Madeline Kahn

 Madeline Gail Kahn, nee Wolfson was an American comedian and actress as well as a vocalist. She is most well-known for her comedic roles in Mel Brooks and Peter Bogdanovich films, such as What's Up Doc? (1972), Young Frankenstein (1974), High Anxiety (1997), History of the World, Part I (1981) and many more. She was also well-known for her comedic roles in Mel Brooks' films such as What's Up, Doc? (1974), On the Twentieth Century (1978), and In the Boom Boom Room (1974). She was the lead character Madeline Wayne on the short-lived sitcom Oh Madeline (1983-84) and was awarded a Daytime Emmy Award in 1987 for an ABC Afterschool Special. Following a third Tony Award nomination in 1989 for the revival of the play Born Yesterday, she won the 1993 Tony Award as Best Actress in a Play. Her other film appearances included The Cheap Detective (1978), City Heat (1984), Clue (1985), and Nixon (1995).