1942-09-29 Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA
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.
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Who Done It: The Clue Documentary | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2022-11-03 |
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AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star | Self | 2020-07-14 |
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Mel Brooks: Make a Noise | Self (archive footage) | 2013-05-20 |
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Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days | Self (uncredited) (archive footage) | 2010-01-05 |
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Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition | Self (archive footage) | 2009-12-15 |
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Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World | Self (archive footage) | 2009-12-15 |
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The Pixar Story | Gypsy (voice) (archive footage) | 2007-08-28 |
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The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays | Gorgeous Teitelbaum (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig") | 2006-05-02 |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd | Pat Nixon | 2005-09-06 |
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Back in the Saddle | Self (archive footage) | 2001-06-19 |
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Judy Berlin | Alice Gold | 1999-10-06 |
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A Bug's Life | Gypsy Moth (voice) | 1998-11-25 |
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Neil Simon's London Suite | Sharon Semple | 1996-09-15 |
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Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein | Elizabeth (archive footage) | 1996-01-01 |
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For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story | Sabrina | 1996-01-07 |
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Nixon | Martha Mitchell | 1995-12-22 |
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The World of Jim Henson | Self (archive footage) | 1994-11-23 |
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Mixed Nuts | Blanche Munchnik | 1994-12-21 |
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Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book | 1993-04-24 | |
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For Richer, for Poorer | Billie | 1992-01-01 |
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Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall | Self | 1992-06-10 |
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They call me Lucky Luke - Ma Dalton | Esperanza | 1991-01-01 |
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Betsy's Wedding | Lola Hopper | 1990-06-22 |
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Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration | 1988-05-27 | |
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Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special | Self | 1988-10-05 |
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Sesame Street: Sing Along | Special Appearance | 1987-01-01 |
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Wanted: The Perfect Guy | Ellie Coleman | 1986-10-01 |
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My Little Pony: The Movie | Draggle (voice) | 1986-06-06 |
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An American Tail | Gussie Mausheimer (voice) | 1986-11-21 |
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Clue | Mrs. White | 1985-12-13 |
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Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff | Self | 1985-07-09 |
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City Heat | Caroline Howley | 1984-12-07 |
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Yellowbeard | Betty | 1983-06-24 |
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Group Madness | Self / Mrs. Yellowbeard | 1983-06-11 |
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Slapstick (Of Another Kind) | Eliza Swain / Lutetia Swain | 1982-12-09 |
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Scrambled Feet | Madeline | 1982-03-15 |
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History of the World: Part I | Empress Nympho | 1981-06-12 |
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All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds | Self | 1981-12-13 |
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Wholly Moses | The Witch | 1980-06-13 |
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First Family | Mrs. Link | 1980-12-25 |
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Happy Birthday, Gemini | Bunny Weinberger | 1980-05-03 |
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Simon | Dr. Cynthia Mallory | 1980-02-01 |
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The Muppet Movie | El Sleezo Patron | 1979-06-22 |
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The Cheap Detective | Mrs. Montenegro | 1978-06-23 |
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High Anxiety | Victoria Brisbane | 1977-12-25 |
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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Estie Del Ruth | 1976-07-26 |
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At Long Last Love | Kitty O'Kelly (Kathy Krumm) | 1975-03-01 |
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The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother | Jenny Hill | 1975-12-14 |
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Young Frankenstein | Elizabeth | 1974-12-15 |
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Blazing Saddles | Lili Von Shtupp | 1974-02-07 |
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Paper Moon | Trixie Delight | 1973-05-09 |
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler | Schoolteacher | 1973-06-06 |
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Screwball Comedies... Remember Them? | Self | 1972-01-01 |
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What's Up, Doc? | Eunice Burns | 1972-03-09 |
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Harvey | Nurse Ruth Kelly | 1972-03-20 |
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De Düva | Sigfried | 1968-12-31 |
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Anyone Can Whistle | Cora Hoover Hooper |
