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Also known as Madeline Gail Kahn

American actress, singer (1942-1999)

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  • An American Tail

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Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1942-09-29
Active to
1999-12-09

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Total plays
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Madeline Kahn (September 29, 1942 – December 3, 1999) was an American actress of movie, television, and theater distinguished by an unusual gift for comedy. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Madeline+Kahn">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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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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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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