Madonna

Birthday:

08/16/1958

Place of birth:

Bay City, Michigan, USA:

Biography:

Madonna (born Madonna Louise Ciccone) is a 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.



Credits

The Greatest Night in Pop (2024)
Self (archive footage)
Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero (2023)
Self
Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In (2023)
Breathless Mahoney (archive footage) (uncredited)
Madonna X Vanity Fair – The Enlightenment (2023)
Self
In France with Madonna (2022)
Self (archive footage)
The True Story of Madonna (2022)
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees (2022)
Self (archive footage)
Jean-Michel Basquiat, artiste absolu (2022)
Self (Archive footage)
Madonna at the BBC (2021)
Self
Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A (2021)
Self
Madonna: Madame X (2021)
Self - Performer
Arianne Phillips: Dressing the Part (2021)
Self
The A-Z of Eurovision (2020)
Self - Performer (Archive Footage)
Beastie Boys Story (2020)
Self (archive footage)
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert (2020)
Self (archive footage)
Rodman: For Better or Worse (2019)
Self (archive footage)
Music Videos That Defined the 00’s (2019)
Self (archive footage)
Madonna: World of Madame X (2019)
Self
Demokratie unter Druck – Europa vor der Wahl (2019)
Self - Singer (archive footage)
Madonna and the Breakfast Club (2019)
Self (archive footage)
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic (2018)
Self
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A. (2018)
Self (archive footage)
Debbie Harry: Atomic Blondie (2018)
Self (archive footage)
Basquiat: Rage to Riches (2017)
Self (archive footage)
Uncle Howard (2017)
Self (archive footage)
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour (2016)
Self - Guitar, Ukulele & Vocals
Madonna: Tears of a Clown (2016)
Herself
Express Yourself: Die Tänzer der Queen of Pop (2016)
Strike a Pose (2016)
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood (2015)
Self (archive footage)
The Material Boy (2015)
Herself (archive footage)
Miley Cyrus: MTV Unplugged (2014)
Self
Secret Project Revolution (2013)
Self / Narrator (voice)
Madonna: MDNA World Tour (2013)
Self - Guitar and Vocals
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day (2013)
Self (archive footage)
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (2013)
The Women Concert for Change (2013)
Self
Are All Men Pedophiles? (2013)
Herself (archive footage)
Lady Gaga: On the Edge (2012)
Self
Madonna: Live at Paris Olympia (2012)
Self - Performer
Madonna: The Lady Is a Vamp (2012)
Herself
Madonna: Goddess of Pop (2012)
Self (archive footage)
Madonna - Do You Think I'm Sexy Unauthorized (2011)
Bert Stern: Original Madman (2011)
Self (archive footage)
The Undefeated (2011)
Self (archive footage)
Madonna - La vraie histoire (2011)
Herself
Madonna - Out on the Floor (2010)
Madonna: Sticky & Sweet Tour (2010)
Self
Hope for Haiti Now (2010)
Self
Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection (2009)
(archive footage)
Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion (2009)
Self
Britney: For the Record (2008)
Herself
Madonna: Live from Roseland Ballroom in New York (2008)
Herself
I Am Because We Are (2008)
Self / Narrator (voice)
The Universe of Keith Haring (2008)
Self (archive footage)
Madonna: Live Earth Concert at London (2007)
Herself
Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
Princess Selenia (voice)
Madonna: The Confessions Tour (2006)
Self - Lead Vocals & Guitar
Madonna - The Video Collection 2000:2006 (2006)
Herself
Madonna: Something To Remember (The Unreleased Videos) (2006)
Herself
Live 8 (2005)
Self
I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2005)
Self
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today (2005)
Self
Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative (2004)
Madonna: Re-Invention World Tour (2004)
Self
Britney Spears: In the Zone (2004)
Herself
Britney Spears: In The Zone (2003)
Self (archive footage)
Die Another Day (2002)
Verity
Swept Away (2002)
Amber Leighton
Madonna: Drowned World Tour 2001 (2001)
Self
There's Only One Madonna (2001)
Star (2001)
Star
Madonna: The Ultimate Collection (2000)
Vocalist
The Next Best Thing (2000)
Abbie Reynolds
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (1999)
Self
Torrance Rises (1999)
Self
The Righteous Babes (1998)
Self (archive footage)
Kids Are Punny (1998)
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (1998)
Self
Inside the Golden Statue (1998)
Self
Evita (1996)
Eva Perón
A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita' (1996)
Self
Girl 6 (1996)
Boss #3
Four Rooms (1995)
Elspeth
Blue in the Face (1995)
Singing Telegram
Madonna: The Girlie Show Live in Japan 1993 (1993)
Herself
Madonna: The Girlie Show - Live Down Under (1993)
Self
Dangerous Game (1993)
Sarah Jennings
Madonna Exposed (1993)
Self (archive footage)
Body of Evidence (1993)
Rebeca Carlson
Madonna: The Name of the Game (1993)
Herself
Sex (1992)
Herself
A League of Their Own (1992)
Mae Mordabito (CF)
Shadows and Fog (1991)
Marie
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special (1991)
Self
Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)
Self
Madonna - The Real Story (1991)
Self
Madonna Blond Ambition World Tour 90 from Barcelona (1990)
Singer
Madonna: Blond Ambition World Tour Live (1990)
Self
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection (1990)
Self
Madonna: Blond Ambition - Japan Tour 90 (1990)
Herself
Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes (1990)
Self
Dick Tracy (1990)
Breathless Mahoney
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
Hortense Hathaway
Madonna: Ciao, Italia! - Live from Italy (1988)
Self
Electric Blue 27 (1988)
Herself (segment "Celebrity Nude")
Madonna: Who's That Girl - Live in Japan (1987)
Herself
Who's That Girl (1987)
Nikki Finn
Shanghai Surprise (1986)
Gloria Tatlock
Who Killed Michael Stewart? (1986)
Herself
A Certain Sacrifice (1985)
Bruna
Live Aid (1985)
Self
Madonna: The Virgin Tour — Live (1985)
Self
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
Susan
Vision Quest (1985)
Singer
Melodies and Rythms of Foreign Pop Music (1976)
Self
The Egg (1974)
The Egg Girl
Beautiful Stranger (2023)
Songs
Madonna: Madame X (2021)
Writer
Madonna: Madame X (2021)
Producer
Secret Project Revolution (2013)
Director
W.E. (2011)
Director
W.E. (2011)
Writer
W.E. (2011)
Producer
I Am Because We Are (2008)
Writer
I Am Because We Are (2008)
Executive Producer
Filth and Wisdom (2008)
Director
Filth and Wisdom (2008)
Screenplay
I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2005)
Executive Producer
30 Days Until I'm Famous (2004)
Executive Producer
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)
Executive Producer
Agent Cody Banks (2003)
Executive Producer
Die Another Day (2002)
Theme Song Performance
With Honors (1994)
Theme Song Performance
Sex (1992)
Executive Producer
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special (1991)
Executive Producer
Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)
Executive Producer
Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)
Music
Madonna: Blond Ambition World Tour Live (1990)
Songs
Madonna: Blond Ambition World Tour Live (1990)
Lyricist
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection (1990)
Writer
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection (1990)
Songs