Madeline Kahn

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    Madeleine Kahn, Madeliene Kahn, Madeline Gail Wolfson

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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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Madeline Kahn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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  • wc Gender: Female
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1942-09-29
  • event Death Date 1999-12-03
  • school Known for: Acting
  • star Popularity: 7.5
  • info Birth Place Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA
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History of the World: Part I

1981-06-12

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Young Frankenstein

1974-12-15

5.4

At Long Last Love

1975-03-01

6.9

Nixon

1995-12-22

6.7

An American Tail

1986-11-21

7.2

The Muppet Movie

1979-06-22

7.3

Blazing Saddles

1974-02-07

7.9

Paper Moon

1973-05-09

5.4

Mixed Nuts

1994-12-21

5.5

Yellowbeard

1983-06-24

7.4

What's Up, Doc?

1972-03-09

6.4

High Anxiety

1977-12-25

4.7

Wholly Moses

1980-06-13

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A Bug's Life

1998-11-25

5.5

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

2022-11-03

5.9

Judy Berlin

1999-10-06

8.2

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

2013-05-20

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The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

1975-12-14

6.2

The Cheap Detective

1978-06-23

4.1

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1976-07-26

7.3

Clue

1985-12-13

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Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World

2009-12-15

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Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition

2009-12-15

5.5

City Heat

1984-12-07

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Back in the Saddle

2001-06-19

5.7

Betsy's Wedding

1990-06-22

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Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff

1985-07-09

2.7

Slapstick of Another Kind

1982-12-09

4.6

London Suite

1996-09-15

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They call me Lucky Luke - Ma Dalton

1991-01-01

5.5

For Richer, for Poorer

1992-01-01

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First Family

1980-12-25

6.5

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

1973-06-06

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Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

2010-01-05

6.1

The Dove

1968-12-31

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Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?

1972-01-01

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Wanted: The Perfect Guy

1986-10-01

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Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

1992-06-10

7.5

The Pixar Story

2007-08-28

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For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story

1996-01-07

6.3

My Little Pony: The Movie

1986-06-06

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Sesame Street: Sing Along

1987-01-01

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Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

1988-05-27

6.2

Simon

1980-02-01

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Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book

1993-04-24

6.8

Harvey

1972-03-20

8.3

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

2005-09-06

3.8

Happy Birthday, Gemini

1980-05-03

6.7

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

2018-02-17

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Group Madness

1983-06-11

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The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

2006-05-02

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Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special

1988-10-05

7.3

The World of Jim Henson

1994-11-23

8.5

Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

1996-01-01

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AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star

2020-07-14

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All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds

1981-12-13

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Scrambled Feet

1982-03-15

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Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

1990-04-30

6.2

My Little Pony

1986-09-15

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The Muppet Show

1976-09-05

8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951-12-24

6.7

Little Bill

1999-11-28

5.9

Cosby

1996-09-16

8.3

Road to Avonlea

1990-01-07

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Fridays

1980-04-11

5

Adam's Rib

1973-09-14

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New York News

1995-09-28

7.5

Mr. President

1987-05-03

5.6

Lucky Luke

1992-03-20

5.6

Lucky Luke

1992-03-20

6.5

Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House

1991-05-12

6.3

ABC Afterschool Special

1972-10-04

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Oh Madeline

1983-09-27

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Comedy Factory

1985-06-28

6.9

Saturday Night Live

1975-10-11

4.5

Intimate Portrait

1993-11-14

8.4

Reading Rainbow

1983-06-06

7.4

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962-10-01

3.2

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996-06-10

7.5

The Carol Burnett Show

1967-09-11

5

Legends

2006-11-17

6.6

The Dick Cavett Show

1968-06-06

5

Tony Awards

1956-04-01

4.9

Great Performances

1971-01-28

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Tony Awards

1956-04-01

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Tony Awards

1956-04-01