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Madeline Kahn

Madeline Kahn (Madeline Gail Wolfson, 1942–1999), American actress, comedian, and singer; Oscar-nominated for Paper Moon and Blazing Saddles, Tony winner for The Sisters Rosensweig, star of Young Frankenstein and Cosby.

Madeline Smith

Madeline Smith (born 1949) is an English actress and former Biba model known as Bond girl Miss Caruso in Live and Let Die (1973) and for Hammer horror films The Vampire Lovers, Taste the Blood of Dracula, and Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell.

Madeline Zima

Madeline Zima, also known as Madeline Rose Zima, is an American actress. She is best known for playing Grace Sheffield on The Nanny (1993–99) and Mia Lewis on Californication.

Madelyn Cline

Madelyn Cline (born 1997) is an American actress from South Carolina known as Sarah Cameron in Netflix's Outer Banks and for Glass Onion, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and The Map That Leads to You.

Madelyn Deutch

Madelyn Deutch (born 1991, Los Angeles) is an American actress, screenwriter, and composer, daughter of Lea Thompson and Howard Deutch and older sister of Zoey Deutch; she wrote, starred in, and scored The Year of Spectacular Men (2017).

Madge Blake

Madge Elizabeth Blake (1899–1969), American character actress born in Kinsley, Kansas; played Aunt Harriet Cooper in 96 episodes of ABC's Batman, Margaret Mondello on Leave It to Beaver, and Flora MacMichael on The Real McCoys.

Madge Sinclair

Madge Sinclair (Madge Dorita Walters, 1938–1995), Jamaican-born actress known as Belle in Roots, nurse Ernestine Shoop on Trapper John, M.D., Queen Aoleon in Coming to America, and the voice of Sarabi in The Lion King; won the 1991 Emmy for Gabriel's Fire.

Madhu Malhotra

Madhu Malhotra (1954–2026) was a Hindi film supporting actress. Known for "Lambi Judai" in Hero (1983), Karz, Satte Pe Satta, and Ghulam; debuted in Andhera (1975), died in Mumbai.

Madhur Mittal (मधुर मित्तल)

Madhur Mittal (मधुर मित्तल), Indian actor born in Agra, played older Salim in Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Dinesh in Million Dollar Arm (2014), and cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan in the 2023 biopic 800.

Madhura Naik

Madhura Naik (Madhura Hemant Naik, born 1987, Indore) is an Indian actress, model, and singer known for Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani, Tumhari Paakhi, Naagin, and Breathe, and for her Baume Mercier modeling stint in Paris.

Madhuri Dixit (माधुरी दीक्षित नेने)

Madhuri Dixit Nene (माधुरी दीक्षित नेने, born 1967) is an Indian actress and Kathak dancer, a leading star of Hindi cinema in the 1990s. Known for Tezaab, Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! and Devdas, she holds six Filmfare Awards, a record 14 Best Actress nominations, and the 2008 Padma Shri.

Madisen Beaty

Madisen Beaty (born 1995) is an American actress and DJ, known for roles in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Master, and Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood.

Madison Bailey

Madison Bailey (born 1999, Kernersville, North Carolina) is an American actress who played Kiara Carrera in all five seasons of Netflix's Outer Banks (2020–2026), with film roles in Time Cut and The Painter, a 2023 MTV Best Kiss Award, and a 2024 music debut.

Madison Davenport

Madison Davenport (Madison Danielle Davenport, born 1996) is an American actress from San Antonio, Texas, known for Kate Fuller in From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, Ashley Wheeler in Sharp Objects, Ethel in Shameless, Na'el in Noah, and a music career.

Madison De La Garza

Madison De La Garza (Madison Lee De La Garza) is an American actress and filmmaker, born 2001 in Dallas, Texas, and the younger half-sister of Demi Lovato. Known for Juanita Solis on Desperate Housewives (2008–2012) and for directing short films and the feature Sara Sarita.

Madison Iseman

Madison Iseman (Madison Elizabeth Iseman, born 1997, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) is an American actress known as Bethany in the Jumanji films, Mary Ellen in Annabelle Comes Home, and Sarah Plankmore in USA's The Rainmaker (2025).

