Madonna
Known for: Acting
Madonna (born Madonna Louise Ciccone; August 16, 1958) is an American 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. On May 4, 2024, with a free concert which was live streamed at the Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in front of 1.6 million people, Madonna broke the record for the most attended stand-alone concert by any artist, and the all-time highest attended concert by a female artist.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Liz Rosenberg (uncredited)
1975
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1962
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
2007
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Top of the Pops
Self
1964
Series
RTL Tonight
Self (Video footage)
2025
Series
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Series
Will & Grace
Liz
1998
Series
Leute heute
Self
1997
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self - Guest
2003
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
1984
Series
Wogan
Self
1982
Series
Sacrée soirée
Self
1987
Series
Sacrée soirée
Self (Clip) (archive footage)
1987
Series
American Playhouse
Hortense Hathaway
1982
Series
Eurovision Song Contest
Self - Performer
1956
Film
Who's That Girl
Nikki Finn
1987
Film
Die Another Day
Verity (uncredited)
2002
Series
The Word
1990
Film
Arthur and the Invisibles
Princess Selenia (voice)
2006
Series
The BRIT Awards
Self
1977
Series
Star Academy
Self
2001
Film
Dick Tracy
Breathless Mahoney
1990
Series
History 101
Self (archive footage)
2020
Series
The Last Dance
Self (archive footage)
2020
Series
Elle Style Awards
Self - Winner
1997
Series
Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri
Winner
1995
Film
A League of Their Own
Mae Mordabito (CF)
1992
Film
Beastie Boys Story
Self (archive footage)
2020
Series
In Vogue: The 90s
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Four Rooms
Elspeth
1995
Series
The Hire
Star
2001
Film
Desperately Seeking Susan
Susan
1985
The Marriage Ref
Self - Panelist
2010
ECHO-Verleihung
Self
1992
Series
The Saturday Show
Self
2001
Film
Swept Away
Amber Leighton
2002
aspekte
Self
1965
Film
Body of Evidence
Rebeca Carlson
1993
Film
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Self (archive footage)
2003
Series
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Self (archive footage)
2022
Series
The Nineties
Self (archive footage)
2017
Series
The True Story of...
Self (archive footage)
2017
Series
Stalked: Someone's Watching
Self (archive footage)
2011
Film
Basquiat: Rage to Riches
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
Evita
Eva Perón
1996
Film
Vision Quest
Singer
1985
Film
The Greatest Night in Pop
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Madonna: Truth or Dare
Self
1991
Film
Girl 6
Boss #3
1996
Film
Junket Whore
Self
1998
Film
The Next Best Thing
Abbie Reynolds
2000
Film
I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
Self
2005
Film
Shadows and Fog
Marie
1991
Film
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
Confessions II – The Film
Self
2026
Film
The Material Boy
Self (archive footage)
2015
Film
Live 8
Self
2005
Film
Avicii: True Stories
Self
2017
Film
Live Aid
Self
1985
Film
Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero
Self
2023
Film
Torrance Rises
Self
1999
Film
Avicii - I'm Tim
Self - Singer (archive footage)
2024
Film
Becoming Madonna
Self (archive footage)
2024
Series
The 90s Greatest
self (archive footage)
2018
Series
Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis
Self
Film
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
Self
2018
Series
Discovering Fashion
Self (archive footage)
2016
Film
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
2002
Film
Madonna + Graham
Self
2026
Film
Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Hortense Hathaway
1989
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
Inside the Golden Statue
Self
1998
Film
Madonna: The Confessions Tour
Self - Lead Vocals & Guitar
2006
Film
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
Film
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
Self
1990
Film
Naqoyqatsi
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
Film
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
The A-Z of Eurovision
Self - Presenter (archive footage)
2020
Film
Music Videos That Defined the 00’s
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
Self - Guitar, Ukulele & Vocals
2016
Film
Sex
Self
1992
Film
Blue in the Face
Singing Telegram
1995
Film
Dangerous Game
Sarah Jennings
1993
Film
Shanghai Surprise
Gloria Tatlock
1986
Film
Women in Rock
Self (archive footage)
1986
Film
Madonna: Madame X
Self - Performer
2021
Film
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
2003
Film
Britney: For the Record
Self (uncredited)
2008
Series
Fashion !
Self (archive footage)
2012
Film
Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A
Self
2021
Film
Rodman: For Better or Worse
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
Madonna: Sticky & Sweet Tour
Self
2010
Film
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
Self (archive footage)
2013
Film
Diane Warren: Relentless
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
Self
1991
Film
Bert Stern - Original Madman
2011
Film
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
Self
1999
Film
Swept Away Movie Special
Self
2002
Film
The Undefeated
Self (archive footage)
2011
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Are All Men Pedophiles?
