Madeline Kahn
Acting
Born September 29, 1942 · 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 O…
Known For · 40 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Saturday Night Live
Great Performances
Tony Awards
Golden Globe Awards
The Dick Cavett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
Intimate Portrait
ABC Afterschool Special
Reading Rainbow
A Bug's Life
The Muppet Show
Road to Avonlea
Cosby
Fridays
The Comedy Factory
Legends
My Little Pony
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Little Bill
New York News
Clue
Young Frankenstein
Blazing Saddles
An American Tail
Mr. President
The Muppet Movie
Adam's Rib
Paper Moon
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Lucky Luke
Nixon
Mixed Nuts
My Little Pony: The Movie
The Pixar Story
The World of Jim Henson
High Anxiety
What's Up, Doc?
City Heat
The Cheap Detective