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