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Madeline Kahn Biography |
Madeline Kahn (born Madeline Gail Wolfson) (September 29, 1942 - December 3, 1999) was a television and movie actress.
She debuted in the movies in 1968 with a role in De Düva: The Dove. Her most famous roles followed in the 1970s: she appeared in What's Up, Doc? (1972), Paper Moon (1973), Young Frankenstein (1974), Blazing Saddles (1974), and High Anxiety (1977). The final three films were all directed by Mel Brooks, who many Hollywood observers claimed was able to bring out the best of Kahn's comic talents. For her work in Paper Moon and Blazing Saddles, the young comedienne received nominations for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Kahn's roles were primarily comedic rather than dramatic. After her success in Brooks's films, she played in a number of less successful films in the 1980s. At the end of her career, she returned to the stage and won a Tony Award for her role in The Sisters Rosensweig, a play by Wendy Wasserstein. In the final years of her life, she played a major role on the sitcom Cosby, before succumbing to ovarian cancer in 1999.
Theatre
Leonard Sillman's New Faces of 1968 - 1968
Two By Two - 1970
Boom Boom Room - 1973
On the Twentieth Century - 1978
Born Yesterday - 1989
The Sisters Rosensweig - 1993
Movies
De Düva: The Dove - 1968
What's Up, Doc? - 1972
Paper Moon - 1973
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - 1973
Blazing Saddles - 1974
Young Frankenstein - 1974
At Long Lsat Love - 1975
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother - 1975
Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood - 1976
High Anxiety - 1978
The Cheap Detective - 1978
The Muppet Movie - 1979
Simon - 1980
Wholly Moses - 1980
First Family - 1980
Happy Birthday, Gemini - 1980
History of the World: Part I - 1981
Slapstick (Of Another Kind) - 1982
Yellowbeard - 1983
Scrambled Feet - 1983
City Heat - 1984
Clue - 1985
My Little Pony: The Movie - 1983 (animated)
An American Tail - 1986 (animated)
Betsy's Wedding - 1990
Mixed Nuts - 1994
Nixon - 1995
A Bug's Life - 1998 (animated)
Judy Berlin - 1999
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Television
Comedy Tonight - 1970
Harvey - 1972
Oh Madeline - 1983
Wanted: The Perfect Guy - 1986
Mr. President - 1987
Welcome to the Monkey House - 1991
Lucky Luke - 1991
For Richer, for Poorer - 1992
New York News - 1995
London Suite - 1996
Cosby - 1996 |
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