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Madeline Kahn

Madeline Kahn

Highest Rated: 95% Young Frankenstein (1974)

Lowest Rated: 13% Wholly Moses! (1980)

Birthday: Sep 29, 1942

Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

A much-loved comic presence in film and on stage, Madeline Kahn was an Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning actress whose unbridled turns in "Paper Moon" (1973), "Blazing Saddles" (1974) and "Young Frankenstein" (1975) made her a favorite of critics and audiences alike for three decades. She sprang from the Broadway stage to movies in the early 1970s, and quickly established herself with her combination of dizzy comedy and earthy sexiness, exemplified by her marble-mouthed vixen Lili Von Shtupp in "Blazing Saddles." Kahn struggled to maintain her box office status in the 1980s, but found greater success on stage, winning a Tony award for "The Sisters Rosensweig" in 1993. Her death from ovarian cancer in 1999 robbed the entertainment community of one of its most talented and appreciated members.

Highest rated movies

95% Young Frankenstein 90% Paper Moon 89% The Muppet Movie
89% Blazing Saddles
89% What's Up, Doc?
77% Judy Berlin
75% Nixon
75% High Anxiety

Photos

THE ADVENTURE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES' SMARTER BROTHER, Madeline Kahn, 1975, TM and Copyright ©20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved, THE ADVENTURE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES' SMARTER BROTHER, Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, 1975. TM and Copyright © 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved, CLUE, (l-r standing): Michael McKean, Christopher Lloyd, Colleen Camp, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Eileen Brennan, Lesley Ann Warren (front): Lee Ving, 1985, (c)Paramount HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GEMINI, Madeline Kahn, 1980. ©United Artists HIGH ANXIETY, Madeline Kahn, 1977, TM & Copyright (c) 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. HIGH ANXIETY, Madeline Kahn, 1977, TM & Copyright (c) 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, Peter Boyle, Madeline Kahn, 1974. TM and Copyright © 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved.. THE MUPPET MOVIE, Madeline Kahn, 1979, © Henson Associates WON TON TON, THE DOG WHO SAVED HOLLYWOOD, Madeline Kahn, Bruce Dern, 1976 YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, Peter Boyle, Madeline Kahn, 1974. TM and Copyright © 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved.. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GEMINI, Madeline Kahn, Rita Moreno, Robert Viharo, 1980, (c) United Artists HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GEMINI, David Marshall Grant (l), Alberto deRosa (rear), Robert Viharo (second right), Madeline Kahn (right), 1980, (c) United Artists YELLOWBEARD, Madeline Kahn, 1983, ©Orion Pictures Corp. WON TON TON, THE DOG WHO SAVED HOLLYWOOD, Madeline Kahn, 1976 WHAT'S UP, DOC?, Madeline Kahn, 1972 PAPER MOON, Madeline Kahn, 1973 WHAT'S UP, DOC?, Ryan O'Neal, Madeline Kahn, 1972 SIMON, from left: Madeline Kahn, Alan Arkin, 1980, © Orion AT LONG LAST LOVE, Eileen Brennan, Cybill Shepherd, Madeline Kahn, 1975, TM & Copyright (c) 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. AT LONG LAST LOVE, Madeline Kahn, Burt Reynolds, Cybill Shepherd, Dulio Del Prete, 1975, TM & Copyright (c) 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved.
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
77% 69% Judy Berlin Alice Gold (Character) $467.3K 1999
92% 73% A Bug's Life Gypsy Moth (Voice) $162.8M 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet For Love Alone Sabrina (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet 50% London Suite Sharon Semple (Character) - 1996
75% 74% Nixon Martha MItchell (Character) $13.7M 1995
13% 47% Mixed Nuts Mrs. Munchnik (Character) $6.6M 1994
No Score Yet 20% For Richer, for Poorer Billie (Character) - 1992
56% 39% Betsy's Wedding Lola Hopper (Character) $19.7M 1990
No Score Yet 72% My Little Pony Draggle (Voice) $4.4M 1986
77% 71% An American Tail Gussie Mausheimer (Voice) $44.9M 1986
71% 86% Clue Mrs. White (Character) $13.4M 1985
No Score Yet 17% Slapstick of Another Kind Eliza Swain/Lutetia Swain (Character) - 1984
22% 24% City Heat Caroline Howley (Character) - 1984
22% 63% Yellowbeard Betty (Character) - 1983
61% 81% History of the World: Part I Empress Nympho (Character) - 1981
60% 70% Simon Dr. Cynthia Mallory (Character) - 1980
13% 39% Wholly Moses! The Witch (Character) - 1980
20% 11% First Family Constance Link (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet 17% Happy Birthday, Gemini Bunny Weinberger (Character) - 1980
89% 88% The Muppet Movie El Sleezo Patron (Character) - 1979
53% 57% The Cheap Detective Mrs. Montenegro (Character) - 1978
75% 67% High Anxiety Victoria Brisbane (Character) - 1977
56% 57% The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother Jenny Hill (Character) - 1975
14% 60% Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood Estie Del Ruth (Character) - 1975
22% 40% At Long Last Love Kitty O'Kelly (Character) - 1975
95% 92% Young Frankenstein Elizabeth (Character) - 1974
89% 91% Blazing Saddles Lili Von Shtupp (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Schoolteacher (Character) - 1973
90% 94% Paper Moon Trixie Delight (Character) - 1973
89% 88% What's Up, Doc? Eunice Burns (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Harvey Nurse Ruth Kelly (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet 88% De Duva: The Dove Sigfrid (Character) - 1968

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cosby Unknown (Character) 1996-1999
No Score Yet 58% Saturday Night Live Host 1976-1977 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sesame Street Guest 1978 1981 1993-1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mr. President Lois Gullickson (Character) 1987-1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Oh Madeline Unknown (Character) 1983-1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Carol Burnett Show Guest 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet Adam's Rib Unknown (Guest Star) 1973