Madison Nicole Ziegler (born September 30, 2002)
is an American dancer, actress, author and model. She was initially known for
appearing in Lifetime's reality show Dance Moms from 2011
(at age 8) until 2016. From 2014 to 2017, she gained wider recognition for
starring in a series of music videos by Sia, including
"Chandelier" and "Elastic Heart", which have in total
attracted more than 5 billion views on YouTube. Ziegler has appeared
in films, television and concerts, and has modeled on magazine covers and in
advertisements for Capezio, Ralph
Lauren, Fabletics and Target, among other brands. She was
included by Time magazine on its list of the "30 most
influential teens" in each of 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Ziegler
was a judge on the 2016 season of So You Think You Can Dance: The Next
Generation, toured with Sia in North America and Australia in
2016 and 2017 and toured in Australia and New Zealand with her
sister, Mackenzie, in 2017 and 2018. Her 2017 memoir, The Maddie
Diaries, was a New York Times Best Seller. She voiced
the character Camille Le Haut in the animated film Ballerina (2016)
and appeared as Christina Sickleman in the feature film The Book of
Henry (2017). Her social media presence includes an Instagram account
with more than 13 million followers.