Maddie Ziegler

Maddie Ziegler

21 · Born: Sep 30, 2002

Personal Details

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Born Sep 30, 2002 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
  • Kurt Ziegler
  • Greg Gisoni
  • Melissa Ziegler
Relatives
  • Mackenzie Ziegler (Sibling)
  • Tyler Ziegler (Half Sibling)
  • Ryan Ziegler (Half Sibling)

Biography

Madison Nicole Ziegler (born September 30, 2002) is an American actress and dancer. She was initially known for appearing in Lifetime's reality show Dance Moms from 2011 (at age 8) until 2016. From 2014, she gained wider recognition for starring in a series of music videos by Sia, beginning with "Chandelier" and "Elastic Heart", which have in total attracted more than 5 billion views on YouTube. Ziegler has appeared in films, television shows, concerts, advertisements and on magazine covers. Ziegler was a judge on the 2016 season of So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation and toured with Sia in North America and Australia in 2016. Her 2017 memoir, The Maddie Diaries, was a New York Times Best Seller. Her film roles include Camille Le Haut in the animated film Ballerina (2016), Christina Sickleman in The Book of Henry (2017), the title role in Music (2021), Mia Reed in the high school drama The Fallout (2021) and Velma in Steven Spielberg's 2021 West Side Story. Ziegler was included by Time magazine on its list of the "30 most influential teens" in each year from 2015 to 2017. She was included in the 2023 Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the Hollywood & Entertainment category. Her social media presence includes an Instagram account with more than 13 million followers.

Career

2024
My Old Ass
My Old Ass as Ruthie
Fitting In
Fitting In as Lindy
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2021
Music
Music as Music
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The Fallout
The Fallout as Mia Reed
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2019
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? as Maddie Ziegler (voice)
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2017
The Book of Henry
The Book of Henry as Christina Sickleman
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2016
Leap!
Leap! as Camille Le Haut (voice)
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2015
Austin & Ally
Austin & Ally as Shelby
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2018
Dancing with the Stars
2017
Project Runway
Project Runway
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2016
So You Think You Can Dance
2011
Dance Moms
Dance Moms
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