# Madeleine Martin
**Madeleine Martin** (born 1993) is an American actress known for playing Becca Moody, the daughter of [David Duchovny](https://www.edgepedia.org/david-duchovny)'s character, on the Showtime comedy-drama *[Californication](https://www.edgepedia.org/californication-tv-series)*, for voicing Fionna in the *Adventure Time* franchise, and for a series of Broadway roles that began when she was a child.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1993, New York, New York, USA[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/madeleine_martin) |
| Signature TV role | Becca Moody on *Californication* (Showtime), 2007–2014, 74 episodes[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1502383) |
| Voice roles | JoJo in *JoJo's Circus* (2003–2011, 59 episodes); Fionna in *Adventure Time* (2010) and lead of *Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake* (2023)[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1502383) • [3](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Madeleine-Martin/) |
| Broadway roles | Joe in *A Day in the Death of Joe Egg* (2003), Girl in *The Pillowman* (2005), Jean Fordham in *August: Osage County* (2007), Millie Owens in *Picnic* (2013)[3](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Madeleine-Martin/) |
| Horror series role | Shelley Godfrey on Netflix's *Hemlock Grove*, 2014–2015, 18 episodes[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1502383) |
| Film ratings | *The Discoverers* (2012) 85% on Rotten Tomatoes; *Legendary* (2010) 20%[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/madeleine_martin) |
| Academic post | Teaches performance at Florida State University's School of Theatre; MFA in Performance Creation from York University, Toronto[4](https://theatre.fsu.edu/faculty-spotlight-how-madeleine-martin-combines-acting-animation-and-academia/) |
## Early life and stage career
Martin was born in New York to two college professors and has two older brothers[5](https://playbill.com/article/playbillcoms-cue-a-californication-and-picnic-star-madeleine-martin-com-202186). As a child she staged puppet shows behind a small wooden theater with red curtains, and she has said that performing, rather than the audience, drew her in first[4](https://theatre.fsu.edu/faculty-spotlight-how-madeleine-martin-combines-acting-animation-and-academia/).
**Broadway work came early.** At the age of ten she played the title role in the [Roundabout](https://www.edgepedia.org/roundabout) revival of *A Day in the Death of Joe Egg* (2003), followed by the Girl in the original Broadway production of *The Pillowman* (2005) and Jean Fordham in the original Broadway production of *August: Osage County* (2007), for which she received a National Youth Theater Award[3](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Madeleine-Martin/). Her other stage credits include *A Christmas Carol*, the [Atlantic Theater Company](https://www.edgepedia.org/atlantic-theater-company)'s off-Broadway *Harper Regan* (2012), Millie Owens in Roundabout's 2013 Broadway revival of *Picnic*, and Denise in the 2016 LCT3 world premiere of Samuel D. Hunter's *The Harvest*[3](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Madeleine-Martin/). She also performed at [Lincoln Center](https://www.edgepedia.org/lincoln-center) in *Scenes de Ballet*, *A Midsummer Night's Dream*, and *The Nutcracker*[3](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Madeleine-Martin/).
## Californication
Martin was cast as Becca Moody, daughter of Duchovny's dissolute writer [Hank Moody](https://www.edgepedia.org/hank-moody), on *Californication*, appearing in 74 episodes from 2007 to 2014[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1502383). A 2009 Los Angeles Times profile described the unusual position of a teenage actress on a series with strong adult themes: her mother, Margaret Martin, held the remote and fast-forwarded past the raunchy material, Martin read only about half the scripts, and she listened to her iPod during table reads when explicit content was discussed[6](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-nov-07-et-madeleine-martin7-story.html).
Showrunner Tom Kapinos said her audition tape stood out for its look and manner, comparing her to "Emily the Strange meets Christina Ricci or a young Janeane Garofalo"; Duchovny praised her preparation, saying she "never makes a mistake" and is ready to shoot at the table read[6](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-nov-07-et-madeleine-martin7-story.html). The role required her to leave ballet school training and to skip a return to Broadway one fall to prepare for the SAT[6](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-nov-07-et-madeleine-martin7-story.html).
