Miah Madden
Australian actress and presenter
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Miah Grace Madden (born 2002 or 2003)[1] is an Australian actress and presenter. She began her career as a child actress in the film The Sapphires (2012) and the ABC Television 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).
2002 or 2003 (age 23–24)[1]
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Madden in 2020 | |
| Born | Miah Grace Madden 2002 or 2003 (age 23–24)[1] Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Education | St Catherine's School, Waverley |
| Occupations | Actress, presenter |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Relatives | Madeleine Madden (half-sister) |
Early life and education
Miah Grace Madden[2] was born 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][2]
She attended St Catherine's School, Waverley.[5][6]
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.[7] 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 (2019) as Kymara and the 9Go! series The Gamers 2037 (2020) as Kite.[8] She hosted the third season of the Nickelodeon Australia series Crash the Bash[9] 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[10][11] and joined the cast of the Nickelodeon fantasy The Bureau of Magical Things as Tayla Devlin for its second season.
In 2023, Madden starred as Charlie Levett in the Network 10 and Paramount+ drama series Paper Dolls.[12][13]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Sapphires | Young Julie | |
| 2013 | The Darkside | ||
| 2017 | Australia Day | April Tucker | |
| 2023 | The Overthrow | Iris | Short film |
| 2025 | Half Past Midnight | Harper | Short film |
| TBA | Black Prince | Sophie | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Redfern Now | Young Mattie | Episode: "Consequences" |
| 2014 | The Moodys | Billy | Mini-series; episode: "Australia Day" |
| The Gods of Wheat Street | Athena Freeburn | Main role; 6 episodes | |
| 2016 | Hyde & Seek | Alicia | Mini-series; 1 episode |
| 2017–2021 | Little J & Big Cuz | Monti | Recurring role (series 1–4; 12 episodes) |
| 2019 | Mustangs FC | Jas | Recurring role (series 2; 11 episodes) |
| Crash the Bash | Herself | Series 3; 6 episodes | |
| The Unlisted | Kymara | Main role; 15 episodes | |
| 2020–2021 | The Gamers 2037 | Kite | Main role; 26 episodes |
| 2021 | Dive Club | Maddie | Main role; 12 episodes |
| The Bureau of Magical Things | Tayla Devlin | Recurring role (series 2; 15 episodes) | |
| 2022 | Bali 2002 | Danni | Mini-series; 2 episodes |
| 2022–2025 | Play School | Herself - Presenter | Series 57–60; 17 episodes |
| 2023 | Koala Man | (voice) | Episode: "Deep Pockets" |
| The Clearing | Max Dhurrkay | Mini-series; 6 episodes | |
| 2023–2024 | Paper Dolls | Charlie Levett | Main role; 8 episodes |
| 2024 | Eddie's Lil' Homies | Lottie (voice) | Main role; 10 episodes |
| Troppo | Tayla | Series 2; 8 episodes | |
| 2025 | Return to Paradise | Ayesha Abara | Episode: "Death Trip" |
| He Had It Coming | Jess | 7 episodes |
Music videos
- "Never Be the Same" (2014), Jessica Mauboy