Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 30, 2002
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits
40 titles
Maddie Ziegler
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), 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.
Known For
Filmography
In a Holidaze
Sia: Nostalgic for the Present
Pretty Lethal
Bones
My Old Ass
Ruthie
Kodar: The Primordial God of Light and Ether
Claire
Fitting In
Lindy
Hot Ones Versus
Self
Phoning It In
Self (voice)
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2023
Self - Presenter
West Side Story
Velma
The D'Amelio Show
Self (archive footage)
The Fallout
Mia Reed
Music
Music
To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You
Pep Squad Girl
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Maddie Ziegler (voice)
Spirit: Riding Free
Rose Pendleton (voice)
The Book of Henry
Christina
Ballerina
Camille Le Haut (voice)
Celebrity Family Feud
Self
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
Eiffel
Abby's Studio Rescue
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition
Herself
Austin & Ally
Shelby
Dance Moms
Self
Pretty Little Liars
Scary girl
Drop Dead Diva
Young Deb
Young Hollywood
Self - Host
So You Think You Can Dance
Self - Judge
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Audience Member
Project Runway
Self - Guest Judge
Teen Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
Kids' Choice Awards
Self
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
Entertainment Tonight
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Girl
Girl
Shiver
Grace Brisbane