Madeline Kahn

Died at 83

born September 29, 1942

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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).

Known for

A Bug's Life

Young Frankenstein

Clue

Blazing Saddles

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Joni Thrombey

Knives Out (1979)

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Wanda

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (1988)

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Wanda

Hotel Transylvania (1982)

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Janet

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Alternative Cast)

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Scarlet Witch

Avengers: The Wrath of Galactus (1980's)

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The Muppet Movie

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Solitaire

Bond girls-Recast

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Lara Lee Candie-Fitzwilly

Mel Brooks' Django Unchained

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Claire Debella, the governor of Connecticut

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (1992)

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Debbie

This is 40 (1982)

Debbie

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Sue-Ann Norris

Mars Attacks (1988)

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China Princess

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

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Valerie

The Princess Bride (1977)

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Lady Sarah Churchill

The Favourite (1988)

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Early 1940s

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Winifred Banks

Mary Poppins (1984 WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY REMAKE)

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Rest in Peace

A BUG'S LIFE 2

Rest in Peace

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Anna Barnes-Leatherwood

A Million Ways to Die in the West (1974)

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Mrs. Gloria Teasdale

Duck Soup (1980s)

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Ragatha

The Amazing Digital Circus {1993}

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Delia Deetz

Beetlejuice (1978)

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