Madeline Kahn
Acting
- Naissance:
- 1942-09-29
- Décès:
- 1999-12-03
- Lieu de naissance:
- Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA
Biographie
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).
Connu pour
Filmographie
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: Make a Noise
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
L'Histoire 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
Babylon, USA
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1001 Pattes
Cosby
London Suite
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
Nixon
New York News
Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall
Joyeux Noël
The World of Jim Henson
Intimate Portrait
Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
Lucky Luke
Tel père, quel fils !
Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House
They call me Lucky Luke - Ma Dalton
Le Mariage de Betsy
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Les Contes d'Avonlea
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
Mr. President
Sesame Street: Sing Along
Fievel et le nouveau monde
Wanted: The Perfect Guy
Mon Petit Poney
Mon Petit Poney, Le Film
Cluedo
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
The Comedy Factory
Haut les Flingues !
Oh Madeline
Barbe d'or et les pirates
Group Madness
Reading Rainbow
Slapstick-D'un autre genre
Scrambled Feet
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
La Folle Histoire du monde
First Family
Sacré Moïse
Happy Birthday, Gemini
Fridays
Simon
Les Muppets : Ça c'est du cinéma !
Le Privé de ces dames
Le Grand Frisson
Le Muppet Show
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Le frère le plus fûté de Sherlock Holmes
Saturday Night Live
At Long Last Love
Frankenstein Junior
Le shérif est en prison
Adam's Rib
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
La Barbe à papa
ABC Afterschool Special
Harvey
On s'fait la valise, docteur ?
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
Great Performances
De Düva
The Dick Cavett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
The Tonight Show avec Johnny Carson
Tony Awards
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Golden Globe Awards