Acting · Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA · Born September 29, 1942
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).
MovieWho Done It: The Clue Documentary
2022
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieAGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
2020
as Self
MovieThe AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
as (archive footage)
MovieMel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Last Impresario
2014
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBlaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
2014
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
as Self (archive footage)
MovieSesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
2010
as Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
MovieMaking History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
2009
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMusical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
2009
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Pixar Story
2007
as Gypsy (voice) (archive footage)
TVLegends
2006
as Elizabeth (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieThe Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
as Gorgeous Teitelbaum (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")
MovieSaturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005
as Pat Nixon (archive footage)
MovieSesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2004
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieBack in the Saddle
2001
as Self (archive footage)
TVLittle Bill
1999
MovieJudy Berlin
1999
as Alice Gold
MovieA Bug's Life
1998
as Gypsy Moth (voice)
TVCosby
1996
as Pauline Fox
MovieLondon Suite
1996
as Sharon Semple
TVThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
MovieFor Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story
1996
as Sabrina
MovieMaking Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
1996
as Elizabeth (archive footage)
MovieNixon
1995
as Martha Mitchell
TVNew York News
1995
as Nan Chase
MovieAnyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall
1995
as Cora Hoover Hooper
MovieMixed Nuts
1994
as Blanche Munchnik
MovieThe World of Jim Henson
1994
as Self (archive footage)
TVIntimate Portrait
1993
as Self
MovieDr. Seuss's Sleep Book
1993
MovieSondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
1992
as Self
TVLucky Luke
1992
as Esperanza
MovieFor Richer, for Poorer
1992
as Billie
TVKurt Vonnegut's Monkey House
1991
as Grace Anderson
MovieThey call me Lucky Luke - Ma Dalton
1991
as Esperanza
MovieBetsy's Wedding
1990
as Lola Hopper
MovieSesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
as Self (archive footage)
TVRoad to Avonlea
1990
as Pigeon Plumtree
MovieSesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
as Self
MovieIrving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988
as Self
TVMr. President
1987
as Lois Gullickson
MovieSesame Street: Sing Along
1987
as Special Appearance
MovieAn American Tail
1986
as Gussie Mausheimer (voice)
MovieWanted: The Perfect Guy
1986
as Ellie Coleman
TVMy Little Pony
1986
MovieMy Little Pony: The Movie
1986
as Draggle (voice)
MovieClue
1985
as Mrs. White
MovieGonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
1985
as Self
TVThe Comedy Factory
1985
as Violet Kingsley
MovieCity Heat
1984
as Caroline Howley
TVOh Madeline
1983
as Madeline Wayne
MovieYellowbeard
1983
as Betty
MovieGroup Madness
1983
as Self / Mrs. Yellowbeard
TVReading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieSlapstick of Another Kind
1982
as Eliza Swain / Lutetia Swain
MovieScrambled Feet
1982
as Madeline
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
1981
as Self
MovieHistory of the World: Part I
1981
as Empress Nympho
MovieFirst Family
1980
as Mrs. Link
MovieWholly Moses
1980
as The Witch
MovieHappy Birthday, Gemini
1980
as Bunny Weinberger
TVFridays
1980
as Self - Guest Host
MovieSimon
1980
as Dr. Cynthia Mallory
MovieThe Muppet Movie
1979
as El Sleezo Patron
MovieThe Cheap Detective
1978
as Mrs. Montenegro
MovieHigh Anxiety
1977
as Victoria Brisbane
TVThe Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star
MovieWon Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
as Estie Del Ruth
MovieThe Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975
as Jenny Hill
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
MovieAt Long Last Love
1975
as Kitty O'Kelly (Kathy Krumm)
MovieYoung Frankenstein
1974
as Elizabeth
MovieBlazing Saddles
1974
as Lili Von Shtupp
TVAdam's Rib
1973
as Doris
MovieFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
1973
as Schoolteacher
MoviePaper Moon
1973
as Trixie Delight
TVABC Afterschool Special
1972
as Ellie Coleman
MovieHarvey
1972
as Nurse Ruth Kelly
MovieWhat's Up, Doc?
1972
as Eunice Burns
MovieScrewball Comedies... Remember Them?
1972
as Self
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Self
MovieThe Dove
1968
as Sigfried
TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
TVThe Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Nurse Ruth Kelly
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
