(Sept. 29, 1942 - Dec. 03, 1999) Madeline Kahn was an American actress of movie, television, and theater. Her breakthrough performance came as Ryan O'Neal's hysterical fiance Eunice Burns in comedy What's Up, Doc? (1972) starring Barbara Streisand. Her film career continued with Paper Moon (1973), Young Frankenstein (1974), Blazing Saddles (1974) and High Anxiety (1977).