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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Madeline Kahn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
ActingBirthday
September 29, 1942Deathday
December 3, 1999Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
57Place of birth
Chelsea, Massachusetts, USAAlso known as
Madeleine Kahn, Madeliene Kahn, Madeline Gail WolfsonCast credits
History of the World: Part I
Empress NymphoYoung Frankenstein
ElizabethNixon
Martha MitchellAt Long Last Love
Kitty O'Kelly (Kathy Krumm)An American Tail
Gussie Mausheimer (voice)Blazing Saddles
Lili Von ShtuppThe Muppet Movie
El Sleezo PatronPaper Moon
Trixie DelightYellowbeard
BettyWhat's Up, Doc?
Eunice BurnsMixed Nuts
Blanche MunchnikHigh Anxiety
Victoria BrisbaneWholly Moses
The WitchA Bug's Life
Gypsy Moth (voice)Judy Berlin
Alice GoldThe Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Jenny HillThe Cheap Detective
Mrs. MontenegroWon Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Estie Del RuthClue
Mrs. WhiteCity Heat
Caroline HowleyBetsy's Wedding
Lola Hopper