Madonna
Known for Acting · 189 credits
- Born
- 1958-08-16 (age 67)
- Place of birth
- Bay City, Michigan, USA
- Also known as
- Madonna Louise Ciccone · Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone
Biography
Madonna (born Madonna Louise Ciccone; August 16, 1958) is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983. She followed it with a series of albums in which she found immense popularity by pushing the boundaries of lyrical content in mainstream popular music and imagery in her music videos, which became a fixture on MTV. Throughout her career, many of her songs have hit number one on the record charts, including "Like a Virgin", "Papa Don't Preach", "Like a Prayer", "Vogue", "Frozen", "Music", "Hung Up", and "4 Minutes". Critics have praised Madonna for her diverse musical productions while at the same time serving as a lightning rod for religious controversy.
Her career was further enhanced by film appearances that began in 1979, despite mixed commentary. She won critical acclaim and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for her role in Evita (1996), but has received harsh feedback for other film roles. Madonna's other ventures include being a fashion designer, children's book author, film director and producer. She has been acclaimed as a businesswoman, and in 2007, she signed an unprecedented US $120 million contract with Live Nation.
Madonna has sold more than 300 million records worldwide and is recognized as the world's top-selling female recording artist of all time by the Guinness World Records. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), she is the best-selling female rock artist of the 20th century and the second top-selling female artist in the United States, behind Barbra Streisand, with 64 million certified albums. In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked Madonna at number two, behind only The Beatles, on the Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists, making her the most successful solo artist in the history of the Billboard chart. She was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the same year. Considered to be one of the "25 Most Powerful Women of the Past Century" by Time for being an influential figure in contemporary music, Madonna is known for continuously reinventing both her music and image, and for retaining a standard of autonomy within the recording industry.
On May 4, 2024, with a free concert which was live streamed at the Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in front of 1.6 million people, Madonna broke the record for the most attended stand-alone concert by any artist, and the all-time highest attended concert by a female artist.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
Top of the Pops
1964
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self - Musical Guest / Self (uncredited) / Liz Rosenberg (uncredited)
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self - Guest
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
TV Shows (38)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
Top of the Pops
1964
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self - Musical Guest / Self (uncredited) / Liz Rosenberg (uncredited)
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self - Guest
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
Leute heute
1997
as Self
Wogan
1982
as Self
RTL Tonight
2025
as Self (Video footage)
Will & Grace
1998
as Liz
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self - Guest
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self / Self (Clip) (archive footage)
American Playhouse
1982
as Hortense Hathaway
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self
Eurovision Song Contest
1956
as Self - Performer
Star Academy
2001
as Self
The Word
1990
aspekte
1965
as Self
The BRIT Awards
1977
as Self
History 101
2020
as Self (archive footage)
ECHO-Verleihung
1992
as Self
Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri
1995
as Winner
The Last Dance
2020
as Self (archive footage)
The Saturday Show
2001
as Self
The Marriage Ref
2010
as Self - Panelist
The Nineties
2017
as Self (archive footage)
In Vogue: The 90s
2024
as Self (archive footage)
The Hire
2001
as Star
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Stalked: Someone's Watching
2011
as Self (archive footage)
The True Story of...
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Elle Style Awards
1997
as Self - Winner
Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis
as Self
Discovering Fashion
2016
as Self (archive footage)
The 90s Greatest
2018
as self (archive footage)
The Grammys
1959
as Self
Fashion !
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Confessions II - Live in NYC
2026
Movies (151)
Who's That Girl
1987
as Nikki Finn
Dick Tracy
1990
as Breathless Mahoney
Beastie Boys Story
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Arthur and the Invisibles
2006
as Princess Selenia (voice)
Die Another Day
2002
as Verity (uncredited)
A League of Their Own
1992
as Mae Mordabito (CF)
Swept Away
2002
as Amber Leighton
Four Rooms
1995
as Elspeth
Confessions II – The Film
2026
as Self
Becoming Madonna
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Junket Whore
1998
as Self
Body of Evidence
1993
as Rebeca Carlson
Torrance Rises
1999
as Self
Evita
1996
as Eva Perón
Desperately Seeking Susan
1985
as Susan
Heart of the Festival
2002
as Self (archive footage)
The Greatest Night in Pop
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Madonna: Truth or Dare
1991
as Self
Madonna + Graham
2026
as Self
Avicii - I'm Tim
2024
as Self - Singer (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
2016
as Self - Guitar, Ukulele & Vocals
Girl 6
1996
as Boss #3
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989
as Hortense Hathaway
Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero
2023
as Self
Shadows and Fog
1991
as Marie
Commitment to Life
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Live 8
2005
as Self
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Vision Quest
1985
as Singer
Women in Rock
1986
as Self (archive footage)
The A-Z of Eurovision
2020
as Self - Presenter (archive footage)
Inside the Golden Statue
1998
as Self
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Shanghai Surprise
1986
as Gloria Tatlock
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
1990
as Self
Blue in the Face
1995
as Singing Telegram
Are All Men Pedophiles?
