Madeline Carroll

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Madeline Carroll
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Born (1996-03-18) March 18, 1996 (age 29)
OccupationActress
Years active1999–present

Madeline Carroll (born March 18, 1996) is an American actress known for starring as Juli Baker in Flipped , as Molly Johnson in Swing Vote , as Farren in The Spy Next Door , and as Willow O'Neil in The Magic of Belle Isle .

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Early life

Carroll was born and raised in Los Angeles. Her mother is a homemaker and her father is a contractor. She has three brothers: Ned, Jack and Dylan. She began modeling at the age of three. [1] At the age of four, she was discovered by her theatrical agent 'Wendy' in a nail shop in Sherman Oaks. [2] She began her career appearing in numerous commercials for companies such as Allstate, Chef Boyardee, Kmart, Mr. Clean, Subway, Super 8 Motels and Target Corporation.

Career

Carroll at the 38th People's Choice Awards in 2012 Madeline Carroll 2012.jpg
Carroll at the 38th People's Choice Awards in 2012

Her first appearance in a film was in the 2006 horror film When a Stranger Calls. After minor roles in The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause and Resident Evil: Extinction , in 2008 she got her first major role co-starring in Swing Vote alongside Kevin Costner. In 2010 she appeared in the Jackie Chan film The Spy Next Door. [3] That same year she also starred in the film adaptation of Wendelin Van Draanen's novel, Flipped , directed by Rob Reiner. Carroll's performance in the film garnered critical acclaim, and in 2011 and 2012 she appeared in numerous other movies such as Mr. Popper's Penguins, Machine Gun Preacher , and The Magic of Belle Isle .

Around age 15, Carroll began to be offered nude or promiscuous roles, all of which she turned down due to her personal beliefs. [1] In 2014, also for personal reasons, she turned down a larger role in the show Scandal, [4] in which she had already appeared in two episodes. When she was 19, she nearly gave up being an actress altogether after a call from her agent, who stated that it was impossible to be a Hollywood actress without taking nude roles. Later, she related the following:

I said I'm going to call my agent and I'm going to quit. And literally, I don't know, the Holy Spirit, I guess, pulled me back down to my knees and I said "but God, if you still called me here and this is what you want from me, then you have to send me something and better yet, send me something that would edify you and that's how I'll know that I'm still called to be here." [5]

The next day, she was offered a role in the Christian film God Bless the Broken Road . [1] Since then, she has played roles in other faith-based films, including I Can Only Imagine and Pure Flix's Indivisible , both of which were released in 2018.

In 2019, Carroll received the Golden Angel for "Excellent Young Performing Artist of U.S." at the 15th Chinese American Film Festival in Los Angeles. [6]

Subsequent to starring in the Erwin Brothers' I Can Only Imagine, Carroll became involved with their studio Kingdom Story Company, with the purpose of learning filmmaking. [7] She, Jon Erwin, and Jon Gunn wrote the script of Kingdom's first production and Carroll's screenwriting debut, I Still Believe , which was released in March 2020. [8]

Personal life

Carroll is a devout Christian, and often speaks about her faith at religious events and conferences, and during interviews. [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 When a Stranger Calls Allison Mandrakis
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause Cocoa
2007GoldfishJennyShort film
Resident Evil: Extinction White Queen
2008 Swing Vote Molly Johnson
2009 Astro Boy Widget (voice)
2010 The Spy Next Door Farren
Flipped Juli Baker
Café Elly
RoshamboMadelineShort film
2011 Mr. Popper's Penguins Janie Popper
Machine Gun Preacher Paige Childers
2012 The Magic of Belle Isle Willow O'Neil
Shit Italian Moms SayRosalieShort film
2017Zer0-ToleranceAlyssa
2018 I Can Only Imagine Shannon
God Bless the Broken Road Hannah
Indivisible Amanda Bradley
Destined to RideLily Davidsonalso known as Pistachio
2020 I Still Believe Writer; also co-producer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 Cold Case Gwen Deamer (1983)Episode: "Gleen"
2005Hidden Howie: The Private Life of a Public NuisanceRiley MandellPilot
Night Stalker Julie MedlockEpisode: "Pilot"
WantedIrene2 episodes
2006 All of Us ElisabethEpisode: "Domo Arigato, Mr. Roberto"
Passions Young KayEpisode: "#1.1711"
2007 Lost AnnieEpisode: "The Man Behind the Curtain"
2008 High School Musical: Get in the Picture Gabriela Montez ABC Reality series
Grey's Anatomy Ivy SoltanoffEpisode: "In the Midnight Hour"
2009 Lie to Me Samantha BurchEpisode: "Do No Harm"
Cold Case Hillary Rhodes (1963)Episode: "November 22"
The Cleaner SarahEpisode: "The Things We Didn't Plan"
NCIS Angela KelpEpisode: "Child's Play"
2010 Private Practice MaggieEpisode: "Triangles"
2011; 2013 R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour Audrey Miller / Jillian2 episodes
2013BlinkAri Trask Television film
2014 Scandal Karen Grant2 episodes
2018 Criminal Minds Ally McCreadyEpisode: "The Tall Man"
2024These StonesMcKennaMain role

References

  1. 1 2 3 Michael Foust (March 28, 2019). "Actress Madeline Carroll turned down roles with nudity, promiscuity to honor God". Christian Post . Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  2. "Madeline Carroll Interview at About.com". Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  3. "Exclusive Interview with The Spy Next Door's Madeline Carroll". Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  4. Laurie, Greg (July 2, 2018), Madeline Carroll Interview: Icons of Faith Series, archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved February 14, 2019
  5. Madeline Carroll | NRB 2018 Interview, March 8, 2018, retrieved February 14, 2019
  6. Gui, Ming. "2019 GOLDEN ANGEL AWARD". Chinese American Film Festival. Archived from the original on June 26, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  7. Michael Foust (March 28, 2019). "Actress Madeline Carroll Turned Down Nude Role, Fame and Fortune for Righteousness". Christian Headlines. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  8. Jeannie Law (February 8, 2020). "Once struggling actress, filmmaker Madeline Carroll says God is 'faithful'". Christian Post . Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  9. "Madeline Carroll Talks Faith and Music in I Can Only Imagine". Crosswalk.com. Retrieved February 14, 2019.