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Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominated
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Nominated
Academy Award
Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominated
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 .
Madeline Kahn. Jump to. 3 wins & 13 nominations. Academy Awards, USA. 1975 Nominee Oscar. Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Blazing Saddles. 1974 Nominee Oscar. Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Paper Moon. American Comedy Awards, USA. 1995 Nominee American Comedy Award. Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) Mixed Nuts.
- September 29, 1942
- December 3, 1999
Kahn was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in both movies. In 1998, she lent her voice to the character of "Gypsy" in A Bug's Life (1998). On December 3, 1999, Madeline Kahn died of ovarian cancer in New York City, after a yearlong or so battle, during part of which time she was a cast member of Cosby (1996), aged 57.
- January 1, 1
- Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA
- January 1, 1
- New York City, New York, USA
Check all the awards won and nominated for by Madeline Kahn - Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (1993) , Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (1993) , Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play (1993) and more awards. Madeline Kahn was an American actress, comedienne and singer.
Kahn was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in both movies. In 1998, she lent her voice to the character of "Gypsy" in A Bug's Life (1998). On December 3, 1999, Madeline Kahn died of ovarian cancer in New York City, after a yearlong or so battle, during part of which time she was a cast member of Cosby (1996), aged 57.
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). Oops something went wrong: