Madeline Kahn
Known for: Acting
Born: September 29, 1942
Died: December 3, 1999
Place of birth: 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).
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Filmography
65 movies · 26 TV shows, newest first
5.2
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
2022
8.0
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
2020
NR
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
5.5
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
2019
6.4
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018
5.5
The Last Impresario
2014
1.0
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
2014
8.1
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
NR
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
2010
NR
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
2009
NR
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
2009
7.5
The Pixar Story
2007
5.0
Legends
2006
NR
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
8.1
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005
7.6
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2004
6.5
Back in the Saddle
2001
6.9
Little Bill
1999
5.9
Judy Berlin
1999
6.9
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
7.0
A Bug's Life
1998
6.1
Cosby
1996
5.1
London Suite
1996
4.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
9.0
For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story
1996
8.3
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
1996
6.8
Nixon
1995
7.0
New York News
1995
NR
Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall
1995
5.4
Mixed Nuts
1994
7.4
The World of Jim Henson
1994
4.5
Intimate Portrait
1993
NR
Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book
1993
9.0
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
1992
5.9
Lucky Luke
1992
5.8
For Richer, for Poorer
1992
7.3
Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House
1991
NR
They call me Lucky Luke - Ma Dalton
1991
5.7
Betsy's Wedding
1990
6.0
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
8.2
Road to Avonlea
1990
6.8
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
8.0
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988
8.3
Mr. President
1987
6.0
Sesame Street: Sing Along
1987
6.8
An American Tail
1986
8.0
Wanted: The Perfect Guy
1986
6.6
My Little Pony
1986
6.3
My Little Pony: The Movie
1986
7.2
Clue
1985
8.5
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
1985
NR
The Comedy Factory
1985
5.5
City Heat
1984
6.3
Oh Madeline
1983
5.6
Yellowbeard
1983
9.0
Group Madness
1983
8.4
Reading Rainbow
1983
3.1
Slapstick of Another Kind
1982
8.0
Scrambled Feet
19826.0
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
1981
6.7
History of the World: Part I
1981
3.4
First Family
1980
4.7
Wholly Moses
1980
3.9
Happy Birthday, Gemini
1980
6.0
Fridays
1980
6.3
Simon
1980
7.2
The Muppet Movie
1979
6.3
The Cheap Detective
1978
6.4
High Anxiety
1977
8.0
The Muppet Show
1976
4.4
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
6.0
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
5.1
At Long Last Love
1975
7.9
Young Frankenstein
1974
7.2
Blazing Saddles
1974
7.5
Adam's Rib
1973
6.7
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
1973
7.9
Paper Moon
1973
6.5
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
6.6
Harvey
1972
7.4
What's Up, Doc?
1972
5.0
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
1972
6.1
Great Performances
1971
5.9
The Dove
1968
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
7.7
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
NR
Tony Awards
1956
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944