Madeline Gail Kahn (néeWolfson; September 29, 1942 – December 3, 1999) was an American actress, comedian, and singer. She is known for comedic roles in films directed by Peter Bogdanovich and Mel Brooks, including What's Up, Doc? (1972), Blazing Saddles (1974), Young Frankenstein (1974), High Anxiety (1977), History of the World, Part I (1981), and her Academy Award–nominated role in Paper Moon (1973).
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).
Madeline Gail Kahn (née Wolfson; September 29, 1942 – December 3, 1999) was an American actress, comedian, and singer. She is known for comedic roles in...
Oh Madeline is an American sitcom television series starring MadelineKahn that aired on ABC from September 27, 1983 to March 13, 1984. It was based on...
Karras and David Huddleston, as well as Brooks regulars Dom DeLuise, MadelineKahn and Harvey Korman. Bandleader Count Basie has a cameo as himself, appearing...
such as Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon. The ensemble cast includes MadelineKahn, Louise Fletcher, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan, Stockard Channing, Marsha...
Saddles starred Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Harvey Korman, Slim Pickens, MadelineKahn, Alex Karras, and Brooks himself, with cameos by Dom DeLuise and Count...
monster. The film co-stars Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Marty Feldman, MadelineKahn, Kenneth Mars, Richard Haydn, and Gene Hackman. The film is a parody...
parapsychology advocate MadelineKahn (1942–1999), American actress Michael Kahn (born 1935), American film editor Oliver Kahn (born 1969), German former...
Peter Boyle, Cheech & Chong, Martin Hewitt, Michael Hordern, Eric Idle, MadelineKahn, James Mason, and John Cleese, and the final cinematic appearances of...
Delia, the film features an ensemble cast which includes Steve Martin, MadelineKahn, Rita Wilson, Anthony LaPaglia, Garry Shandling, Rob Reiner, Juliette...
and lyrics by Cole Porter. It stars Burt Reynolds, Cybill Shepherd, MadelineKahn, and Duilio Del Prete as two couples who each switch partners during...
Show (1971) -- Ellen Burstyn and Cloris Leachman Paper Moon (1973) -- MadelineKahn and Tatum O'Neal Nashville (1975) -- Ronee Blakley and Lily Tomlin Kramer...
Brooks film Blazing Saddles starring Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, and MadelineKahn. Ron Pennington of The Hollywood Reporter praised his performance writing...
musical comedy about a brother of Sherlock Holmes. Marty Feldman and MadelineKahn agreed to participate in the project, and Wilder began writing what...
performances and winning five Tony Awards. It showcased MadelineKahn in the role of Lily Garland, and when Kahn left the show, the role launched the career of...
Directed by Daniel J. Sullivan, the cast included Jane Alexander and MadelineKahn. It transferred to Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on March...
is a 1984 American comic science fiction film starring Jerry Lewis, MadelineKahn and Marty Feldman. It was filmed in 1982, and released in March 1984...
Kerosene lamp. In Mel Brooks' 1974 film Young Frankenstein, Elizabeth (MadelineKahn) is a tightly wound socialite who is engaged to Dr. Frederick Frankenstein...
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