
Madeline Kahn
Acting
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).
TV Shows(26)

Legends
Elizabeth (archive footage) (uncredited)
2006

Little Bill
1999

Cosby
Pauline Fox
1996

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996

New York News
Nan Chase
1995

Intimate Portrait
Self
1993

Lucky Luke
Esperanza
1992

Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House
Grace Anderson
1991

Road to Avonlea
Pigeon Plumtree
1990

Mr. President
Lois Gullickson
1987

My Little Pony
1986

The Comedy Factory
Violet Kingsley
1985

Oh Madeline
Madeline Wayne
1983

Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
1983

Fridays
Self - Guest Host
1980

The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
1976

Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975

Adam's Rib
Doris
1973

ABC Afterschool Special
Ellie Coleman
1972

Great Performances
Self
1971

The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968

The Carol Burnett Show
Self
1967

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962

Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
1956

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Nurse Ruth Kelly
1951

Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Movies(62)

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
Self
2020

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
2020

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Self (archive footage)
2018

The Last Impresario
Self (archive footage)
2014

Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
Self (archive footage)
2014

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage)
2013

Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
2010

Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
Self (archive footage)
2009

Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
Self (archive footage)
2009

The Pixar Story
Gypsy (voice) (archive footage)
2007

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Gorgeous Teitelbaum (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")
2006

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Pat Nixon (archive footage)
2005

Back in the Saddle
Self (archive footage)
2001

Judy Berlin
Alice Gold
1999

A Bug's Life
Gypsy Moth (voice)
1998

London Suite
Sharon Semple
1996

For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story
Sabrina
1996

Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
Elizabeth (archive footage)
1996

Nixon
Martha Mitchell
1995

Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall
Cora Hoover Hooper
1995

Mixed Nuts
Blanche Munchnik
1994

The World of Jim Henson
Self (archive footage)
1994

Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book
1993

Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
Self
1992

For Richer, for Poorer
Billie
1992

They call me Lucky Luke - Ma Dalton
Esperanza
1991

Betsy's Wedding
Lola Hopper
1990

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Self (archive footage)
1990

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Self
1988

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
Self
1988

Sesame Street: Sing Along
Special Appearance
1987

An American Tail
Gussie Mausheimer (voice)
1986

Wanted: The Perfect Guy
Ellie Coleman
1986

My Little Pony: The Movie
Draggle (voice)
1986

Clue
Mrs. White
1985

Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
Self
1985

City Heat
Caroline Howley
1984

Yellowbeard
Betty
1983

Group Madness
Self / Mrs. Yellowbeard
1983

Slapstick of Another Kind
Eliza Swain / Lutetia Swain
1982

Scrambled Feet
Madeline
1982
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
Self
1981

History of the World: Part I
Empress Nympho
1981

First Family
Mrs. Link
1980

Wholly Moses
The Witch
1980

Happy Birthday, Gemini
Bunny Weinberger
1980

Simon
Dr. Cynthia Mallory
1980

The Muppet Movie
El Sleezo Patron
1979

The Cheap Detective
Mrs. Montenegro
1978

High Anxiety
Victoria Brisbane
1977

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Estie Del Ruth
1976

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Jenny Hill
1975

At Long Last Love
Kitty O'Kelly (Kathy Krumm)
1975

Young Frankenstein
Elizabeth
1974

Blazing Saddles
Lili Von Shtupp
1974

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Schoolteacher
1973

Paper Moon
Trixie Delight
1973

Harvey
Nurse Ruth Kelly
1972

What's Up, Doc?
Eunice Burns
1972

Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
Self
1972

The Dove
Sigfried
1968