Madeline Kahn
Biography
Madeline Kahn was a talented American actress and comedian, known for her iconic roles in films directed by Peter Bogdanovich and Mel Brooks, including What's Up, Doc? (1972) and Blazing Saddles (1974). She made her Broadway debut in Leonard Sillman's New Faces of 1968 and won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1987. Kahn received multiple Tony Award nominations for her stage work, including Best Actress in a Play for The Sisters Rosensweig in 1993.