Acting
Madonna
EN, SV, FR, DE cinema · 163 credits
Born
16 August 1958 (age 68)
Birthplace
Bay City, Michigan, USA
Also known as Madonna Louise Ciccone · Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone
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.
Known for
Filmography
Madonna Swimming
Madonna Swimming
as Self (archive footage)
Who's That Girl
Writer, Director
Confessions II – The Film
as Self, Songs
Grindr Presents: Madonna LIVE in New York
as Self, Music Director, Creative Director, Songs
Madonna + Graham
as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
Funeral Rites
as Self, Writer
Rebel of Pop: Madonna
as Self (archive footage)
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
2025
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
as Self (archive footage)
Diane Warren: Relentless
as Self (archive footage)
The Greatest Night in Pop
as Self (archive footage)
Madonna: The Celebration Tour in Rio
as Self, Music Producer, Creative Director, Songs
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Becoming Madonna
as Self (archive footage)
Avicii - I'm Tim
as Self - Singer (archive footage)
Commitment to Life
as Self (archive footage)
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
as Self (archive footage)
Jean-Michel Basquiat, artiste absolu
as Self (Archive footage)
In France with Madonna
as Self (archive footage)
Madonna: Move to the Music
as Self (archive footage)
Madonna: Madame X
as Self - Performer, Producer, Writer
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage)
Beastie Boys Story
as Self (archive footage)
The A-Z of Eurovision
as Self - Presenter (archive footage)
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
as Self (archive footage)
The BRITs at 40
as Self (archive footage)
Rodman: For Better or Worse
as Self (archive footage)
Demokratie unter Druck – Europa vor der Wahl
as Self - Singer (archive footage)
Madonna and the Breakfast Club
as Self (archive footage)
Music Videos That Defined the 00’s
as Self (archive footage)
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
as Self (archive footage)
Debbie Harry: Atomic Blondie
as Self (archive footage)
Basquiat: Rage to Riches
as Self (archive footage)
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
as Self - Guitar, Ukulele & Vocals
Strike a Pose
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Express Yourself: Die Tänzer der Queen of Pop
as Self (archive footage)
The Material Boy
as Self (archive footage)
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
as Self (archive footage)
Madonna: MDNA World Tour
as Self - Guitar and Vocals
Secret Project Revolution
as Self / Narrator (voice), Director
Are All Men Pedophiles?
as Self (archive footage)
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
as Self (archive footage)
Madonna: Live at Paris Olympia
as Self - Performer
Madonna: Goddess of Pop
as Self (archive footage)
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
as Self (archive footage)
The Undefeated
as Self (archive footage)
La vraie histoire de Madonna
as Self (archive footage)
W.E.
Director, Writer, Producer, Songs
Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection
as (archive footage)
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
as Self (archive footage)
I Am Because We Are
as Self / Narrator (voice), Writer, Executive Producer
Britney: For the Record
as Self (uncredited)
The Universe of Keith Haring
as Self (archive footage)
Filth and Wisdom
Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
365 Day Project
as Self
Arthur and the Invisibles
as Princess Selenia (voice)
Madonna: The Confessions Tour
as Self - Lead Vocals & Guitar
Live 8
as Self
I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
as Self, Executive Producer
Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini
as Self (archive footage)
30 Days Until I'm Famous
Executive Producer
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
Executive Producer
Britney Spears: In the Zone
as Self (archive footage)
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
Celebrity Naked Ambition
as Self (archive footage)
Agent Cody Banks
Executive Producer
Swept Away
as Amber Leighton
Die Another Day
as Verity (uncredited), Theme Song Performance, Songs
Naqoyqatsi
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Heart of the Festival
as Self (archive footage)
There's Only One Madonna
as Self (archive footage)
Star
as Star (uncredited)
The Next Best Thing
as Abbie Reynolds
Madonna: The Ultimate Collection
as Self - Vocalist
Torrance Rises
as Self
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
as (archive footage)
The Righteous Babes
as Self (archive footage)
Kids Are Punny
as Self (voice)
Junket Whore
as Self
Evita
as Eva Perón
Girl 6
as Boss #3
Four Rooms
as Elspeth
Blue in the Face
as Singing Telegram
With Honors
Theme Song Performance
Body of Evidence
as Rebeca Carlson
Dangerous Game
as Sarah Jennings
Madonna Exposed
1993
Madonna Exposed
as Self (archive footage)
A League of Their Own
as Mae Mordabito (CF)
Sex
as Self, Executive Producer
Madonna: Truth or Dare
as Self, Music, Executive Producer
Shadows and Fog
as Marie
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
as Self, Executive Producer
Madonna: Blond Ambition World Tour Live
as Self, Lyricist, Songs
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
as Self, Writer, Songs
Dick Tracy
as Breathless Mahoney
Bloodhounds of Broadway
as Hortense Hathaway
Electric Blue 27
as Self (segment "Celebrity Nude")
Who's That Girl
as Nikki Finn, Songs
Shanghai Surprise
as Gloria Tatlock
Women in Rock
as Self (archive footage)
Desperately Seeking Susan
as Susan, Songs
Live Aid
as Self
A Certain Sacrifice
as Bruna
Vision Quest
as Singer, Songs
The Egg
as The Egg Girl