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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…
Known for
- Who Done It: The Clue Documentary — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2022
- AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star — Self2020
- The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault — (archive footage)2020
- Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting — Self (archive footage)2019
- Mel Brooks: Unwrapped — Self (archive footage)2018
- Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West — Self (archive footage)2014
- The Last Impresario — Self (archive footage)2014
- Mel Brooks: Make a Noise — Self (archive footage)2013
- Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days — Self (uncredited) (archive footage)2010
- Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World — Self (archive footage)2009
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Key facts
- Born
- Madeline Gail Wolfson , ( 1942-09-29 ) September 29, 1942, Boston , Massachusetts , U.S.
- Died
- December 3, 1999 (1999-12-03) (aged 57), New York City , U.S.
- Education
- Hofstra University
- Occupations
- Actress comedian singer
- Years active
- 1964–1999
- Spouse
- John Hansbury ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1999 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Boston
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- Hofstra University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- acting
- Image
- Madeline Kahn publicity.jpg
- Voice type
- soprano
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- birth name
- Madeline Gail Wolfson
- date of death
- 1999-01-01
- date of birth
- 1942-01-01
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Madeline Kahn
- name in native language
- Madeline Kahn
- start of work period
- 1967-00-00
- cause of death
- ovarian cancer
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Encyclopedic overview
Madeline Gail Kahn (née Wolfson; September 29, 1942 – December 3, 1999) was an American actress, comedian, and singer. She was known for her 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), Yellowbeard (1983), City Heat (1984), Clue (1985), and Nixon (1995).
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