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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 29, 1942
Died
December 3, 1999
Place of Birth
Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known As
- Madeleine Kahn
- Madeliene Kahn
- Madeline Gail Wolfson
Madeline Kahn
1.5 Popularity
Biography
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).
Known For
5.0
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
2022
8.0
Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
2020
0.0
(archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
6.4
Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
2014
8.2
Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
0.0
Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
2010
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
2009
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
2009
7.6
Gypsy (voice) (archive footage)
The Pixar Story
2007
Credits
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
5.0
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
as Self
2020
8.0
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
2020
0.0
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
as Self (archive footage)
2018
6.4
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
as Self (archive footage)
2014
0.0
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
2013
8.2
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
as Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
2010
0.0
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
as Self (archive footage)
2009
0.0
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
as Self (archive footage)
2009
0.0
The Pixar Story
as Gypsy (voice) (archive footage)
2007
7.6
Legends
as Elizabeth (archive footage) (uncredited)
2006
5.0
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as Gorgeous Teitelbaum (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")
2006
0.0
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
as Pat Nixon (archive footage)
2005
8.2
Back in the Saddle
as Self (archive footage)
2001
6.0
Little Bill
1999
6.8
Judy Berlin
as Alice Gold
1999
5.6
A Bug's Life
as Gypsy Moth (voice)
1998
7.0
Cosby
as Pauline Fox
1996
6.1
London Suite
as Sharon Semple
1996
4.7
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest
1996
3.9
For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story
as Sabrina
1996
0.0
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
as Elizabeth (archive footage)
1996
8.5
Nixon
as Martha Mitchell
1995
6.9
New York News
as Nan Chase
1995
0.0
Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall
as Cora Hoover Hooper
1995
0.0
Mixed Nuts
as Blanche Munchnik
1994
5.3
The World of Jim Henson
as Self (archive footage)
1994
7.3
Intimate Portrait
as Self
1993
4.5
Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book
1993
0.0
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
as Self
1992
9.0
Lucky Luke
as Esperanza
1992
5.7
Lucky Luke
as Esmeralda
1992
5.7
For Richer, for Poorer
as Billie
1992
5.5
Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House
as Grace Anderson
1991
6.5
They call me Lucky Luke - Ma Dalton
as Esperanza
1991
0.0
Betsy's Wedding
as Lola Hopper
1990
5.7
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
as Self (archive footage)
1990
6.0
Road to Avonlea
as Pigeon Plumtree
1990
8.2
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
as Self
1988
6.0
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
as Self
1988
0.0
Mr. President
as Lois Gullickson
1987
7.5
Sesame Street: Sing Along
as Special Appearance
1987
6.0
An American Tail
as Gussie Mausheimer (voice)
1986
6.7
Wanted: The Perfect Guy
as Ellie Coleman
1986
0.0
My Little Pony
1986
6.1
My Little Pony: The Movie
as Draggle (voice)
1986
6.2
Clue
as Mrs. White
1985
7.2
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
as Self
1985
0.0
The Comedy Factory
as Violet Kingsley
1985
0.0
City Heat
as Caroline Howley
1984
5.5
Oh Madeline
as Madeline Wayne
1983
6.0
Yellowbeard
as Betty
1983
5.6
Group Madness
as Self / Mrs. Yellowbeard
1983
0.0
Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1983
8.3
Slapstick of Another Kind
as Eliza Swain / Lutetia Swain
1982
2.7
Scrambled Feet
as Madeline
1982
0.0
🎬
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
as Self
1981
6.0
History of the World: Part I
as Empress Nympho
1981
6.8
First Family
as Mrs. Link
1980
3.0
Wholly Moses
as The Witch
1980
4.7
Happy Birthday, Gemini
as Bunny Weinberger
1980
3.0
Fridays
as Self - Guest Host
1980
5.4
Simon
as Dr. Cynthia Mallory
1980
6.2
The Muppet Movie
as El Sleezo Patron
1979
7.2
The Cheap Detective
as Mrs. Montenegro
1978
6.3
High Anxiety
as Victoria Brisbane
1977
6.5
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
1976
8.0
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Estie Del Ruth
1976
4.1
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
as Jenny Hill
1975
6.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
7.0
At Long Last Love
as Kitty O'Kelly (Kathy Krumm)
1975
5.1
Young Frankenstein
as Elizabeth
1974
7.9
Blazing Saddles
as Lili Von Shtupp
1974
7.2
Adam's Rib
as Doris
1973
5.0
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
as Schoolteacher
1973
6.5
Paper Moon
as Trixie Delight
1973
7.9
ABC Afterschool Special
as Ellie Coleman
1972
6.4
Harvey
as Nurse Ruth Kelly
1972
6.8
What's Up, Doc?
as Eunice Burns
1972
7.4
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
as Self
1972
5.0
Great Performances
as Self
1971
5.8
The Dove
as Sigfried
1968
5.7
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
6.8
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self
1967
7.7
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
1956
5.9
Tony Awards
as Self - Performer/Winner
1956
5.9
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
1956
5.9
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Nurse Ruth Kelly
1951
8.6
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
7.2