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Britney: For the Record
2008
as Self (uncredited)
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Diane Warren: Relentless
2025
as Self (archive footage)
The Undefeated
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Live Aid
1985
as Self
The Next Best Thing
2000
as Abbie Reynolds
Avicii: True Stories
2017
as Self
Madonna: World of Madame X
2019
as Self
Bert Stern - Original Madman
2011
I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
2005
as Self
Madonna Exposed
1993
as Self (archive footage)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Madonna: Madame X
2021
as Self - Performer
Kids Are Punny
1998
as Self (voice)
Playtime Is Over
2011
as Self
The Righteous Babes
1998
as Self (archive footage)
Debbie Harry: Atomic Blondie
2018
as Self (archive footage)
The Material Boy
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Swept Away Movie Special
2002
as Self
Melodies and Rythms of Foreign Pop Music
1976
as Self
Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection
2009
as (archive footage)
Madonna: Sticky & Sweet Tour
2010
as Self
Warner Music Group Does DVD Volume 2
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
2018
as Self
Madonna: The Confessions Tour
2006
as Self - Lead Vocals & Guitar
Lady Gaga: On the Edge
2012
as Self
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Sex
1992
as Self
365 Day Project
2007
as Self
Gloss and Grit: The Man Who Made Art Pop
as Self (archive footage)
Britney Spears: In the Zone
2003
as Self (archive footage)
The BRITs at 40
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Grindr Presents: Madonna LIVE in New York
2026
as Self
I Am Because We Are
2008
as Self / Narrator (voice)
Madonna: Goddess of Pop
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Dangerous Game
1993
as Sarah Jennings
Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative
2004
as Self
Star
2001
as Star (uncredited)
Naqoyqatsi
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Madonna: MDNA World Tour
2013
as Self - Guitar and Vocals
Funeral Rites
2025
as Self
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005
as Self
Madonna: The Celebration Tour in Rio
2024
as Self
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
1999
as Self
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Strike a Pose
2016
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Music Videos That Defined the 00’s
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Madonna: The Virgin Tour Live
1985
as Self
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
1998
as Self
Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes
1990
as Self
Rodman: For Better or Worse
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Universe of Keith Haring
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997
as Self
Madonna - Super Bowl XLVI halftime show
2012
Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A
2021
as Self
Madonna: Drowned World Tour 2001
2001
as Self
A Certain Sacrifice
1985
as Bruna
La vraie histoire de Madonna
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Basquiat: Rage to Riches
2017
as Self (archive footage)
The Women Concert for Change
2013
as Self
Madonna at the BBC
2021
as Self
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
1991
as Self
Madonna: The Name of the Game
1993
as Self
Madonna: The Girlie Show - Live Down Under
1993
as Self
Madonna: Blond Ambition World Tour Live
1990
as Self
Madonna and the Breakfast Club
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Madonna: Move to the Music
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Rebel of Pop: Madonna
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Demokratie unter Druck – Europa vor der Wahl
2019
as Self - Singer (archive footage)
In France with Madonna
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Arianne Phillips: Dressing the Part
2021
as Self
Madonna: Who's That Girl - Live in Japan
1987
as Self
Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion
2009
as Self
Madonna: The Making of SEX Book
1992
as Self
Secret Project Revolution
2013
as Self / Narrator (voice)
Madonna: Blond Ambition - Japan Tour 90
1990
as Self
Madonna: Queen of Pop
2007
as Self
About Madonna
Madonna (born Madonna Louise Ciccone; August 16, 1958) is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983. She followed it with a series of albums in which she found immense popularity by pushing the boundaries of lyrical content in mainstream popular music and imagery in her music videos, which became a fixture on MTV. Throughout her career… With 189 credits spanning from 1956 to 2026, Madonna has appeared in 151 films and 38 TV shows.
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Most Popular Madonna Movies
- Who's That Girl (1987) — as Nikki Finn
- Dick Tracy (1990) — as Breathless Mahoney
- Beastie Boys Story (2020) — as Self (archive footage)
- Arthur and the Invisibles (2006) — as Princess Selenia (voice)
- Die Another Day (2002) — as Verity (uncredited)
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