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Madeline Kahn (Female, 1942-1999)

Born: 29th September 1942
Died: 3rd December 1999
Filmogs Rating:   (78.99%)
Links: IMDb Profile

Madeline Kahn Biography: Madeline Kahn was born on September 29, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts. She began her acting career in high school and went on to college where she starred in several campus productions ultimately gaining her doctorate in her chosen field. Her finest years came in 1973's Paper Moon with Ryan O'Neal which was followed the next year by Blazing Saddles as Lili Von Shtupp, a saloon singer. She was so delightful in both that Madeline was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress in both movies. In 1998, Madeline lent her voice as Gypsy in the wildly popular animated film, A Bug's Life. On December 3, 1999, Madeline died of ovarian cancer in New York, a disease from which she suffered for about a year. The accomplished stage and screen actress was just 57.


Madeline Kahn Movies...

A Bug's Life (1998)
Every year, a bunch of grasshoppers come to the anthill and eat what the ants have gathered for them. The "offering", as the ants call the ritual, is a part of their fate. One day in spring...
Blazing Saddles (1974)
The Ultimate Western Spoof. A town where everyone seems to be named Johnson is in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, Hedley Lemar, a politically connected nasty person, sends in ...
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Comicità debordante e citazioni cinematografiche da antologia in questa rivisitazione parodistica del mito di Frankenstein e del suo "Mostro", a tutt'oggi il miglior film di Mel Brooks. Il dottor F...
Paper Moon (1973)
Adapted from the novel, "Addie Pray" (1971) by Joe David Brown, PAPER MOON is the story of Moses Pray and Addie Loggins. With scenery reminiscent of "The Grapes of Wrath," the film ...
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
Two researchers have come to San Francisco to compete for a research grant in Music. One seems a bit distracted, and that was before he meets her. A strange woman seems to have devoted her life to ...

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