If you've watched a music video in the last 10 years, odds are you've seen the ultra talented Maddie Ziegler already! Born in 2002 in Pittsburgh, PA, some might actually call young Maddie a dance prodigy, as she was one of the stars of the hit reality TV series Dance Moms when it first came onto the scene in 2011. Proving to be the breakout star of a reality show at only 9 years old usually doesn't pan out for most, but Maddie's talent led her to become the dance muse and frequent collaborator with music legend Sia, who put her in basically every single one of her music videos, most notably the now iconic performative dances for Chandelier and then throwing herself around a giant birdcage with Shia LaBeouf in Elastic Heart. So the marvelous Maddie was already a star before even turning 10 years old and didn't just stick to spinning around on stage with Sia, she's now breaking into the world of acting! She had some smaller roles in TV shows like Drop Dead Diva, Pretty Little Liars, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, and even lent her voice to some projects like Leap! (2016) and Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? (2020) while still being the most casted music video dancer of the decade. Now that she's grown up, the multi-talented former child star has her eyes set on some bigger roles and is becoming a movie star! She's recently been in The Book of Henry (2017), Sia's directorial debut Music (2021), and where she comes our way in The Fallout (2021). Maddie shows some pokies in the bathroom in one scene and then shares a sapphic smooch with Jenna Ortega for her first foray into more sexy material. Keep an eye out for Maddie in the Spielberg's epic West Side Story (2021) remake as well, cementing her as one of the biggest stars on the rise!
