| Madeleine Martin | |
| Birth Date: | 15 April 1993 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, U.S. |
| Education: | School of American Ballet |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 2000–present |
Madeleine Martin (born April 15, 1993[1]) is an American actress, known for voicing JoJo Tickle, the title character on the Playhouse Disney children's animated TV series JoJo's Circus and Fionna Campbell in the Cartoon Network series Adventure Time and its Max spin-off , and for playing the character Rebecca "Becca" Moody on the Showtime comedy-drama Californication and Shelley Godfrey from the second and third seasons of the Netflix horror series Hemlock Grove.
Martin grew up in New York City in the United States. As her mother is from Canada, Martin has dual citizenship of both countries.[2] Martin was homeschooled and has studied at the School of American Ballet.[3]
At age seven, Martin appeared in the Broadway National Tour of The Sound of Music with Richard Chamberlain. Two years later she portrayed young Cosette in the Broadway National Tour of Les Miserables. She appeared on Broadway in the title role in A Day in the Death of Joe Egg at the age of 10; her acclaimed performance gave her the opportunity to be the youngest presenter in history at the 2003 Tony Awards. The New York Times profiled her when she was 12 years old. She appeared onstage in The Pillowman alongside Jeff Goldblum and Billy Crudup. She acted in A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Garden.[4]
Her first appearance on television came in 2003 on Law & Order, where she played the role of Annie for one episode. Also in 2003, she did the voice acting for the main character JoJo, in the cartoon TV series JoJo's Circus. She was a series regular on Disney's Out of the Box. She was called back in 2004 for another episode ("Sick"), on , as April. In 2005, she appeared for one episode on another TV series, Hope & Faith, as Ivana Charles.[5]
In 2006, Martin was a voice actress in , where she voiced several roles. She returned to TV in 2007 to act alongside David Duchovny in the Showtime dramedy Californication as Becca Moody, Duchovny's character's teenage daughter. She performed several songs in Californication including "Only Women Bleed", "Don't Let Us Get Sick", and "Surrender". Martin originated the role of "Jean Fordham" on Broadway in the hit play .
In 2010, she was a co-star alongside John Cena in the WWE Studios film, Legendary. Her performance was heavily criticized.[6] [7]
She voiced Finn's female counterpart, Fionna, in the Adventure Time episodes "Fionna and Cake", "Bad Little Boy", "The Prince Who Wanted Everything", "Five Short Tables" and "Fionna and Cake and Fionna"— and voiced the character in the spin-off series . She also appeared in the Criminal Minds Season 7 episode "Heathridge Manor".[8]
Martin performed in the Atlantic Theater Company's production of Harper Regan in 2012 and on Broadway in Picnic in 2013.[9]
From 2014 to 2016, she played Shelley Godfrey in the second and third seasons of Hemlock Grove and had a guest role on The Good Wife. She performed in the Lincoln Center production of The Harvest in the winter of 2016. In 2019, she portrayed Madeline in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, a recurring character in the third season. The character is a colleague of Abe's (the titular character's father) in his fight in rebellious causes.
Outside of acting, Martin is also an assistant professor at the Florida State University.[10]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Additional voices | ||
| 2007 | Night of the Living Cat Girl | Hitomi | Video |
| 2010 | Legendary | Luli Stringfellow | |
| 2012 | Zoe | ||
| 2012 | Refuge | Lucy | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003, 2008 | Law & Order | Annie, Emma Waxman | Episodes: "Compassion", "Betrayal" | |
| 2003–2007 | JoJo's Circus | JoJo Tickle (voice) | Main role | |
| 2003–2004 | Out of the Box | Maddie | Main role (season 3) | |
| 2004 | April | Episode: "Sick" | ||
| 2005 | Hope & Faith | Ivana Charles | Episode: "Hope Couture" | |
| 2007–2014 | Californication | Rebecca 'Becca' Moody | Main role (season 1–6), guest (season 7) | |
| 2011, 2013–2014, 2016–2017 | Adventure Time | Fionna (voice) | Guest role (seasons 3, 5–7, 9) | |
| 2012 | Criminal Minds | Lara Heathridge | Episode: "Heathridge Manor" | |
| 2014 | Jody Milam | Episode: "Red Zone" | ||
| 2014 | My Daughter Must Live | Katie O'Malley | TV film | |
| 2014–2015 | Hemlock Grove | Shelley Godfrey | Recurring role (season 2), main (season 3) | |
| 2019 | Madeline | Episodes: "It's the Sixties, Man!", "Hands | ", "It's Comedy or Cabbage" | |
| 2020 | What We Do in the Shadows | Lucy | Episode: "On the Run" | |
| 2021 | Flawless: A Feminist Fairytale | Whitney | Episode: "Hump Day" | |
| 2023–present | Fionna (voice) | Main role | ||