Age: 23
female
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.
Maddie Ziegler
Stacy Lee Balla
for Stacy Lee Balla in Kitty Foyle
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Set against the soot of Philadelphia and the neon of New York, the story follows Kitty Foyle (Margaret Qualley), a "shanty Irish" girl with a white-collar soul. Kitty is caught in the gears of the American class system, navigating a life defined by the men who love her and the woman she is determined to become. The heart of her conflict is Wyn Strafford VI (Gavin Casalegno), the "Golden Boy" of the Philadelphia Main Line. Their romance is a fever dream of collegiate sweaters and secret trysts, but it is perpetually haunted by the icy silhouette of Mrs. Strafford (Elizabeth Mitchell). When the family’s "Old Money" walls prove impenetrable, Kitty flees to New York, trading her frayed ribbons for the sharp, navy-blue armor of a career girl. In Manhattan, Kitty finds a new blueprint for existence at the Art Deco empire of Delphine Detaille (January Jones). Under the mentorship of the razor-sharp Stacy Lee Balla (Maddie Ziegler) and the transformative touch of stylist Giono (Justice Smith), Kitty is reborn. It is here she meets Dr. Mark Eisen (Ben Platt), a man of science and grit who offers her a "New Hope" - a life of mutual respect rather than social performance. When the death of her father, the cynical but soulful Pop Foyle (David Costabile), and a scandalous, secret tragedy force Kitty to face her past, she must decide: return to the "Main Line" as a ghost of herself, or forge a future in a city that doesn't care who her father was. The film ends not with a wedding, but with a transformation. Kitty Foyle stands at a Grand Central platform, her iconic blue coat a vibrant strike against the grey. She isn't choosing a man; she is choosing herself.
