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Maddie Ziegler
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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…
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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), Velma in Steven Spielberg's 2021 West Side Story, Lindy in Fitting In (2023), and Ruthie in My Old Ass (2024). 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.
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2026
In a Holidaze
Movie
- 2026
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2026
Pretty Lethal
Movie Bones
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2024
My Old Ass
Movie Ruthie
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2024
Kodar: The Primordial God of Light and Ether
Movie Claire
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2024
Fitting In
Movie Lindy
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2024
Hot Ones Versus
TV show Self
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2024
Phoning It In
TV show Self (voice)
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2023
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2023
Movie Self - Presenter
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2021
West Side Story
Movie Velma
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2021
The D'Amelio Show
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2021
The Fallout
Movie Mia Reed
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2021
Music
Movie Music
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2020
To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You
Movie Pep Squad Girl
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV show Self
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2019
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
TV show Maddie Ziegler (voice)
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2017
Spirit: Riding Free
TV show Rose Pendleton (voice)
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2017
The Book of Henry
Movie Christina
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2016
Ballerina
Movie Camille Le Haut (voice)
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2015
Celebrity Family Feud
TV show Self
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2014
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
TV show Eiffel
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2014
Abby's Studio Rescue
TV show Self
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2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV show Self
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2012
Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition
TV show Herself
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2011
Austin & Ally
TV show Shelby
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2011
Dance Moms
TV show Self
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2010
Pretty Little Liars
TV show Scary girl
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2009
Drop Dead Diva
TV show Young Deb
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2007
Young Hollywood
TV show Self - Host
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2005
So You Think You Can Dance
TV show Self - Judge
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2005
Dancing with the Stars
TV show Self - Audience Member
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2004
Project Runway
TV show Self - Guest Judge
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1999
Teen Choice Awards
TV show Self - Presenter
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1987
Kids' Choice Awards
TV show Self
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1984
MTV Video Music Awards
TV show Self
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1981
Entertainment Tonight
TV show Self
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1975
Saturday Night Live
TV show Self - Cameo (uncredited)
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Girl
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Shiver
Movie Grace Brisbane
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