## Animation and later television
Martin's voice work spans children's television and adult animation. She voiced the title character in *JoJo's Circus* from 2003 to 2011 and contributed additional voices to the animated film *[Ice Age: The Meltdown](https://www.edgepedia.org/ice-age-the-meltdown)* (2006)[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1502383) • [1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/madeleine_martin). In 2010 she began voicing Fionna, the gender-swapped counterpart of Finn, in *Adventure Time*[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/madeleine_martin).
The spin-off *Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake*, in which she voices the lead role of [Fionna Campbell](https://www.edgepedia.org/fionna-campbell), premiered in 2023 and was renewed for a second season in December 2023[3](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Madeleine-Martin/). Martin has called Fionna her favorite character to play, describing her as someone who "thrives on adventure and jumping into challenges"[4](https://theatre.fsu.edu/faculty-spotlight-how-madeleine-martin-combines-acting-animation-and-academia/).
Her live-action television work after *Californication* includes Shelley Godfrey, a role requiring three hours of prosthetics, on the Netflix horror series *Hemlock Grove* (2014–2015)[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1502383) • [7](https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/madeleine-martin-on-new-shelley-of-hemlock-grove-96572591380.html), plus guest appearances on *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel*, *What We Do in the Shadows*, *The Good Wife*, *Criminal Minds*, *Law & Order*, *Law & Order: SVU*, *Hope & Faith*, and *Saturday Night Live*[3](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Madeleine-Martin/) • [8](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/madeleine-martin/credits/3060384937/).
## Film
Martin's film roles include Zoe in the independent comedy-drama *The Discoverers* (2012), her highest-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes at 85 percent, Lucy in *Refuge* (2012), and Luli Stringfellow in the [Patricia Clarkson](https://www.edgepedia.org/patricia-clarkson) sports drama *Legendary* (2010), rated 20 percent[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/madeleine_martin). She also appeared in the Lifetime Movie Network television movie *My Daughter Must Live*[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/madeleine_martin).
## Teaching and research
After earning a Master of Fine Arts in Performance Creation from [York University](https://www.edgepedia.org/york-university) in Toronto, Martin joined [Florida State University](https://www.edgepedia.org/florida-state-university)'s School of Theatre, where she teaches performance as Assistant Director of Performance[4](https://theatre.fsu.edu/faculty-spotlight-how-madeleine-martin-combines-acting-animation-and-academia/). Her research examines the methods of voice coach Kristen Linklater, focusing on how releasing physical tension can free an actor's voice, an approach she connects to her own voiceover work[4](https://theatre.fsu.edu/faculty-spotlight-how-madeleine-martin-combines-acting-animation-and-academia/).
## Other people with the same name
The name Madeleine Martin also belongs to a Swedish actress, born in 1991, whose credits include *Breaking Surface* (2020), *Easy Money II* (2012), and the Swedish series *Black Lake* and *Jana – Marked for Life*[9](https://wws.kritiker.se/skadespelare/madeleine-martin/1107976) • [10](https://www.fernsehserien.de/madeleine-martin/filmografie). Filmography databases sometimes mix credits between the two.
## References
1. [Madeleine Martin, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/madeleine_martin)
2. [Madeleine Martin (I), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1502383)
3. [Madeleine Martin, BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Madeleine-Martin/)
4. [Faculty Spotlight: How Madeleine Martin combines acting, animation and academia, FSU School of Theatre](https://theatre.fsu.edu/faculty-spotlight-how-madeleine-martin-combines-acting-animation-and-academia/)
5. [PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: "Californication" and Picnic Star Madeleine Martin, Playbill](https://playbill.com/article/playbillcoms-cue-a-californication-and-picnic-star-madeleine-martin-com-202186)
6. [Acting is OK, but watching the show?, Los Angeles Times (2009)](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-nov-07-et-madeleine-martin7-story.html)
7. [Madeleine Martin on New Shelley of 'Hemlock Grove', Yahoo Lifestyle](https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/madeleine-martin-on-new-shelley-of-hemlock-grove-96572591380.html)
8. [Madeleine Martin List of Movies and TV Shows, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/madeleine-martin/credits/3060384937/)
9. [Madeleine Martin, Kritiker.se](https://wws.kritiker.se/skadespelare/madeleine-martin/1107976)
10. [Filmografie Madeleine Martin, fernsehserien.de](https://www.fernsehserien.de/madeleine-martin/filmografie)
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