Maddie Ziegler

'Maddie Ziegler' (qv) was born as Madison Nicole Ziegler on September 30, 2002 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Since the age of two, 'Maddie Ziegler' (qv) has had a passion for performance. Raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Maddie's mother Melissa enrolled her and her younger sister, 'Mackenzie Ziegler' (qv), in dance classes at a local studio. A few years later the trio starred in the hit Lifetime reality series 'Dance Moms'. The result of the show's immense popularity led Ziegler to segue into becoming an viral dance sensation, starring in singer-songwriter 'Sia' (qv)'s music videos for 'Chandelier', 'Elastic Heart', and 'Big Girls Cry', which have collectively amassed more than 1.5 billion views. Maddie has performed these dark contemporary routines on shows such as _Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)_ (qv), _Saturday Night Live (1975)_ (qv), _The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)_ (qv), and The 57th Annual Grammy 'Awards' (qv) (2015). Ziegler has since begun acting on scripted television shows, such as _Pretty Little Liars (2010)_ (qv) and _Austin & Ally (2011)_ (qv). She makes her major motion picture debut in _The Book of Henry (2017)_ (qv), opposite Naomi Watts, Jaeden Lieberher, and Jacob Tremblay.::BPR