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Madeline Kahn is a Actor American born on 29 september 1942 at Boston (USA)
Madeline Kahn (September 29, 1942 – December 3, 1999) was an American actress, comedian and singer, known for her 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 the first of four Tony Award nominations for the 1973 play In the Boom Boom Room. She received subsequent nominations for the revivals of the musicals On the Twentieth Century (1978) and Born Yesterday (1989), before winning the 1993 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the comedy The Sisters Rosensweig. She had previously won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1987 for ABC Afterschool Special. Her other film appearances included The Cheap Detective (1978), City Heat (1983), Clue (1985) and Nixon (1995).
Elle accède à la célébrité dans les années 1970 grâce à ses rôles déjantés dans les films de Mel Brooks Le shérif est en prison, Frankenstein Junior, Le Frère le plus futé de Sherlock Holmes, Le Grand Frisson et La Folle Histoire du monde.
Elle meurt en 1999 des suites d'un cancer ovarien.
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Birth name Madeline Gail Wolfson
Nationality USA
Birth 29 september 1942 at Boston (USA)
Death 3 december 1999 (at 57 years) at New York City (USA)
Awards Daytime Emmy Award
Nationality USA
Birth 29 september 1942 at Boston (USA)
Death 3 december 1999 (at 57 years) at New York City (USA)
Awards Daytime Emmy Award
Kahn made her Broadway debut in Leonard Sillman's New Faces of 1968, and received the first of four Tony Award nominations for the 1973 play In the Boom Boom Room. She received subsequent nominations for the revivals of the musicals On the Twentieth Century (1978) and Born Yesterday (1989), before winning the 1993 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the comedy The Sisters Rosensweig. She had previously won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1987 for ABC Afterschool Special. Her other film appearances included The Cheap Detective (1978), City Heat (1983), Clue (1985) and Nixon (1995).
Biography
De son vrai nom Madeline Gail Wolfson, elle est la fille de Paula Kahn, chanteuse et actrice, et de Bernard B. Wolfson, ouvrier dans une manufacture de vêtements. Élevée dans une famille juive non pratiquante, elle n'a que deux ans lorsque ses parents divorcent. Elle emménage avec sa mère à New York, dans le Queens. Elle a deux demi-frère et sœur nés des remariages de ses parents : Jeffrey, fils de Paula, et Robyn, fille de Bernard Wolfson. Chacune de ces nouvelles unions finira par un divorce.Elle accède à la célébrité dans les années 1970 grâce à ses rôles déjantés dans les films de Mel Brooks Le shérif est en prison, Frankenstein Junior, Le Frère le plus futé de Sherlock Holmes, Le Grand Frisson et La Folle Histoire du monde.
Elle meurt en 1999 des suites d'un cancer ovarien.
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Filmography of Madeline Kahn (31 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Magic 7 | Actress | |
| 2007 | The Pixar Story | Actress | Gypsy (voice) (archive footage) |
| 1999 | Judy Berlin | Actress | Alice Gold |
| 1998 | A Bug's Life | Actress | Gypsy Moth (voice) |
| 1995 | Nixon | Actress | Martha Mitchell |
| 1994 | Mixed Nuts | Actress | Blanche Munchnik |
| 1992 | For Richer, for Poorer | Actress | Billie |
| 1990 | Betsy's Wedding | Actress | Lola Hopper |
| 1986 | An American Tail | Actress | Gussie Mausheimer (voice) |
| 1986 | My Little Pony: The Movie | Actress | Draggle (voice) |
| 1985 | Clue | Actress | Mrs. White |
| 1984 | City Heat | Actress | Caroline Howley |
| 1983 | Yellowbeard | Actress | Betty |
| 1982 | Slapstick (Of Another Kind) | Actress | Eliza Swain / Lutetia Swain |
| 1981 | History of the World: Part I | Actress | Empress Nympho |
| 1980 | Simon | Actress | Dr. Cynthia Mallory |
| 1980 | First Family | Actress | Mrs. Link |
| 1980 | Wholly Moses | Actress | The Witch |
| 1979 | The Muppet Movie | Actress | El Sleezo Patron |
| 1978 | The Cheap Detective | Actress | Mrs. Montenegro |
| 1977 | High Anxiety | Actress | Victoria Brisbane |
| 1977 | Once Upon a Brothers Grimm | Actress | (uncredited) |
| 1976 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Actress | Estie Del Ruth |
| 1975 | The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother | Actress | Jenny Hill |
| 1975 | At Long Last Love | Actress | Kitty O'Kelly (Kathy Krumm) |
| 1974 | Young Frankenstein | Actress | Elizabeth |
| 1974 | Blazing Saddles | Actress | Lili Von Shtupp |
| 1973 | From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler | Actress | Schoolteacher |
| 1973 | Paper Moon | Actress | Trixie Delight |
| 1972 | What's Up, Doc? | Actress | Eunice Burns |
| 1968 | De Düva | Actress | Sigfried |