Madeline Zima

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Actress

Birth Date: September 16, 1985

Age: 38 years old

Birth Place: New Haven, Connecticut

A show business baby who blossomed into a budding adult starlet, the limelight shone on Madeline Zima before she could even walk. Born in New Haven, CN, Zima's mother introduced her daughter to the business at only 28 months of age, when Madeline beat out hundreds of other youngsters for a spot in a Downy Fabric Softener commercial. A scant five years later, she earned a breakout role in the thriller "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" (1992) with Rebecca De Mornay, which was quickly followed by another film role, this time alongside Hulk Hogan in "Mr. Nanny" (1993). From there, it was on to her first regular television gig as the youngest sibling, Grace Sheffield, on Fran Drescher's sitcom hit "The Nanny" (CBS 1993-99). The experience, however, was not a pleasant one, according to Zima, who years later complained of being treated "more like a prop than like a human being." Zima's next big break came with "Lucy" (2002), a TV biopic based upon the life of Lucille Ball, with Zima playing the comedic red-head as a teenager, having won a worldwide casting call for the role. Her next big-screen role opposite Hilary Duff in "A Cinderella Story" (2004) preceded Zima's true adult breakthrough role as Mia, the sexy and at time obsessed admirer of David Duchovny in the adult drama "Californication" (Showtime 2007-14). She held the role through 2011, during which time she also starred briefly in the "Heroes" (NBC 2006-2010) superhero series as Gretchen Berg. In 2013, Zima began a recurring role on the Amazon Instant Video series "Betas," about dating app developers looking for an investor.

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Hypochondriac

Actor
Blossom
Movie
2022

Diary of a Spy

Actor
Leila
Movie
2022

NCIS: Hawai'iStream

Guest Star
Abby Nelson
Series
2021
60%

BlissStream

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Doris
Movie
2021
27%

Insight

Actor
Abby
Movie
2021

Perry Mason FREE

Actor
Velma "Red" Fuller
Show
2020

The Chain

Actor
Sarah
Movie
2019

Painkillers

Actor
Chloe Clarke
Movie
2018

Twin PeaksStream

Actor
Tracey
Series
2017

Twin PeaksStream

Guest Star
Tracey
Series
2017

I Am Watching YouStream

Actor
Nora Nichols
Movie
2016

The End of Love

Actor
Movie
2016

#Stuck

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Holly
Movie
2014

#Stuck

Executive Producer
Movie
2014

Breaking the Girls

Actor
Alex Layton
Movie
2013

Lake Effects

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Lily
Movie
2012

Crazy Eyes

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Rebecca
Movie
2012

Crazy Kind of Love

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Annie
Movie
2012

GrimmStream

Guest Star
Series
2011
89%

A Monster in Paris

Voice
Maud
Movie
2011

Trance

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Jessica
Movie
2010

The Family Tree

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Mitzi
Movie
2010

My Own Love Song

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Billie
Movie
2010

The Vampire DiariesStream

Guest Star
Series
2009
86%

Royal PainsStream

Guest Star
Toby Thompson
Series
2009

The Collector

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Jill
Movie
2009

Streak

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Stella
Movie
2008

Legacy

Actor
Zoey Martin
Movie
2008

FREE Show Californication: S1 Ep1

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Mia Lewis
Show
2007

CalifornicationStream

Actor
Mia Lewis
Series
2007
57%

3 Lbs.

Guest Star
Show
2006

HeroesStream

Guest Star
Series
2006
52%

Ghost WhispererStream

Guest Star
Series
2005

Grey's AnatomyStream

Guest Star
Series
2005
84%

A Cinderella StoryStream

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Brianna
Movie
2004
11%

Lucy

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Teen Lucy
Movie
2003

Last Call With Carson Daly

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Talk
2002

Gilmore GirlsStream

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Lisa
Series
2000

The Sandy Bottom Orchestra

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Rachel Green
Movie
2000

Lethal Vows

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Danielle Farris
Movie
1999

The Secret Path

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Jo Ann Foley
Movie
1999

King of the HillStream

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Susan Clemmons
Series
1997

JAGStream

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Series
1995

Murder OneStream

Guest Star
Series
1995
91%

Oy To The World

Voice
Grace Sheffield
Movie
1995

Touched by an AngelStream

Guest Star
Series
1994

The NannyStream

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Grace Sheffield
Series
1993

Mr. Nanny

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Kate Mason
Movie
1993

The Hand that Rocks the CradleStream

Actor
Emma Bartel
Movie
1992
66%

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