Madeline Kahn
Known For
Acting
Born
1942-09-29 in Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA
Died
1999-12-03
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).
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Great Performances
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
Intimate Portrait
as Self
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
ABC Afterschool Special
as Ellie Coleman
A Bug's Life
as Gypsy Moth (voice)
Little Bill
Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Fridays
as Self - Guest Host
Road to Avonlea
as Pigeon Plumtree
My Little Pony
Blazing Saddles
as Lili Von Shtupp
Mixed Nuts
as Blanche Munchnik
Clue
as Mrs. White
Legends
as Elizabeth (archive footage) (uncredited)
Young Frankenstein
as Elizabeth