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Madeline Kahn
Highest Rated: 94% Young Frankenstein (1974)
Lowest Rated: 13% Mixed Nuts (1994)
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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Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77% | 69% | Judy Berlin | Alice Gold (Character) | $467.3K | 1999 |
| 92% | 72% | 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 |
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- | 1984 |
| 22% | 24% | City Heat | Caroline Howley (Character) | - | 1984 |
| 22% | 63% | Yellowbeard | Betty (Character) | - | 1983 |
| 63% | 81% | History of the World: Part I | Empress Nympho (Character) | - | 1981 |
| 60% | 70% | Simon | Dr. Cynthia Mallory (Character) | - | 1980 |
| 14% | 39% | Wholly Moses! | The Witch (Character) | - | 1980 |
| 20% | 11% | First Family | Constance Link (Character) | - | 1980 |
| No Score Yet | 20% | Happy Birthday, Gemini | Bunny Weinberger (Character) | - | 1980 |
| 88% | 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 |
| 94% | 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 |