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Madeline Zima

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IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,00092
Photo by Vanessa Zima
Megan Fox stars as Alice, a lifelike artificially intelligent android, who has the ability to take care of any family and home. Looking for help with the housework, a struggling father (Michele Morrone) purchases Alice after his wife becomes sick. Alice suddenly becomes self-aware and wants everything her new family has to offer, starting with the affection of her owner - and she'll kill to get it.
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Madeline Zima was born in New Haven, Connecticut, to parents Dennis and Marie, and is the sister of actresses Vanessa Zima and Yvonne Zima. "Zima," a Polish surname, is her mother's maiden name; Madeline's maternal grandfather was of Polish descent, while her other ancestry is Italian, German, and Irish.

She and her sister Vanessa were discovered by Woody Allen for his movie, Alice (1990). She actually quit show business, the week when she was urged to come in for her sixth call back for The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992). She came back for one more audition and booked the role of 'Emma.' She booked the movie and has never stopped working since. It was both Madeline and Julianne Moore's first film and was directed by Academy Award-winning director and writer, Curtis Hanson. Madeline won critical notice for her first film role.

Madeline followed that dramatic thriller with a short film that Daryl Hannah directed. It was a Sundance favorite called The Last Supper (1995), where Madeline, as a tiny wily child, scared away her mother's abusive boyfriend by convincing him that she and her mother were cannibals. She followed that with the comedies, Mr. Nanny (1993), Our Song, a pilot with George Hamilton, and finally The Nanny (1993). By this time, the pilot of The Nanny (1993) was picked up and Madeline moved from New York to L.A., when The Nanny (1993) became a hit show.

She has starred in TV films: The Secret Path (1999). Her sister, Yvonne Zima played the seven-year-old counterpart to her characters. She played the daughter of the late John Ritter and Marg Helgenberger on Lethal Vows (1999).

After a worldwide search in all English-speaking countries, Madeline was the choice to play Lucille Ball as a teenager, in the CBS mini-series, Lucy (2003) (aka "Redhead"). She followed that up playing the wicked stepsister of Hilary Duff in A Cinderella Story (2004).

In a return to television, she agreed to play the mysterious and destructive character "Mia" on the hit Showtime series, Californication (2007).
BornSeptember 16, 1985
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 14 nominations total

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    Known for

    David Duchovny in Californication (2007)
    Californication
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Mia Lewis
    Twin Peaks (2017)
    Twin Peaks
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Tracey
    Penn Badgley in You (2018)
    You
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Rachel
    Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, and Margot Robbie in Bombshell (2019)
    Bombshell
    6.8
    • Eddy
    • 2019

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    Actress



    • Love Is the Monster
      • Ana
      • Post-production
    • Grendel
      • Liz Sparks
      • Post-production
      • TV Series



    • Kaitlin Olson in High Potential (2024)
      High Potential
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Mia Ashford
      • 2024
    • Death in Ojai (2024)
      Death in Ojai
      • Diana
      • 2024
    • Megan Fox in Subservience (2024)
      Subservience
      5.4
      • Maggie
      • 2024
    • Brendan Fraser, Matt Bomer, Michelle Gomez, April Bowlby, Matthew Zuk, Diane Guerrero, Joivan Wade, and Riley Shanahan in Doom Patrol (2019)
      Doom Patrol
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Space Case
      • 2022–2023
    • The Morning After
      • 2023
    • Fred Melamed, Reece Noi, and Tamara Taylor in Diary of a Spy (2022)
      Diary of a Spy
      4.7
      • Leila
      • 2022
    • Zach Villa in Hypochondriac (2022)
      Hypochondriac
      5.0
      • Blossom
      • 2022
    • Jason Antoon, Vanessa Lachey, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami, and Alex Tarrant in NCIS: Hawai'i (2021)
      NCIS: Hawai'i
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Abby Nelson
      • 2021
    • Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder in Hacks (2021)
      Hacks
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Jules
      • 2021
    • Uzo Aduba in In Treatment (2008)
      In Treatment
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Karla
      • 2021
    • Insight (2021)
      Insight
      4.5
      • Abby
      • 2021
    • Salma Hayek and Owen Wilson in Bliss (2021)
      Bliss
      5.4
      • Doris
      • 2021
    • Aaron Groben in Serfs Up (2020)
      Serfs Up
      Short
      • Maiden
      • 2020
    • Matthew Rhys in Perry Mason (2020)
      Perry Mason
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Velma 'Red' Fuller
      • 2020
    • Christina Hendricks, Retta, and Mae Whitman in Good Girls (2018)
      Good Girls
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Lila
      • 2020

    Writer



    • Yvonne Zima and Chasen Bauer in Warm Human Magic (2018)
      Warm Human Magic
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2018

    Director



    • Yvonne Zima and Chasen Bauer in Warm Human Magic (2018)
      Warm Human Magic
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018

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    • Height
      • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
    • Born
      • September 16, 1985
      • New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    • Parents
        Dennis Zima
    • Relatives
        Vanessa Zima(Sibling)
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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Female

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      Describes herself as very shy and says her sisters usually have to talk to guys for her.
    • Quotes
      It would be nice to not have to prove myself and for people to know that I'm good and can play a role. Whatever role that is that lets people know that I can play the next role is what I want to do.
    • Nicknames
      • Mad
      • Madsters
      • Maddie

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      39 years old
    • When was Madeline Zima born?
      September 16, 1985
    • Where was Madeline Zima born?
      New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    • What is Madeline Zima's birth name?
      Madeline Rose Zima
    • How tall is Madeline Zima?
      5 feet 8 inches, or 1.73 meters

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