Madeline Kahn
- Recitazione
- 29 settembre 1942 · Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA
- 3 dicembre 1999
Biografia
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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Filmografia
- Who Done It: The Clue Documentary · In persona
- AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star · In persona
- The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault · (archive footage)
- Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting · In persona
- Mel Brooks: Unwrapped · In persona
- The Last Impresario · In persona
- Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West · In persona
- Mel Brooks: Make a Noise · In persona
- Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days · In persona
- Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World · In persona
- Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition · In persona
- The Pixar Story · Gypsy (voice) (archive footage)
- Legends · Elizabeth (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays · Gorgeous Teitelbaum (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd · Pat Nixon (archive footage)
- Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! · In persona
- Back in the Saddle · In persona
- Little Bill
- Judy Berlin · Alice Gold
- Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special · (archive footage)
- A Bug's Life - Megaminimondo · Gypsy Moth (Voce)
- Cosby · Pauline Fox
- London Suite · Sharon Semple
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show · In persona
- La vera storia di Ivana Trump · Sabrina
- Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein · Elizabeth (archive footage)
- Gli intrighi del potere - Nixon · Martha Mitchell
- New York News · Nan Chase
- Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall · Cora Hoover Hooper
- Agenzia salvagente · Blanche Munchnik
- The World of Jim Henson · In persona
- Intimate Portrait · In persona
- Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book · Narrator (Voce)
- Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall · In persona
- Lucky Luke · Esperanza, Esmeralda
- Ricomincio da povero · Billie
- Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House · Grace Anderson
- They call me Lucky Luke - Ma Dalton · Esperanza
- Il matrimonio di Betsy · Lola Hopper
- Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! · In persona
- Road to Avonlea · Pigeon Plumtree
- Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie · In persona
- Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration · In persona
- Mr. President · Lois Gullickson
- Sesame Street: Sing Along · Special Appearance
- Fievel sbarca in America · Gussie Mausheimer (Voce)
- Wanted: The Perfect Guy · Ellie Coleman
- Vola mio mini pony
- Mio mini Pony - Il film · Draggle (Voce)
- Signori, il delitto è servito · Mrs. White
- Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff · In persona
- The Comedy Factory · Violet Kingsley
- Per piacere... non salvarmi più la vita · Caroline Howley
- Oh Madeline · Madeline Wayne
- Barbagialla, il terrore dei sette mari e mezzo · Betty
- Group Madness · Self / Mrs. Yellowbeard
- Reading Rainbow · In persona
- Comiche dell'altro mondo · Eliza Swain / Lutetia Swain, Songs
- Scrambled Feet · Madeline
- All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds · In persona
- La pazza storia del mondo · Empress Nympho
- First Family · Mrs. Link
- Io, modestamente, Mosè · The Witch
- Happy Birthday, Gemini · Bunny Weinberger
- Fridays · In persona
- Simon · Dr. Cynthia Mallory
- Ecco il film dei Muppet · El Sleezo Patron
- A proposito di omicidi... · Mrs. Montenegro
- Alta tensione · Victoria Brisbane
- The Muppet Show · In persona
- Won Ton Ton - Il cane che salvò Hollywood · Estie Del Ruth
- Il fratello più furbo di Sherlock Holmes · Jenny Hill
- Saturday Night Live · In persona
- Finalmente arrivò l'amore · Kitty O'Kelly (Kathy Krumm)
- Frankenstein Junior · Elizabeth
- Mezzogiorno e mezzo di fuoco · Lili Von Shtupp
- Adam's Rib · Doris
- From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler · Schoolteacher
- Paper Moon - Luna di carta · Trixie Delight
- ABC Afterschool Special · Ellie Coleman