Madeline Kahn

Age: 57 (passed away Dec. 3rd, 1999)
Height: 5' 3"

Birth Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Born: Sep. 29th, 1942

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Madeline Kahn's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Cosby	Pauline Fox
Adam's Rib	Doris
Little Bill	Mrs. Shapiro
Mr. President	Lois Gullickson
Oh Madeline	Madeline Wayne

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Madeline Kahn was born on September 29, 1942, in Boston, Massachusetts. She began her acting career in high school and went on to university where she trained as an opera singer and starred in several campus productions, ultimately earning a doctorate in her chosen field. Her finest years came in Paper Moon (1973) with 'Ryan ONeal, which was followed the next year by Mel Brooks's outrageous Blazing Saddles (1974) as Lili Von Shtupp, a cabaret singer who was obviously based on Marlene Dietrich's performance in Destry Rides Again (1939). She was so delightful in both that Madeline was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in both movies. In 1998, Madeline lent her voice to Gypsy in the wildly popular animated film A Bug's Life (1998). Tragically, on December 3, 1999, Madeline died of ovarian cancer in New York, a disease from which she suffered for about a year while she was a cast member of "Cosby" (1996). The accomplished stage and screen actress was just 57.

TRIVIA:

Daughter of 'Paula Kahn' (qv).
Graduated from Hofstra University on a drama scholarship.
Operatically trained singer.
Sister of 'Jeffrey Kahn (I)' (qv).
Nominated for the 1978 Tony Award (New York City) for Actress in a Musical for "On the Twentieth Century".
Her performance as Lili von Shtupp in _Blazing Saddles (1974)_ (qv) is ranked #74 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
Performed custom voice-over work for the "Gypsy" character in the PlayStation game "A Bug's Life" (1998). [source: game credits]
Nominated for the 1974 Tony Award (New York City) for Actress in a Drama for "Boom Boom Boom".

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