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

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Dancing with the Stars

Saturday Night Live

Project Runway

Pretty Little Liars

Pretty Lethal

All Movies (15)

Sia: Nostalgic for the Present2026
Pretty Lethal2026 · as Bones
My Old Ass2024 · as Ruthie
Kodar: The Primordial God of Light and Ether2024 · as Claire
Fitting In2024 · as Lindy
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 20232023 · as Self - Presenter
West Side Story2021 · as Velma
The Fallout2021 · as Mia Reed
Music2021 · as Music
To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You2020 · as Pep Squad Girl
The Book of Henry2017 · as Christina
Ballerina2016 · as Camille Le Haut (voice)
holiday special; twas the fight before christmas2013
Shiver— · as Grace Brisbane
In a Holidaze—

All TV Shows (25)

Hot Ones Versus2024 · as Self
Phoning It In2024 · as Self (voice)
The D'Amelio Show2021 · as Self (archive footage)
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?2019 · as Maddie Ziegler (voice)
Spirit: Riding Free2017 · as Rose Pendleton (voice)
Celebrity Family Feud2015 · as Self
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn2014 · as Eiffel
Abby's Studio Rescue2014 · as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition2012 · as Herself
Austin & Ally2011 · as Shelby
Dance Moms2011 · as Self
Pretty Little Liars2010 · as Scary girl
Drop Dead Diva2009 · as Young Deb
Young Hollywood2007 · as Self - Host
So You Think You Can Dance2005 · as Self - Judge
Dancing with the Stars2005 · as Self - Audience Member
Dancing with the Stars2005 · as Self - Trio Partner: Alexis & Alan
Project Runway2004 · as Self - Guest Judge
Teen Choice Awards1999 · as Self - Presenter
Kids' Choice Awards1987 · as Self
MTV Video Music Awards1984 · as Self
Entertainment Tonight1981 · as Self
Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Cameo (uncredited)