Miah Madden Explained

Birth Name:Miah Grace Madden
Birth Date:9 April 2002
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales
Occupation:Actress, presenter
Years Active:2012–present
Relatives:Madeleine Madden (half-sister)

Miah Grace Madden (born April 9, 2002)[1] is an Australian actress and presenter. She began her career as a child actress in the film The Sapphires (2012) and the ABC 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

Miah Grace Madden was born April 9, 2002[2] 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.[3] She is the younger half-sister of Madeleine Madden.[4] [5]

She attended St Catherine's School, Waverley.[6] [7]

Career

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.[8] 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 as Kymara and the 9Go! series The Gamers 2037 as Kite.[9] She hosted the third season of the Nickelodeon Australia series Crash the Bash[10] 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[11] [12] and joined the cast of the Nickelodeon fantasy The Bureau of Magical Things as Tayla Devlin for its second season.

As of 2023, Madden stars as Charlie Levett in the Network 10 and Paramount+ drama series, "Paper Dolls".[13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012The SapphiresYoung Julie
2013The Darkside
2017Australia DayApril Tucker

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Redfern NowYoung MattieEpisode: "Consequences"
2014The MoodysBillyEpisode: "Australia Day"
The Gods of Wheat StreetAthena FreeburnMain role
2016Hyde & SeekAlicia1 episode
2018Little J & Big CuzMonti
2019 Mustangs FCJasRecurring role
Crash the BashHerself / Host
The UnlistedKymaraMain role
2020–2021The Gamers 2037KiteMain role
2021Dive ClubMaddieMain role
The Bureau of Magical ThingsTayla DevlinRecurring role (season 2)
2023The ClearingMax Dhurrkay6 episodes
2023Paper DollsCharlie Levett8 episodes

Music videos

Notes and References

  1. https://m.imdb.com/name/nm4783752/
  2. https://m.imdb.com/name/nm4783752/
  3. Belinda Kirkpatrick's story: widowed whilst pregnant and mum to an 18-month-old. Single Mother Survival Guide. 25 June 2019. 18 August 2021.
  4. Web site: Meet the Maddens. Marie Claire Australia. Courtney. Thompson. 16 March 2021. 18 August 2021.
  5. Web site: Miah Grace Madden. 18 August 2021.
  6. Web site: Miah Madden (OG 2019) partnered with UN Women Australia in their latest campaign. St Catherine's School. 12 March 2021. 18 August 2021.
  7. Web site: Two Sydney schoolkids with their eyes on Hollywood. The Daily Telegraph. Jacqui. Taffel. 2 October 2017. 18 August 2021.
  8. Web site: Australia's pop princess Jess Mauboy unveils her demons in new single Never Be the Same. News.com.au (News Limited). 13 March 2014. 14 March 2014.
  9. Web site: Escape the game with Miah Madden from The Gamers 2037. K-Zone. 18 August 2021.
  10. Web site: Meet Miah Madden. Who. 21 January 2019. 18 August 2021.
  11. Web site: Dive Club: Miah Madden Gets Dropped In The Deep End. 10 Play. 26 May 2021. 18 August 2021.
  12. Web site: Dive Club: Aubri Ibrag, Miah Madden cast in new Netflix series. The Daily Telegraph. Emily. Macdonald. 12 March 2021. 18 August 2021.
  13. Web site: 2023-12-04 . Paper Dolls: Australian Original series lands on Paramount+ ScreenHub Australia - Film & Television Jobs, News, Reviews & Screen Industry Data . 2024-01-06 . www.screenhub.com.au . en-AU.