteacher
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Self (archive footage)
Slapstick of Another Kind
Eliza Swain / Lutetia Swain
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
Self
Judy Berlin
Alice Gold
They call me Lucky Luke - Ma Dalton
Esperanza
Scrambled Feet
Madeline
Back in the Saddle
Self (archive footage)
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
Self (archive footage)
Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall
Cora Hoover Hooper
Wanted: The Perfect Guy
Ellie Coleman
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest