Madeline Kahn

Madeline Kahn

1942-09-29 Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA 60 Credits

Biography

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 nom...

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The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

2025

as Self

Acting

THE AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE VAULT is a 2-disc, 500-minute odyssey that collects eight feature-length VHS mixtapes from the crackpots at AGFA—including tw...

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

2022

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

4.8
Acting

Clue (1985) has become a cult classic film and is loved by multiple generations. Yet there has never been a documentary created to tell the behind the...

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star

2020

as Self

8.0
Acting

Unleashed from the video vaults of the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA), AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #4: FOLLOW YOUR OWN STAR is a brand new compilation of...

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

2018

as Self (archive footage)

6.4
Acting

At the age of 91, Mel Brooks is unstoppable, with his musical "Young Frankenstein" opening to great critical acclaim in London in late 2017. Alan Yent...

Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West

Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West

2014

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

A documentary about Mel Brooks' legendary 1974 comedy «Blazing Saddles».

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

2013

as Self (archive footage)

8.2
Acting

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise journeys through Brooks’ early years in the creative beginnings of live television — with Sid Caesar on Your Show of Shows — ...

Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

2010

as Self (uncredited) (archive footage)

Acting

A look back at 40 years of Seasame Street.

Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World

Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World

2009

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

Documentary on the making of Mel Brooks' classic comedy "History of the World, Part 1."

Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition

Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition

2009

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

Documentary on the making of Mel Brooks' classic comedy "History of the World, Part 1."

The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story

2007

as Gypsy (voice) (archive footage)

7.6
Acting

A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of it...

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

2006

as Gorgeous Teitelbaum (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig")

Acting

The Great White Way comes into your living room via this disc of rare performances from some of Broadway's brightest luminaries. Culled from clips fro...

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

2005

as Pat Nixon (archive footage)

8.2
Acting

A collection of classic Saturday Night Live sketches featuring Dan Aykroyd.

Back in the Saddle

Back in the Saddle

2001

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
Acting

The cast of "Blazing Saddles" discusses salient points of the movie and its place in modern culture.

Judy Berlin

Judy Berlin

1999

as Alice Gold

5.8
Acting

Judy Berlin is an aspiring actress whose idealism is at odds with her small suburban community, where a solar eclipse induces town inhabitants (a lone...

A Bug's Life

A Bug's Life

1998

as Gypsy Moth (voice)

7.0
Acting

On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of fre...

London Suite

London Suite

1996

as Sharon Semple

4.7
Acting

On one day at an English Hotel, four different stories are shown. Diana is in London to promote her Television Series and her ex-husband Sidney shows ...

For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story

For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story

1996

as Sabrina

Acting

Follows the triumphs and tragedies of Katrinka Kovár, a young Czechoslovakian ski prodigy who discovers high-society splendor in the arms of a wealthy...

Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

1996

as Elizabeth (archive footage)

8.5
Acting

Via reminiscences from writer/actor Gene Wilder and others, this documentary recalls the making of the 1974 film Young Frankenstein.

Nixon

Nixon

1995

as Martha Mitchell

6.9
Acting

A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands from within—spa...

Mixed Nuts

Mixed Nuts

1994

as Blanche Munchnik

5.4
Acting

The events of a crisis hotline business on one crazy night during the Christmas holidays.

The World of Jim Henson

The World of Jim Henson

1994

as Self (archive footage)

7.3
Acting

In this episode of PBS' Great Performances, the history and legacy of puppeteer Jim Henson is explored, from his six-second commercial beginnings to a...

Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book

Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book

1993

Acting

Catch a case of the yawns with Dr. Seuss in this classic rhyming picture book. Bedtime has never been more fun. A yawn is quite catching, you see.

Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

1992

as Self

9.0
Acting

This program features the music of Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim in a 1992 performance at Carnegie Hall. An American Musical Theatre writer for o...

For Richer, for Poorer

For Richer, for Poorer

1992

as Billie

5.5
Acting

Fresh out of college, a young man lazes about his family's estate, which irritates his father, a self-made millionaire who hatches a bankruptcy plan t...

They call me Lucky Luke - Ma Dalton

They call me Lucky Luke - Ma Dalton

1991

as Esperanza

Acting

With the infamous Dalton Brothers behind bars, Luke plans on getting a little rest. On returning to Daisy Town, Luke finds out that the outlaw’s sweet...

Betsy's Wedding

Betsy's Wedding

1990

as Lola Hopper

5.7
Acting

Offbeat fashion student Betsy Hopper and her straight-laced investment-banker fiancé Jake Lovell just want an intimate little wedding reception, but B...

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

1990

as Self

6.0
Acting

Big Bird and his pals are making musical mayhem as they sing the goofiest, nuttiest, silliest songs ever. Join in with Sesame Street favorites Oscar, ...

Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special

Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special

1988

as Self

6.0
Acting

The stars come out on Sesame Street in this fun-filled video featuring the show's most memorable moments. Sing-along in this star-studded celebration!

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

1988

as Self

Acting

The life, career, and music of Irving Berlin are celebrated live on stage with musical performances.

Sesame Street: Sing Along

Sesame Street: Sing Along

1987

as Special Appearance

Acting

Your Sesame Street friends are getting together to sing their favorite songs, and they're inviting you to join all the fun. So sing along with Big Bir...

An American Tail

An American Tail

1986

as Gussie Mausheimer (voice)

6.7
Acting

A young mouse named Fievel and his family decide to migrate to America, a "land without cats," at the turn of the 20th century. But somehow, Fievel en...

Wanted: The Perfect Guy

Wanted: The Perfect Guy

1986

as Ellie Coleman

Acting

Sensing his mom is lonely and looking for companionship, a 13-year-old places a personal ad for 'The Perfect Guy'

My Little Pony: The Movie

My Little Pony: The Movie

1986

as Draggle (voice)

6.3
Acting

The first day of Spring is on its way and the Little Ponies are preparing for it with a big festival. But all the fun may come to an end if the witch ...

Clue

Clue

1985

as Mrs. White

7.2
Acting

Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackm...

Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff

Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff

1985

as Self

Acting

Gonzo hosts this collection of some of the weirdest moments from The Muppet Show at his trailer home, assisted by Camilia and visited by Kermit The Fr...

City Heat

City Heat

1984

as Caroline Howley

5.5
Acting

Set in Kansas City in 1933, Eastwood plays a police lieutenant known simply by his last name, Speer. Reynolds plays a former cop turned private eye na...

Yellowbeard

Yellowbeard

1983

as Betty

5.5
Acting

For years Yellowbeard had looted the Spanish Main, making men eat their lips and swallow their hearts. Caught and convicted for tax evasion, he's sent...

Group Madness

Group Madness

1983

as Self / Mrs. Yellowbeard

Acting

A behind-the-scenes documentary of the making of 1983's Yellowbeard

Slapstick of Another Kind

Slapstick of Another Kind

1982

as Eliza Swain / Lutetia Swain

2.7
Acting

A rich, beautiful couple give birth to deformed alien twins who, when their heads are together, are the smartest kids on the planet.

Scrambled Feet

Scrambled Feet

1982

as Madeline

Acting

Madeline Kahn stars in this zany musical revue that pokes fun at punk rock, theatre critics, the British theatre and much more!

All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds

1981

as Self

6.0
Acting

Burt Reynolds is honored by more than 100 of his fellow celebrities and co-workers.

History of the World: Part I

History of the World: Part I

1981

as Empress Nympho

6.8
Acting

An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.

First Family

First Family

1980

as Mrs. Link

3.0
Acting

When the First Daughter is kidnapped by an African tribe, the President must do what he can to keep them from sacrificing her.

Wholly Moses

Wholly Moses

1980

as The Witch

4.7
Acting

Harvey and Zoey, two tourists in Israel, discover an ancient scroll about Herschel, the man who was almost Moses. Herschel receives the command from G...

Happy Birthday, Gemini

Happy Birthday, Gemini

1980

as Bunny Weinberger

3.2
Acting

A poor Harvard student's romance with a girl hits a rough spot when he realizes, on his 21st birthday, that he's in love with her brother.

Simon

Simon

1980

as Dr. Cynthia Mallory

6.2
Acting

A group of scientists take Simon, a psychology professor, as a test person for a brainwashing experiment and try to convince him that he is a living b...

The Muppet Movie

The Muppet Movie

1979

as El Sleezo Patron

7.2
Acting

The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: a talent agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp ...

The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

1978

as Mrs. Montenegro

6.3
Acting

A spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of...

High Anxiety

High Anxiety

1977

as Victoria Brisbane

6.5
Acting

A psychiatrist with intense acrophobia (fear of heights) goes to work for a mental institution run by doctors who appear to be crazier than their pati...

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1976

as Estie Del Ruth

4.1
Acting

A would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a studio bus driver in the 1920s.

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

1975

as Jenny Hill

6.0
Acting

After spending decades living in the shadow of his more famous and successful sibling, Consulting Detective Sigerson Holmes (Wilder) is called upon to...

At Long Last Love

At Long Last Love

1975

as Kitty O'Kelly (Kathy Krumm)

5.1
Acting

Four socialites unexpectedly clash: heiress Brooke Carter runs into gambler Johnny Spanish at the race track while playboy Michael O. Pritchard nearly...

Young Frankenstein

Young Frankenstein

1974

as Elizabeth

7.9
Acting

A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a prett...

Blazing Saddles

Blazing Saddles

1974

as Lili Von Shtupp

7.2
Acting

A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his h...

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

1973

as Schoolteacher

6.5
Acting

A precocious young girl and her younger brother run away from home and hide in the Metropolitan Museum in New York.

Paper Moon

Paper Moon

1973

as Trixie Delight

7.9
Acting

During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partn...

Harvey

Harvey

1972

as Nurse Ruth Kelly

6.8
Acting

Elwood P. Dowd's constant companion is Harvey, a six-foot tall invisible rabbit. To his sister, his obsession with Harvey has been a thorn in her plan...

What's Up, Doc?

What's Up, Doc?

1972

as Eunice Burns

7.4
Acting

The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.

Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?

Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?

1972

as Self

5.0
Acting

A documentary about the making of Peter Bogdanovich's screwball comedy "What's Up Doc?" starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal.

The Dove

The Dove

1968

as Sigfried

5.9
Acting

De Düva is a 1968 Oscar-nominated American short film that parodies the films of Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, including Wild Strawberries and The ...