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 (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).
★7.0
MOVIE1998
A Bug's Life
as Gypsy Moth (voice)
★7.9
MOVIE1974
Young Frankenstein
as Elizabeth
★7.2
MOVIE1974
Blazing Saddles
as Lili Von Shtupp
★7.2
MOVIE1985
Clue
as Mrs. White
★6.8
MOVIE1986
An American Tail
as Gussie Mausheimer (voice)
★7.2
MOVIE1979
The Muppet Movie
as El Sleezo Patron
★7.9
MOVIE1973
Paper Moon
as Trixie Delight
★5.4
MOVIE1994
Mixed Nuts
as Blanche Munchnik
★7.5
MOVIE2007
The Pixar Story
as Gypsy (voice) (archive footage)
★7.4
MOVIE1972
What's Up, Doc?
as Eunice Burns
★7.4
MOVIE1994
The World of Jim Henson
as Self (archive footage)
★6.8
MOVIE1995
Nixon
as Martha Mitchell
★6.3
MOVIE1986
My Little Pony: The Movie
as Draggle (voice)
★6.4
MOVIE1978
The Cheap Detective
as Mrs. Montenegro
★6.8
MOVIE1972
Harvey
as Nurse Ruth Kelly
★7.0
MOVIE1985
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
as Self
★6.4
MOVIE1977
High Anxiety
as Victoria Brisbane
★5.5
MOVIE1984
City Heat
as Caroline Howley
★8.2
MOVIE2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
★6.8
MOVIE1981
History of the World: Part I
as Empress Nympho
★5.6
MOVIE1983
Yellowbeard
as Betty
★5.7
MOVIE1990
Betsy's Wedding
as Lola Hopper
★5.1
MOVIE1996
London Suite
as Sharon Semple
★6.4
MOVIE2018
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
as Self (archive footage)
★3.9
MOVIE1980
Happy Birthday, Gemini
as Bunny Weinberger
★4.8
MOVIE1980
Wholly Moses
as The Witch
★3.7
MOVIE1980
First Family
as Mrs. Link
★5.9
MOVIE1992
For Richer, for Poorer
as Billie
★9.0
MOVIE1983
Group Madness
as Self / Mrs. Yellowbeard
★5.5
MOVIE2014
The Last Impresario
as Self (archive footage)
★5.9
MOVIE1968
The Dove
as Sigfried
★8.0
MOVIE1982
Scrambled Feet
as Madeline
★5.1
MOVIE1975
At Long Last Love
as Kitty O'Kelly (Kathy Krumm)
★3.0
MOVIE1982
Slapstick of Another Kind
as Eliza Swain / Lutetia Swain
MOVIE2020
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
★6.0
MOVIE1975
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
as Jenny Hill
★4.3
MOVIE1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Estie Del Ruth
★9.0
MOVIE1992
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE1986
Wanted: The Perfect Guy
as Ellie Coleman
★6.3
MOVIE1980
Simon
as Dr. Cynthia Mallory
★5.9
MOVIE1999
Judy Berlin
as Alice Gold
MOVIE1991
They call me Lucky Luke - Ma Dalton
as Esperanza
★4.9
MOVIE2022
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as Gorgeous Teitelbaum (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")
★5.0
MOVIE1972
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
as Self
★6.0
MOVIE1981
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
as Self
★6.0
MOVIE1987
Sesame Street: Sing Along
as Special Appearance
★6.7
MOVIE1973
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
as Schoolteacher
★8.1
MOVIE2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
as Pat Nixon (archive footage)
★9.0
MOVIE1996
For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story
as Sabrina
★6.8
MOVIE1988
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE1988
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
as Self
MOVIE2010
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
as Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
★6.5
MOVIE2001
Back in the Saddle
as Self (archive footage)
★7.6
MOVIE2004
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★6.0
MOVIE1990
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE2009
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
as Self (archive footage)
★8.3
MOVIE1996
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
as Elizabeth (archive footage)
MOVIE1995
Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall
as Cora Hoover Hooper
MOVIE2009
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
as Self (archive footage)
★8.0
MOVIE2020
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
as Self
★1.0
MOVIE2014
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE1993