Madeline Kahn
Acting
- Nacimiento:
- 1942-09-29
- Fallecimiento:
- 1999-12-03
- Lugar de nacimiento:
- Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA
Biografía
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).
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Filmografía
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
The Last Impresario
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
Mel Brooks: Haz ruido
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
La historia de Pixar
Legends
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Back in the Saddle
Little Bill
Judy Berlin
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Bichos, una aventura en miniatura
Cosby
London Suite
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Sólo por amor
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
Nixon
New York News
Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall
Un día de locos
The World of Jim Henson
Intimate Portrait
Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
Lucky Luke
Yo, mi padre y la amante
Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House
They call me Lucky Luke - Ma Dalton
Boda pasada por agua
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Road to Avonlea
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
Mr. President
Sesame Street: Sing Along
Fievel y el nuevo mundo
Wanted: The Perfect Guy
My Little Pony
My Little Pony: La película
El juego de la sospecha (Cluedo)
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
The Comedy Factory
Ciudad muy caliente
Oh Madeline
Los desmadrados piratas de Barba Amarilla
Group Madness
Reading Rainbow
Slapstick (Of Another Kind)
Scrambled Feet
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
La loca historia del mundo
First Family
Santísimo Moisés
Happy Birthday, Gemini
Fridays
Simon
La película de los Teleñecos
Un detective barato
Máxima ansiedad
El show de los Teleñecos
Won Ton Ton, el perro que salvó a Hollywood
El hermano más listo de Sherlock Holmes
Saturday Night Live
Por fin, el gran amor
El jovencito Frankenstein
Sillas de montar calientes
Adam's Rib
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Luna de papel
ABC Afterschool Special
Harvey
¿Qué me pasa, doctor?
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
Great Performances
De Düva
The Dick Cavett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Premios Tony
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Premios Globo de Oro