
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