Madeline Kahn

★ Acting #3,054

1942 - 1999 (age 57) • Acting

Born: 9/29/1942 in Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA

Died: 12/3/1999 (age 57)

Known for: Acting

Madeline Kahn

★ Acting #3,054

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).

Known For

Young Frankenstein

79%

Elizabeth

1974

Blazing Saddles

72%

Lili Von Shtupp

1974

Clue

72%

Mrs. White

1985

History of the World: Part I

68%

Empress Nympho

1981

Paper Moon

79%

Trixie Delight

1973

Saturday Night Live

69%

Self - Host

1975

What's Up, Doc?

74%

Eunice Burns

1972

High Anxiety

64%

Victoria Brisbane

1977

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

52%

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2022

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star

80%

Self

2020

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

(archive footage)

2020

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting

55%

Self (archive footage)

2019

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

64%

Self (archive footage)

2018

The Last Impresario

55%

Self (archive footage)

2014

Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West

10%

Self (archive footage)

2014

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

81%

Self (archive footage)

2013

Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

Self (uncredited) (archive footage)

2010

Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition

Self (archive footage)

2009

Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World

Self (archive footage)

2009

The Pixar Story

75%

Gypsy (voice) (archive footage)

2007

Legends

50%

Elizabeth (archive footage) (uncredited)

2006

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

Gorgeous Teitelbaum (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")

2006

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

81%

Pat Nixon (archive footage)

2005

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!

76%

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2004

Back in the Saddle

65%

Self (archive footage)

2001

Little Bill

68%

Unknown

1999

Judy Berlin

59%

Alice Gold

1999

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

69%

(archive footage)

1999

A Bug's Life

70%

Gypsy Moth (voice)

1998

Cosby

61%

Pauline Fox

1996

London Suite

51%

Sharon Semple

1996

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

41%

Self - Guest

1996

For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story

90%

Sabrina

1996

Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

83%

Elizabeth (archive footage)

1996

Nixon

68%

Martha Mitchell

1995

New York News

70%

Nan Chase

1995