Maddie Ziegler

Maddie Ziegler

Known for
Acting
Born
September 30, 2002 (age 24)
Birthplace
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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

Photos

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Filmography

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Shiver poster

Shiver

Movie · as Grace Brisbane

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Girl

Girl

Movie

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Girl

Girl

Movie

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Delulu

Delulu

Movie

2026
Pretty Lethal poster

Pretty Lethal

Movie · as Bones

2026
In a Holidaze poster

In a Holidaze

Movie

2026
Sia: Nostalgic for the Present poster

Sia: Nostalgic for the Present

Movie

2024
My Old Ass poster

My Old Ass

Movie · as Ruthie

2024
Fitting In poster

Fitting In

Movie · as Lindy

2024
Kodar: The Primordial God of Light and Ether poster

Kodar: The Primordial God of Light and Ether

Movie · as Claire

2024
Hot Ones Versus poster

Hot Ones Versus

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2024
Phoning It In

Phoning It In

TV · as Self (voice) · 1 ep

2023
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2023 poster

iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2023

Movie · as Self - Presenter

2021
Music poster

Music

Movie · as Music

2021
West Side Story poster

West Side Story

Movie · as Velma

2021
The Fallout poster

The Fallout

Movie · as Mia Reed

2021
The D'Amelio Show poster

The D'Amelio Show

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

2020
To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You poster

To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You

Movie · as Pep Squad Girl

2019
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? poster

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

TV · as Maddie Ziegler (voice) · 1 ep

2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
The Book of Henry poster

The Book of Henry

Movie · as Christina

2017
Spirit: Riding Free poster

Spirit: Riding Free

TV · as Rose Pendleton (voice) · 1 ep

2016
Ballerina poster

Ballerina

Movie · as Camille Le Haut (voice)

2015
Celebrity Family Feud poster

Celebrity Family Feud

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep

2014
Abby's Studio Rescue poster

Abby's Studio Rescue

TV · as Self · 7 eps

2014
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn poster

Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn

TV · as Eiffel · 2 eps

2012
Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition poster

Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition

TV · as Herself · 2 eps

2011
Dance Moms poster

Dance Moms

TV · as Self · 161 eps

2011
Austin & Ally poster

Austin & Ally

TV · as Shelby · 1 ep

2010
Pretty Little Liars poster

Pretty Little Liars

TV · as Scary girl · 1 ep

2009
Drop Dead Diva poster

Drop Dead Diva

TV · as Young Deb · 1 ep

2007
Young Hollywood poster

Young Hollywood

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

2005
So You Think You Can Dance poster

So You Think You Can Dance

TV · as Self - Judge · 1 ep

2005
Dancing with the Stars poster

Dancing with the Stars

TV · as Self - Dancer · 1 ep

2004
Project Runway poster

Project Runway

TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep

1999
Teen Choice Awards poster

Teen Choice Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 2 eps

1987
Kids' Choice Awards poster

Kids' Choice Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1984
MTV Video Music Awards poster

MTV Video Music Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1981
Entertainment Tonight poster

Entertainment Tonight

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 ep