Madeline Kahn
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).
88 acting credits
Acting · 88
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Saturday Night Live
1975
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Great Performances
1971
Tony Awards
1956
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Intimate Portrait
1993
Reading Rainbow
1983
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
Road to Avonlea
1990
A Bug's Life
1998
The Muppet Show
1976
Cosby
1996
Legends
2006
My Little Pony
1986
Fridays
1980
The Comedy Factory
1985
New York News
1995
Clue
1985
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Young Frankenstein
1974
An American Tail
1986
Blazing Saddles
1974
Little Bill
1999
Adam's Rib
1973
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Lucky Luke
1992
The Muppet Movie
1979
Mixed Nuts
1994
The Pixar Story
2007
What's Up, Doc?
1972
Paper Moon
1973
Nixon
1995
Mr. President
1987
Oh Madeline
1983
High Anxiety
1977
Betsy's Wedding
1990
Yellowbeard
1983
History of the World: Part I
1981
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
The Cheap Detective
1978
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
City Heat
1984
My Little Pony: The Movie
1986
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
Simon
1980
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975
For Richer, for Poorer
1992
The World of Jim Henson
1994
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
1992
Wholly Moses
1980
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
2010
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
2022
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
At Long Last Love
1975
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
1996
First Family
1980
London Suite
1996
Slapstick of Another Kind
1982
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
1973
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
2009
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
Group Madness
1983
For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story
1996
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
Judy Berlin
1999
Harvey
1972
The Last Impresario
2014
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988
Sesame Street: Sing Along
1987
Back in the Saddle
2001
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
2020
Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House
1991
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
1985
Happy Birthday, Gemini
1980
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
2009
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018
Wanted: The Perfect Guy
1986
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
1972
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
1981
Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall
1995
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
2014
The Dove
1968
They call me Lucky Luke - Ma Dalton
1991
Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book
1993
Scrambled Feet
1982