Maddie Ziegler

Madison Nicole Ziegler born September 30 2002 is an American actress and dancer She was initially known for appearing in Lifetimes 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 and Velma in Steven Spielbergs 2021 West Side Story 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