Cast
Madeline Kahn
Acting
Cast
Madeline Kahn
Known for
Acting
Born
1942-09-29
From
Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA
Died
1999-12-03
Also known as Madeleine Kahn, Madeliene Kahn, Madeline Gail Wolfson
Biography
Madeline Gail Kahn (nĂ©e Wolfson; September 29, 1942 â 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 Awardânominated 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 (1983â84) 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).
A Bug's Life
as Gypsy Moth (voice)
Clue
as Mrs. White
Blazing Saddles
as Lili Von Shtupp
Young Frankenstein
as Elizabeth
An American Tail
as Gussie Mausheimer (voice)
Nixon
as Martha Mitchell
Mixed Nuts
as Blanche Munchnik
The Muppet Movie
as El Sleezo Patron
Yellowbeard
as Betty
High Anxiety
as Victoria Brisbane
City Heat
as Caroline Howley
Paper Moon
as Trixie Delight
The Pixar Story
as Gypsy (voice) (archive footage)
The Cheap Detective
as Mrs. Montenegro
What's Up, Doc?
as Eunice Burns
History of the World: Part I
as Empress Nympho
Harvey
as Nurse Ruth Kelly
Group Madness
as Self / Mrs. Yellowbeard
Betsy's Wedding
as Lola Hopper
My Little Pony: The Movie
as Draggle (voice)
First Family
as Mrs. Link
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as Gorgeous Teitelbaum (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")
Happy Birthday, Gemini
as Bunny Weinberger
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
as Jenny Hill
For Richer, for Poorer
as Billie
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
as Elizabeth (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
as Pat Nixon (archive footage)
At Long Last Love
as Kitty O'Kelly (Kathy Krumm)
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Estie Del Ruth
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
as Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
Wholly Moses
as The Witch
The Last Impresario
as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Sing Along
as Special Appearance
Slapstick of Another Kind
as Eliza Swain / Lutetia Swain
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
as Self
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
as Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
The World of Jim Henson
as Self (archive footage)
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
as Self
Simon
as Dr. Cynthia Mallory
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
as Self (archive footage)
London Suite
as Sharon Semple
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
as Schoolteacher
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
as Self (archive footage)
Wanted: The Perfect Guy
as Ellie Coleman
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
as Self
Judy Berlin
as Alice Gold
Back in the Saddle
as Self (archive footage)
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
as Self
For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story
as Sabrina
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
as Self
Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall
as Cora Hoover Hooper
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
as Self (archive footage)
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
as Self
The Dove
as Sigfried
They call me Lucky Luke - Ma Dalton
as Esperanza
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
as Self (archive footage)
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
as Self
Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book
Scrambled Feet
as Madeline