Madeleine Madden

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Madeleine Madden
Born (1997-01-29) 29 January 1997 (age 24)
Australia
OccupationActress
Years active2009-present

Madeleine Madden (born 29 January 1997) is an Australian actress.

Early life[]

Madden grew up around Redfern, a Sydney inner city suburb, and attended Rose Bay Secondary College.[1][2] The daughter of Lee Madden (Gadigal and Bundjalung) and art curator and writer Hetti Perkins, Madden grew up in a political family; she is the great-granddaughter of Arrernte elder Hetty Perkins and the granddaughter of activist and soccer player Charles Perkins.[3][4][5] Her aunt is director Rachel Perkins. She has two older sisters and two younger half-sisters, including actress Miah Madden. Their father died in a car accident in 2003.[6]

Career[]

In 2010, at age 13, Madden became the first teenager in Australia to deliver an address to the nation, when she delivered a two-minute speech on the future of Indigenous Australians. It was broadcast to 6 million viewers on every free-to-air television network in Australia.[3][4]

Television[]

Madden starred in Australia's first indigenous teen drama, Ready for This, and in the critically applauded Redfern Now.[5][7] She has also starred in The Moodys, Jack Irish, My Place and The Code. In 2016 she starred in the miniseries Tomorrow, When the War Began which is based on the John Marsden series of young adult books. In 2018 she played Marion Quade in the miniseries Picnic at Hanging Rock,[8] Crystal Swan in the TV miniseries Mystery Road and Immy DuPain in the series Pine Gap. She has been cast as Egwene al'Vere in Amazon's upcoming adaptation of The Wheel of Time novels.[9]

Film[]

Madden has starred in short films by Deborah Mailman, and Meryl Tankard and co-starred with Christina Ricci and Jack Thompson in Around the Block.[8][10] Her first film acting job was at 8 years old. She aims to become a director in the future.[11]

When she was 21, Madden made her big Hollywood debut as Sammy in the 2019 Nickelodeon film Dora and the Lost City of Gold.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Ralph Maddie Short
2011 Moth Trinni Short
2012 The Hoarders Lily Short
2013 Around the Block Williemai
2014 Frontier Toora Short
2016 Gimpsey Jaze Short
2018 Cooee Ripley Short
2019 Dora and the Lost City of Gold Sammy Moore
TBA Maestro Rosie in pre-production

TV[]

Year Title Role Notes
2009 My Place Laura Episode: "2008 Laura"
2012–13 Redfern Now Chloe Episodes: "Stand Up", "Pokies"
2014 The Moodys Lucy Episode: "Australia Day"
Jack Irish: Dead Point Marie TV film
The Code Sheyna Smith Episodes: "1.1", "1.2"
2015 Ready for This Zoe Preston Main role (13 episodes)
2016 The Weekend Shift Laura TV series
Tomorrow, When the War Began Corrie Mackenzie TV miniseries
2017 High Life Holly McMahon TV series
Doctor Doctor Millie Episode: "Picture of Innocence"
2018 Picnic at Hanging Rock Marion Quade TV miniseries
Mystery Road Crystal Swan TV miniseries
Pine Gap Immy Dupain TV miniseries
Tidelands Violca Main role
2021 The Wheel of Time Egwene al'Vere TV series[12]
2022 Ark: The Animated Series Helena Walker Voice role[13]

Video Games[]

Year Title Role Notes
2021 Ark: Survival Evolved Helena Walker/HLNA Voice role

References[]

  1. ^ "Meet out cover model & actor Madeleine Madden". David Jones. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Rising star a chip off the old block for star Ruby Rose and Madeleine Madden". The Daily Telegraph. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Dobbie, Phil (6 November 2010). "An Employment Pool of Eager Aussies". CBS MoneyWatch. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Aboriginal teen 'stoked' after speech". The Age. Australian Associated Press. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Dow, Steve (25 October 2013). "The next generation of indigenous stars". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  6. ^ Thompson, Courtney (16 March 2021). "Meet the Maddens". Marie Claire Australia. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  7. ^ Obenson, Tambay. "Trailer: Australia's First Indigenous Teen Drama, 'Ready for This' (Could Be Coming to Your Netflix Queue)". Indiewire. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Madeleine Madden at IMDb
  9. ^ The Wheel of Time on Prime [@WoTonPrime] (14 August 2019). ""It was about a woman who would not bend her back while she was beaten, and who shown with a light for all who watched." @TigerMadden as Egwene Al'Vere #WoTWednesday #TwitterOfTime" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 August 2019 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ Moran, Jonathon (24 June 2012). "Rising star a chip off the old block for star Ruby Rose and Madeleine Madden". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  11. ^ Urankar, Chris (September 2015). "Dusk til Dawn: Madeleine Madden". InStyle Australian edition. Vol. 16 no. 9. pp. 112–121. ISSN 1443-4350.
  12. ^ "https://twitter.com/thewheeloftime/status/1418634929504624646". Twitter. Retrieved 8 August 2021. External link in |title= (help)
  13. ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (11 December 2020). "'Ark: The Animated Series': Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh & Elliot Page Among Voice Cast Members In New Video Game-Inspired Show".

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