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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.

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Highest-Rated Movies

95% 92% Young Frankenstein Watchlist 92% 73% A Bug's Life Watchlist
91% 94% Paper Moon
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89% 91% Blazing Saddles
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89% 88% What's Up, Doc?
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89% 88% The Muppet Movie
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77% 71% An American Tail
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77% 69% Judy Berlin
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75% 67% High Anxiety
Watchlist 75% 74% Nixon Watchlist
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Madeline Kahn

Madeline Kahn 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 View more photos

Filmography

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Judy Berlin 77% 69% 1999 Alice Gold Actor A Bug's Life 92% 73% 1998 Gypsy Moth Voice For Love Alone 1996 Sabrina Actor London Suite 50% 1996 Sharon Semple Actor Nixon 75% 74% 1995 Martha MItchell Actor Mixed Nuts 13% 47% 1994 Mrs. Munchnik Actor For Richer, for Poorer 20% 1992 Billie Actor Betsy's Wedding 56% 39% 1990 Lola Hopper Actor My Little Pony 72% 1986 Draggle Voice An American Tail 77% 71% 1986 Gussie Mausheimer Voice Clue 72% 86% 1985 Mrs. White Actor Slapstick of Another Kind 17% 1984 Eliza Swain/Lutetia Swain Actor City Heat 22% 24% 1984 Caroline Howley Actor Yellowbeard 22% 63% 1983 Betty Actor History of the World: Part I 61% 81% 1981 Empress Nympho Actor Simon 60% 69% 1980 Dr. Cynthia Mallory Actor Wholly Moses! 13% 39% 1980 The Witch Actor First Family 20% 11% 1980 Constance Link Actor Happy Birthday, Gemini 17% 1980 Bunny Weinberger Actor The Muppet Movie 89% 88% 1979 El Sleezo Patron Actor The Cheap Detective 53% 57% 1978 Mrs. Montenegro Actor High Anxiety 75% 67% 1977 Victoria Brisbane Actor The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother 56% 57% 1975 Jenny Hill Actor Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood 14% 50% 1975 Estie Del Ruth Actor At Long Last Love 22% 43% 1975 Kitty O'Kelly Actor
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