Self (archive footage)
2013
Film
Playtime Is Over
Self
2011
Film
Madonna: MDNA World Tour
Self - Guitar and Vocals
2013
Film
Debbie Harry: Atomic Blondie
Self (archive footage)
2018
Film
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Self
2005
Film
Grindr Presents: Madonna LIVE in New York
Self
2026
Film
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
Self
1998
Film
The Righteous Babes
Self (archive footage)
1998
Film
Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative
Self
2004
Madonna Exposed
Self (archive footage)
1993
Film
Madonna: World of Madame X
Self
2019
Film
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
Self (archive footage)
2018
Film
Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes
Self
1990
Film
Madonna: Goddess of Pop
Self (archive footage)
2012
Film
Britney Spears: In the Zone
Self (archive footage)
2003
Film
Lady Gaga: On the Edge
Self
2012
Film
Madonna: The Making of SEX Book
Self
1992
Film
Madonna: Drowned World Tour 2001
Self
2001
Film
Star
Star (uncredited)
2001
Film
A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita'
Self
1996
Film
Kids Are Punny
Self (voice)
1998
Film
Madonna and the Breakfast Club
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
Madonna: Re-Invention World Tour
Self
2004
Film
Madonna: The Celebration Tour in Rio
Self
2024
Film
The Women Concert for Change
Self
2013
Series
The Grammys
Self
1959
Film
A Certain Sacrifice
Bruna
1985
Film
365 Day Project
Self
2007
Film
Madonna: The Girlie Show - Live Down Under
Self
1993
Film
The BRITs at 40
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
The Universe of Keith Haring
Self (archive footage)
2008
Film
Madonna: Ciao, Italia! - Live from Italy
Self
1988
Film
Strike a Pose
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
Film
In France with Madonna
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection
(archive footage)
2009
Film
Madonna: Queen of Pop
Self
2007
Film
Madonna: Move to the Music
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Jean-Michel Basquiat, artiste absolu
Self (Archive footage)
2022
Film
Melodies and Rythms of Foreign Pop Music
Self
1976
Film
Madonna: The Ultimate Collection
Self - Vocalist
2000
Gloss and Grit: The Man Who Made Art Pop
Self (archive footage)
Film
Funeral Rites
Self
2025
Film
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Self (archive footage)
2009
Film
Madonna: The Virgin Tour Live
Self
1985
Film
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
Self (archive footage)
2012
Film
There's Only One Madonna
Self (archive footage)
2001
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Self
1997
Film
The Egg
The Egg Girl
1974
Film
Madonna at the BBC
Self
2021
Series
Confessions II - Live in NYC
2026
Film
Madonna: Who's That Girl - Live in Japan
Self
1987
Film
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Madonna: The Girlie Show Live in Japan 1993
Self
1993
Film
Madonna: The Name of the Game
Self
1993
Madonna: The Lady Is a Vamp
Self
2012
Film
Rebel of Pop: Madonna
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
La vraie histoire de Madonna
Self (archive footage)
2011
Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion
Self
2009
Film
Demokratie unter Druck – Europa vor der Wahl
Self - Singer (archive footage)
2019
Film
Madonna: Live at Paris Olympia
Self - Performer
2012
Film
Secret Project Revolution
Self / Narrator (voice)
2013
Madonna: Live from Roseland Ballroom in New York
Self
2008
Film
Madonna: Blond Ambition - Japan Tour 90
Self
1990
Film
Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini
2004
Film
Madonna: Tears of a Clown
Self
2016
Film
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
Self (archive footage)
2013
Film
Madonna: Blond Ambition World Tour Live
Self
1990
Madonna - Out on the Floor
Self
2010
Madonna: Live Earth Concert at London
Self
2007
Film
Arianne Phillips: Dressing the Part
Self
2021
Film
I Am Because We Are
Self / Narrator (voice)
2008
Film
The True Story of Madonna
Self
2022
Film
Miley Cyrus: MTV Unplugged
Self
2014
Film
Warner Music Group Does DVD Volume 2
Film
Electric Blue 27
Self (segment "Celebrity Nude")
1988
Film
Who Killed Michael Stewart?
Self
1986
Film
Madonna X Vanity Fair – The Enlightenment
Self
2023
Film
Madonna - The Real Story
Self
1991
Film
Madonna: Blond Ambition World Tour 90 from Barcelona
Self
1990
Film
Madonna: Something To Remember (The Unreleased Videos)
Self
2006
Film
Express Yourself: Die Tänzer der Queen of Pop
Self
2016
Film
Madonna - The Video Collection 2000-2006
Self
2006
Film
Madonna - Do You Think I'm Sexy Unauthorized
Self
2011
Film
Madonna: The Celebration Tour in Rio (Behind-the-scenes)
Self
2025
Madonna - Super Bowl XLVI halftime show
2012
Madonna Swimming
Self (archive footage)
Film
Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol2
self
2004
Film
Madonna: Sticky & Sweet Tour - Behind-The-Scenes
Self
2010