Miah Madden
Miah Madden | |
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 Madden in 2020 | |
| Born | Miah Grace Madden Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Education | St Catherine's School, Waverley |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, presenter |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Relatives | Madeleine Madden (half-sister) |
Miah Grace Madden is an Australian actress and presenter. She began her career as a child actress in the film The Sapphires (2012) and the ABC Television series The Gods of Wheat Street (2014). She has since starred in the ABC Me series The Unlisted (2019), the 10 Shake series Dive Club (2021), and the Network 10 and Paramount+ series Paper Dolls (2023).
Early life and education
[edit]Miah Grace Madden[1] was born in Sydney and is from Rose Bay, a suburb east of Sydney. She is the daughter of Lee Madden, who was a Gadigal man with some Bundjalung heritage, and Belinda Kirkpatrick. Her father died in a car accident in 2003 when Miah was two and her mother was pregnant with her sister Ruby.[2] She is the younger half-sister of Madeleine Madden.[3][1]
She attended St Catherine's School, Waverley.[4][5]
Career
[edit]Madden began her career playing a younger version of Jessica Mauboy's character in the 2012 film The Sapphires. She reprised a young Mauboy again in her "Never Be the Same" music video.[6] She landed her first major television role as Athena Freeburn in the ABC TV drama The Gods of Wheat Street.
Madden played April Tucker in the 2017 film Australia Day. She appeared in the 2018 NITV series Little J & Big Cuz.
In 2019 and 2020, Madden starred in two children's science fiction series: the ABC Me series The Unlisted (2019) as Kymara and the 9Go! series The Gamers 2037(2020) as Kite.[7] She hosted the third season of the Nickelodeon Australia series Crash the Bash[8] and had a recurring role in the ABC Me comedy-drama Mustangs FC.
In 2021, Madden starred as Maddie in the 10 Shake teen series Dive Club[9][10] and joined the cast of the Nickelodeon fantasy The Bureau of Magical Things as Tayla Devlin for its second season.
In 2023, Madden starred as Charlie Levett in the Network 10 and Paramount+ drama series Paper Dolls.[11][12]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Sapphires | Young Julie | |
| 2013 | The Darkside | ||
| 2017 | Australia Day | April Tucker |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Redfern Now | Young Mattie | Episode: "Consequences" |
| 2014 | The Moodys | Billy | Episode: "Australia Day" |
| The Gods of Wheat Street | Athena Freeburn | Main role | |
| 2016 | Hyde & Seek | Alicia | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Little J & Big Cuz | Monti | |
| 2019 | Mustangs FC | Jas | Recurring role |
| Crash the Bash | Herself / Host | ||
| The Unlisted | Kymara | Main role | |
| 2020–2021 | The Gamers 2037 | Kite | Main role |
| 2021 | Dive Club | Maddie | Main role |
| The Bureau of Magical Things | Tayla Devlin | Recurring role (season 2) | |
| 2023 | The Clearing | Max Dhurrkay | 6 episodes |
| 2023 | Paper Dolls | Charlie Levett | 8 episodes |
Music videos
[edit]- "Never Be the Same" (2014), Jessica Mauboy
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Miah Grace Madden" (PDF). Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Belinda Kirkpatrick's story: widowed whilst pregnant and mum to an 18-month-old". Single Mother Survival Guide (Podcast). 25 June 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ Thompson, Courtney (16 March 2021). "Meet the Maddens". Marie Claire Australia. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Miah Madden (OG 2019) partnered with UN Women Australia in their latest campaign". St Catherine's School. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ Taffel, Jacqui (2 October 2017). "Two Sydney schoolkids with their eyes on Hollywood". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Australia's pop princess Jess Mauboy unveils her demons in new single Never Be the Same". News.com.au (News Limited). 13 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "Escape the game with Miah Madden from The Gamers 2037". K-Zone. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Meet Miah Madden". Who. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Dive Club: Miah Madden Gets Dropped In The Deep End". 10 Play. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ Macdonald, Emily (12 March 2021). "Dive Club: Aubri Ibrag, Miah Madden cast in new Netflix series". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Paper Dolls: Australian Original series lands on Paramount+ | ScreenHub Australia - Film & Television Jobs, News, Reviews & Screen Industry Data". www.screenhub.com.au. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ Paper Dolls (TV Series 2023– ), IMDB, retrieved 6 January 2024
External links
[edit]- Miah Madden at IMDb