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My Take
I find Maddie Ziegler's trajectory quietly remarkable. Child stars who grow up on reality television usually get flattened by the exposure; she somehow used it as a launchpad instead. Dancing in Sia's Chandelier at eleven, she communicated grief and chaos with a maturity most adult performers never reach — that video still unsettles me in the best way. What I respect most is how deliberately she has transitioned, choosing acting and modeling work that lets her grow rather than coasting on nostalgia. Her instrument was always expressiveness, not just technique, and that travels across mediums. I genuinely want to see what she does at thirty.
Overview
Madison Nicole Ziegler (; born September 30, 2002) is an American actress and dancer. She appeared in Lifetime's reality show Dance Moms from 2011 at age 8 until 2016, and starred in a series of music videos by Sia, beginning with "Chandelier" and "Elastic Heart", which have in total attracted more than 6 billion views on YouTube.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Maddie Ziegler
- Name (Japanese)
- マディー・ジーグラー
- Reading
- までぃー・じーぐらー
- Born
- September 30, 2002 (age 23)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Horse
- Origin
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 170 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- dancer / actor / model / television actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.