Madeline Kahn
Born September 29, 1942 (Age: 83)
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Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA
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).
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
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 77
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 75
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
2009
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 67
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
2009
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 67
A Bug's Life
1998
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as Gypsy Moth (voice)
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Age: 56
London Suite
1996
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as Sharon Semple
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Age: 53
For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story
1996
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as Sabrina
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Age: 53
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
1996
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as Elizabeth (archive footage)
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Age: 53
Nixon
1995
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as Martha Mitchell
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Age: 53
Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall
1995
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as Cora Hoover Hooper
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Age: 52
Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book
1993
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as
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Age: 50
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
1992
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as Self
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Age: 49
For Richer, for Poorer
1992
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as Billie
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Age: 49
They call me Lucky Luke - Ma Dalton
1991
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as Esperanza
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Age: 48
Betsy's Wedding
1990
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as Lola Hopper
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Age: 47
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
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as Self
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Age: 46
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988
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as Self
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Age: 45
An American Tail
1986
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as Gussie Mausheimer (voice)
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Age: 44
Wanted: The Perfect Guy
1986
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as Ellie Coleman
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Age: 44
Clue
1985
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as Mrs. White
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Age: 43
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
1985
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as Self
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Age: 42
City Heat
1984
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as Caroline Howley
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Age: 42
Yellowbeard
1983
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as Betty
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Age: 40
No Image
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
1981
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as Self
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Age: 39
History of the World: Part I
1981
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as Empress Nympho
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Age: 38
First Family
1980
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as Mrs. Link
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Age: 38
Wholly Moses
1980
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as The Witch
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Age: 37
Happy Birthday, Gemini
1980
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as Bunny Weinberger
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Age: 37
Simon
1980
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as Dr. Cynthia Mallory
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Age: 37
The Muppet Movie
1979
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as El Sleezo Patron
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Age: 36
The Cheap Detective
1978
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as Mrs. Montenegro
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Age: 35
High Anxiety
1977
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as Victoria Brisbane
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Age: 35
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975
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as Jenny Hill
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Age: 33
At Long Last Love
1975
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as Kitty O'Kelly (Kathy Krumm)
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Age: 32
Young Frankenstein
1974
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as Elizabeth
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Age: 32
Blazing Saddles
1974
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as Lili Von Shtupp
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Age: 31
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
1973
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as Schoolteacher
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Age: 30
Paper Moon
1973
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as Trixie Delight
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Age: 30
Harvey
1972
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as Nurse Ruth Kelly
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Age: 29
What's Up, Doc?
1972
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as Eunice Burns
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Age: 29
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
1972
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as Self
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Age: 29