Miah Madden

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Miah Madden
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Madden in 2020
Born
Miah Grace Madden

(2002-04-09) April 9, 2002 (age 22)
Occupation(s)Actress, presenter
Years active2012–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).

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Early life and education

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

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] [14]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 The Sapphires Young Julie
2013The Darkside
2017 Australia Day April Tucker

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Redfern Now Young MattieEpisode: "Consequences"
2014 The Moodys BillyEpisode: "Australia Day"
The Gods of Wheat Street Athena FreeburnMain role
2016 Hyde & Seek Alicia1 episode
2018 Little J & Big Cuz Monti
2019 Mustangs FC JasRecurring role
Crash the BashHerself / Host
The Unlisted KymaraMain role
2020–2021 The Gamers 2037 KiteMain role
2021 Dive Club MaddieMain role
The Bureau of Magical Things Tayla DevlinRecurring role (season 2)
2023 The Clearing Max Dhurrkay6 episodes
2023 Paper Dolls Charlie Levett8 episodes

Music videos

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