Madeline Kahn
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 29, 1942
- Died
- December 3, 1999
- Birthplace
- Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA
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).
Filmography
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary 2022
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star 2020
as Self
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault 2020
as (archive footage)
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting 2019
as Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped 2018
as Self (archive footage)
The Last Impresario 2014
as Self (archive footage)
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West 2014
as Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise 2013
as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days 2010
as Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition 2009
as Self (archive footage)
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World 2009
as Self (archive footage)
The Pixar Story 2007
as Gypsy (voice) (archive footage)
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays 2006
as Gorgeous Teitelbaum (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd 2005
as Pat Nixon (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! 2004
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Back in the Saddle 2001
as Self (archive footage)
Judy Berlin 1999
as Alice Gold
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special 1999
as (archive footage)
A Bug's Life 1998
as Gypsy Moth (voice)
London Suite 1996
as Sharon Semple
For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story 1996
as Sabrina
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein 1996
as Elizabeth (archive footage)
Nixon 1995
as Martha Mitchell
Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall 1995
as Cora Hoover Hooper
Mixed Nuts 1994
as Blanche Munchnik
The World of Jim Henson 1994
as Self (archive footage)
Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book 1993
as Narrator (voice)
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall 1992
as Self
For Richer, for Poorer 1992
as Billie
They call me Lucky Luke - Ma Dalton 1991
as Esperanza
Betsy's Wedding 1990
as Lola Hopper
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! 1990
as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie 1988
as Self
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration 1988
as Self
Sesame Street: Sing Along 1987
as Special Appearance
An American Tail 1986
as Gussie Mausheimer (voice)
Wanted: The Perfect Guy 1986
as Ellie Coleman
My Little Pony: The Movie 1986
as Draggle (voice)
Clue 1985
as Mrs. White
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff 1985
as Self
City Heat 1984
as Caroline Howley
Yellowbeard 1983
as Betty
Group Madness 1983
as Self / Mrs. Yellowbeard
Slapstick of Another Kind 1982
as Eliza Swain / Lutetia Swain, Songs
Scrambled Feet 1982
as Madeline
- All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds 1981
as Self
History of the World: Part I 1981
as Empress Nympho
First Family 1980
as Mrs. Link
Wholly Moses 1980
as The Witch
Happy Birthday, Gemini 1980
as Bunny Weinberger
Simon 1980
as Dr. Cynthia Mallory
The Muppet Movie 1979
as El Sleezo Patron
The Cheap Detective 1978
as Mrs. Montenegro
High Anxiety 1977
as Victoria Brisbane
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood 1976
as Estie Del Ruth
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother 1975
as Jenny Hill
At Long Last Love 1975
as Kitty O'Kelly (Kathy Krumm)
Young Frankenstein 1974
as Elizabeth
Blazing Saddles 1974
as Lili Von Shtupp
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1973
as Schoolteacher
Paper Moon 1973
as Trixie Delight
Harvey 1972
as Nurse Ruth Kelly
What's Up, Doc? 1972
as Eunice Burns
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them? 1972
as Self
The Dove 1968
as Sigfried
Credits from TMDB.