Acting credits
37
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Maddie Ziegler
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.7
Moderate attention
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Movies: 14Series: 23Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 1483976
IMDb ID: nm4675650
Known for: Acting
Born: September 30, 2002
Age: 24
Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1975 - 2026
Years active: 52
Average TMDB rating: 6.9
Wikidata: Q16240603
Also known as
Madison Ziegler • Madison Nicole Ziegler
Other jobs
Producer (1)
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Maddie Ziegler.
Dec 2
In a Holidaze
2026 Movie
Sia: Nostalgic for the Present
2026 Movie
Pretty Lethal
as Bones
2026 Movie
My Old Ass
as Ruthie
2024 Movie
Kodar: The Primordial God of Light and Ether
as Claire
2024 Movie
Fitting In
as Lindy
2024 Movie
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2023
as Self - Presenter
2023 Movie
West Side Story
as Velma
2021 Movie
The Fallout
as Mia Reed
2021 Movie
Music
as Music
2021 Movie
To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You
as Pep Squad Girl
2020 Movie
The Book of Henry
as Christina
2017 Movie
Ballerina
as Camille Le Haut (voice)
2016 Movie
Shiver
as Grace Brisbane
Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Maddie Ziegler.
Hot Ones Versus
as Self • 1 eps
2024 Series
The D'Amelio Show
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2021 Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
as Maddie Ziegler (voice) • 1 eps
2019 Series
Spirit: Riding Free
as Rose Pendleton (voice) • 1 eps
2017 Series
Celebrity Family Feud
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
as Eiffel • 2 eps
2014 Series
Abby's Studio Rescue
as Self • 7 eps
2014 Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition
as Herself • 2 eps
2012 Series
Austin & Ally
as Shelby • 1 eps
2011 Series
Dance Moms
as Self • 161 eps
2011 Series
Pretty Little Liars
as Scary girl • 1 eps
2010 Series
Drop Dead Diva
as Young Deb • 1 eps
2009 Series
Young Hollywood
as Self - Host • 1 eps
2007 Series
So You Think You Can Dance
as Self - Judge • 1 eps
2005 Series
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Audience Member • 1 eps
2005 Series
Project Runway
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
2004 Series
Teen Choice Awards
as Self - Presenter • 2 eps
1999 Series
Kids' Choice Awards
as Self • 1 eps
1987 Series
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self • 1 eps
1984 Series
Entertainment Tonight
as Self • 1 eps
1981 Series
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) • 1 eps
1975 Series