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Biography

Hofstra graduate Madeline Kahn was trained for an operatic career, but found her most gainful employment in musical comedy and revue work. While reducing…more

Born

9/29/1942, Boston, Massachusettes

Died

12/3/1999

Birth Name

Madeline Gail Wolfson

Gender

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Star (8)

Role
- Lucky Luke
  Star
  - S 1: Ep 13 For a Fist full of Daltons'
    12/14/02
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Daltons' Christmas
    12/13/02
  - S 1: Ep 11 Fort Custer
    12/12/02
- Cosby
  Pauline Fox (1996-1999)
  - S 4: Ep 16 Perfect Valentine
    3/31/00
  - S 4: Ep 15 It's a Wonderful Wife
    3/10/00
  - S 4: Ep 14 Raising Paranoia
    3/3/00
  - S 4: Ep 13 To Catch a Thief
    1/28/00
  - S 4: Ep 12 Chilly Scenes of Winter Golf
    1/21/00
  - + 85 More Credits
- New York News
  Nan Chase
  - S 1: Ep 8 You Thought the Pope was Something
    11/30/95
  - S 1: Ep 7 Welcome Back Cotter
    11/9/95
  - S 1: Ep 6 A Question of Truth
    11/2/95
  - S 1: Ep 5 Good-Bye Gator
    10/19/95
  - S 1: Ep 4 Broadway Joe
    10/12/95
  - + 9 More Credits
- Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House
  Grace Anderson
- Mr. President
  Lois Gullickson
- My Little Pony
  Draggle
  - S 1: Ep 1 My Little Pony: The Movie
    6/20/86
- Comedy Tonight
  Regular
- Oh Madeline
  Madeline Wayne
  - S 1: Ep 18 A Little Fight Music
    3/13/84
  - S 1: Ep 17 Play Crystal for Me
    2/28/84
  - S 1: Ep 16 Ladies' Night Out
    2/21/84
  - S 1: Ep 15 My Mother the Carnal
    1/31/84
  - S 1: Ep 14 Things That Go Bump in the Night
    1/24/84
  - + 14 More Credits
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- Saturday Night Live
  Various
  - — The Best of Gilda Radner
    7/3/89
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 8: Ep 13 Show #1098
    2/16/89
  - S 6: Ep 128 Show #0946
    11/18/87
  - S 3: Ep 17 Show #0360
    2/27/84
  - S 2: Ep 20 Show #0195 (90 Minute Special)
    3/4/83
  - S 1: Ep 166 Show #0166
    12/22/82
Guest Star (26)

Role
- Little Bill
  Mrs. Shapiro
  - S 1: Ep 1 Just A Baby / The Campout
    11/28/99
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 87 Show #329
    1/27/98
  - S 1: Ep 73 Show #73
    10/7/96
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 4: Ep 82 Show #0731
    1/13/97
- Saturday Night Live
  Herself
  - S 21: Ep 9 Madeline Kahn/Bush
    12/16/95
  - S 3: Ep 2 Madeline Kahn/Taj Mahal
    10/8/77
  - S 1: Ep 19 Madeline Kahn/Carly Simon
    5/8/76
- Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House
  Grace Anderson
  - S 1: Ep 6 More Stately Mansions
    2/21/93
- Live! with Kelly
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 69 December 11, 1992
    12/11/92
- Good Morning America
  Herself
  - S 18: Ep 214 October 29, 1992
    10/29/92
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 30: Ep 111 Show #4522
    5/7/92
  - S 29: Ep 147 Show #4377
    7/18/91
- Road to Avonlea
  Pigeon Plumtree
  - S 2: Ep 11 It's Just a Stage
    2/10/91
- The ABC Afterschool Special
  Ellie Coleman
  - S 15: Ep 2 Wanted: The Perfect Guy
    10/1/86
- My Little Pony and Friends
  Draggle
  - — My Little Pony - The Movie
    6/20/86
- Reading Rainbow
  Narrator
  - S 1: Ep 3 Bea and Mr. Jones
    6/8/83
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
- Fridays
  Host
  - S 2: Ep 24 Madeline Kahn / Frankie & The Knockouts
    4/10/81
- The Muppet Show
  El Sleezo Patron
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Muppet Movie
    6/22/79
- Dinah!
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 201 July 24, 1978
    7/24/78
- The Muppet Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 9 Madeline Kahn
    9/1/77
- The Carol Burnett Show
  Herself
  - S 10: Ep 4 with Madeline Kahn
    10/16/76
- The Academy Awards
  Herself - Presenter
  - S 48: Ep 1 The 48th Annual Academy Awards
    3/29/76
- Adam's Rib
  Doris
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Unwritten Law (1)
    10/12/73
- Great Performances
  Herself
- The David Frost Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 150 April 17, 1972
    4/17/72
  - S 2: Ep 232 July 24, 1970
    7/24/70
  - S 2: Ep 128 February 25, 1970
    2/25/70
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Nurse Ruth Kelly
  - S 21: Ep 4 Harvey
    3/22/72
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 3 December 31, 1969
    12/31/69
  - S 2: Ep 71 December 12, 1968
    12/12/68
  - S 2: Ep 70 December 11, 1968
    12/11/68
  - S 2: Ep 69 December 10, 1968
    12/10/68
  - S 2: Ep 11 September 16, 1968
    9/16/68
  - + 4 More Credits
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 77 December 3, 1969
    12/3/69
  - S 7: Ep 64 November 14, 1969
    11/14/69
  - S 7: Ep 38 October 8, 1969
    10/8/69
  - S 7: Ep 15 September 5, 1969
    9/5/69
  - S 6: Ep 208 June 18, 1969
    6/18/69
  - + 8 More Credits
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 167 April 29, 1969
    4/29/69
  - S 17: Ep 8 September 22, 1978
    9/22/78
  - S 15: Ep 28 October 13, 1976
    10/13/76
  - S 9: Ep 210 July 2, 1971
    7/2/71

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- Madeline won a Tony award for her non-musical performance in Wendy Wasserstein's The Sisters Rosenzweig in 1992.
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- Madeline was always terrified of and avoided acting classes, but made herself attend the Warren Robertson Actors' Workshop for a few months out of self-proclaimed necessity.
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- Madeline remembered her stint as guest host on the NBC comedy series, Saturday Night Live, as "not a pleasant experience." Not only was she frightened of live TV, but aware of the cast's reputation for viciously snubbing hosts that didn't fit in, she kept to herself. The "clinical" approach she took to make a go of the show left her totally unaccepted by the Not Ready for Prime Time Players.
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- Madeline: As an individual, I have always been hypersensitive to what I see going on in front of my eyes. I think, (eyes grow bigger) 'Would you look... I can't... Would you look at that!' I have always been that way. I feel as though I came from some other planet half the time. It's all so amazing to me what goes on.
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- Madeline: (about her contribution to the revival of the Broadway musical, 'Born Yesterday') It didn't work out the way I hoped it would. I wanted to take a new look at the play and focus on some of the values which weren't so important back in the forties, but which are now. My attitude was, let's find it, and it didn't turn out that way. I found new values in my own performance, but I wanted it to be true for the rest of the production.
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- Madeline: I've been in some movies that haven't worked and I knew that they were not good for me from the minute I read them. What I knew was that I needed to work and I knew it wasn't terrible. It wasn't embarrassing. It had some merit and some class, something going for it. If in fact, it was done to a tee, it could be alright. Very few things are done to a tee.
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