Madlyn Rhue

Madlyn Rhue (Madeline Roche, 1935–2003), American TV character actress, Lt. Marla McGivers in Star Trek's "Space Seed"; worked nearly 40 years despite multiple sclerosis, diagnosed 1977, performing later roles from a wheelchair.

Madolyn Smith

Madolyn Smith (Madolyn Smith Osborne), born 1957, Albuquerque, is a retired American actress known for Urban Cowboy (1980), If Tomorrow Comes (1986), All of Me, 2010, and Funny Farm; retired from acting in 1994 due to chronic illness, married former NHL player Mark Osborne since 1988. Distinct from therapists and nurse practitioners of similar names.

Mads Mikkelsen

Mads Mikkelsen (Mads Dittmann Mikkelsen, born 1965, Copenhagen), Danish actor, former gymnast and dancer. Known as Tonny in Pusher, Le Chiffre in Casino Royale, Cannes Best Actor winner for The Hunt (2012), and Hannibal Lecter in TV's Hannibal.

Mae Whitman

Mae Whitman (Mae Margaret Whitman, born 1988) is an American actress and singer. Known for Ann Veal in Arrested Development, Amber Holt in Parenthood, Annie Marks in Good Girls, and voice roles as Katara, Tinker Bell, April O'Neil, and Amity Blight.

Maeve Courtier-Lilley

Maeve Courtier-Lilley is a Welsh actress born in 2001 in Aberystwyth, known for Luna in The Outpost, Audrey in Gran Turismo, Winter Bain in The Red King, and Dee Dee in Netflix's Run Away (2026).

Maeve Dermody

Maeve Dermody (born 1985, Sydney) is an Australian actress, daughter of filmmaker Susan Murphy Dermody, known for Black Water, Beautiful Kate, Pawno, Vera Claythorne in the BBC's And Then There Were None, SS-GB, Carnival Row, and Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

Maeve Press

Maeve Press, American actor, comedian, and writer from New York; played Genevieve on Everything's Gonna Be Okay, starred in the 2025 HOLES pilot, and performs her solo show Failure Confetti, based on her childhood special education reports, at Edinburgh and Dublin fringe festivals.

Magda el-Sabahi

Magda el-Sabahi (ماجدة الصباحي), born Afaf Ali Kamel El-Sabahi, 1931-2020, Egyptian actress and producer of the golden age; starred as Djamila Bouhired in Jamila (1958), founded Magda Films, and retired after her 1994 film.

Magda Gabor

Magda Gabor (Gábor Magda, Magdolna Gábor), eldest of the Gabor sisters, Hungarian-born American actress and businesswoman; two 1937 Hungarian films, jewelry boutiques with mother Jolie, six marriages including George Sanders; died 1997.

Magda Szubanski

Magda Szubanski, also Magdalene Mary Szubanski AO, is an Australian comedy actor born 1961 in Liverpool, known for Fast Forward, Sharon Strzelecki in Kath & Kim, and Esme Hoggett in Babe, author of the memoir Reckoning and an LGBT rights advocate.

Maggie Baird

Maggie Baird (Maggie May Baird, born 1959) is an American actress, screenwriter, and founder of the nonprofit Support+Feed, and mother of Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell; known for Life Inside Out and voicing Samara in Mass Effect 2.

Maggie Cheung (张曼玉)

Maggie Cheung (Cheung Man-yuk) is a Hong Kong actress, born in 1964, who won Best Actress at Berlin for Center Stage and at Cannes for Clean, the only Asian performer to hold both.

Maggie Civantos

Maggie Civantos (Maggie Civantos Granados), Spanish actress born 1984 in Málaga, known for Macarena Ferreiro in Vis a vis and Ángeles in Las chicas del cable, Netflix's first Spanish original; later Express, films, and directing debut El retorno de Júpiter.

Maggie Cohn

Maggie Cohn is an American TV writer and producer behind The Staircase (HBO Max co-showrunner), American Crime Story: Versace (Golden Globe, PGA and WGA winner), Narcos: Mexico, the film Lou, and Prime Video's The Challenger starring Kristen Stewart as Sally Ride.