Madeline Kahn
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Sep 29, 1942 (84 years old)
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).
Known For
| 2022 | Who Done It: The Clue DocumentarySelf (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2020 | AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own StarSelf | |
| 2020 | The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault(archive footage) | |
| 2018 | Mel Brooks: UnwrappedSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2014 | Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild WestSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2014 | The Last ImpresarioSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2013 | Mel Brooks: Make a NoiseSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2010 | Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny DaysSelf (uncredited) (archive footage) | |
| 2009 | Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the WorldSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2009 | Musical Mel: Inventing The InquisitionSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2007 | The Pixar StoryGypsy (voice) (archive footage) | |
| 2006 | The Best of The Tony Awards: The PlaysGorgeous Teitelbaum (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig") | |
| 2006 | LegendsElizabeth (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2005 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan AykroydPat Nixon (archive footage) | |
| 2001 | Back in the SaddleSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1999 | Judy BerlinAlice Gold | |
| 1999 | Little Bill | |
| 1998 | A Bug's LifeGypsy Moth (voice) | |
| 1996 | London SuiteSharon Semple | |
| 1996 | For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump StorySabrina | |
| 1996 | Making Frankensense of Young FrankensteinElizabeth (archive footage) | |
| 1996 | CosbyPauline Fox | |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 1995 | NixonMartha Mitchell | |
| 1995 | Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie HallCora Hoover Hooper | |
| 1995 | New York NewsNan Chase | |
| 1994 | Mixed NutsBlanche Munchnik | |
| 1994 | The World of Jim HensonSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1993 | Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book | |
| 1993 | Intimate PortraitSelf | |
| 1992 | For Richer, for PoorerBillie | |
| 1992 | Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie HallSelf | |
| 1992 | Lucky LukeEsperanza | |
| 1992 | Lucky LukeEsmeralda | |
| 1991 | They call me Lucky Luke - Ma DaltonEsperanza | |
| 1991 | Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey HouseGrace Anderson | |
| 1990 | Betsy's WeddingLola Hopper | |
| 1990 | Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!Self (archive footage) | |
| 1990 | Road to AvonleaPigeon Plumtree | |
| 1988 | Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday CelebrationSelf | |
| 1988 | Sesame Street: Put Down the DuckieSelf | |
| 1987 | Sesame Street: Sing AlongSpecial Appearance | |
| 1987 | Mr. PresidentLois Gullickson | |
| 1986 | An American TailGussie Mausheimer (voice) | |
| 1986 | Wanted: The Perfect GuyEllie Coleman | |
| 1986 | My Little Pony: The MovieDraggle (voice) | |
| 1986 | My Little Pony | |
| 1985 | ClueMrs. White | |
| 1985 | Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird StuffSelf | |
| 1985 | The Comedy FactoryViolet Kingsley | |
| 1984 | City HeatCaroline Howley | |
| 1983 | YellowbeardBetty | |
| 1983 | Group MadnessSelf / Mrs. Yellowbeard | |
| 1983 | Oh MadelineMadeline Wayne | |
| 1983 | Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 1982 | Slapstick of Another KindEliza Swain / Lutetia Swain | |
| 1982 | Scrambled FeetMadeline | |
| 1981 | History of the World: Part IEmpress Nympho | |
| 1981 | All-Star Party for Burt ReynoldsSelf | |
| 1980 | Wholly MosesThe Witch | |
| 1980 | First FamilyMrs. Link | |
| 1980 | SimonDr. Cynthia Mallory | |
| 1980 | Happy Birthday, GeminiBunny Weinberger | |
| 1980 | FridaysSelf - Guest Host | |
| 1979 | The Muppet MovieEl Sleezo Patron | |
| 1978 | The Cheap DetectiveMrs. Montenegro | |
| 1977 | High AnxietyVictoria Brisbane | |
| 1976 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved HollywoodEstie Del Ruth | |
| 1976 | The Muppet ShowSelf - Special Guest Star | |
| 1975 | At Long Last LoveKitty O'Kelly (Kathy Krumm) | |
| 1975 | The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter BrotherJenny Hill | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host | |
| 1974 | Young FrankensteinElizabeth | |
| 1974 | Blazing SaddlesLili Von Shtupp | |
| 1973 | Paper MoonTrixie Delight | |
| 1973 | From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. FrankweilerSchoolteacher | |
| 1973 | Adam's RibDoris | |
| 1972 | What's Up, Doc?Eunice Burns | |
| 1972 | Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?Self | |
| 1972 | HarveyNurse Ruth Kelly | |
| 1972 | ABC Afterschool SpecialEllie Coleman | |
| 1971 | Great PerformancesSelf | |
| 1968 | The DoveSigfried | |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett ShowSelf | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Performer / Winner | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameNurse Ruth Kelly | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee |