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Madeline Zima

 
Actor: Madeline Zima
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  • Born: Sep 16, 1985 in New Haven, Connecticut
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '90s-2000s
  • Major Genres: Comedy, Horror
  • Career Highlights: Mr. Nanny, The Collector, Legacy
  • First Major Screen Credit: Mr. Nanny (1993)

Biography

Fans of 1990s prime-time sitcoms will invariably remember actress Madeline Zima as the sugar-sweet, angelic Grace, six-year-old daughter of British theatrical producer Maxwell Sheffield (Charles Shaughnessy), on the Fran Drescher series comedy The Nanny. In fact, when Zima landed that part, she had already tackled child roles in features as diverse as The Hand that Rocks the Cradle (1992) and Mr. Nanny (1993). The Drescher series, of course, represented Zima's breakthrough, and by the late '90s, the young actress (who remained with the sitcom cast for all six seasons, until it wrapped in 1999) had blossomed into a starkly beautiful teenager. She branched out into more adult-oriented material with an uncanny portrayal of the young Lucille Ball in the telemovie Lucy (2003), then returned to series programs with a regular role on the quirky David Duchovny-headlined Showtime comedy drama Californication (2007). ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
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Madeline Zima
Born Madeline Rose Zima
September 16, 1985 (1985-09-16) (age 24)
New Haven, Connecticut
Occupation Actress
Years active 1992 – present
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Madeline Rose Zima (born September 16, 1985) is an American actress. She is mostly known for her six years as Grace Sheffield on the TV Series The Nanny or more recently as Mia Cross on the Showtime dramedy Californication and as Gretchen on Heroes.

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Early life

Madeline Zima was born in New Haven, Connecticut, to Marie and Dennis Zima. She has two younger sisters, Vanessa and Yvonne, both of whom are also actresses.[1] Her surname means "winter" in Polish and comes from her paternal grandfather who was from Poland.[2]

Zima began her career at the age of 24 months when she was chosen as a toddler to appear in a television commercial for Downy fabric softener.[3] She played the role of Grace Sheffield on the television show The Nanny for six years. Zima has become known for her work in films such as The Hand That Rocks the Cradle and having most recently appeared in the Hilary Duff film A Cinderella Story and soon to be released movies Dimples, Looking for Sunday, Once in a Very Blue Moon and Legacy.

In 2007, Zima played Mia Cross, a sexually precocious and worldly 16-year old, on the series Californication.

Madeline Zima returned for a second season of Californication in 2008 reprising her role as bratty 17-year-old Mia. In promotion of Mia’s book Fucking and Punching, Madeline starred in several Californication webisodes that are featured on YouTube.

In 2009, Zima joined the cast of Heroes as Gretchen, Claire Bennett's quirky roommate.[4][5]

She also stars as Jill in the 2009 release The Collector.[6]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1992 The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Emma Bartel
1993 Law & Order Samantha Silver
Mr. Nanny Kate Mason
The Last Supper Holly
The Nanny Grace Sheffield 145 episodes, 1993-1999
1996 JAG Cathy Gold 1 episode
1997 'Til There Was You Gwen (age 12)
Touched by an Angel Alexandra "Ally"
1998 The Rose Sisters unknown
Second Chances Melinda Judd
1999 The Secret Path Jo Ann Foley (age 14)
Chicken Soup for the Soul Katie
Lethal Vows Danielle Farris
10 Things I Hate about You Sara Sears
2000 The Sandy Bottom Orchestra Rachel Green
2001 The Big Leaf Tobacco Company Girl #1
King of the Hill unknown voice
The Nightmare Room Alexis Hall
Gilmore Girls Lisa
2003 Lucy Teen Lucy
7th Heaven Alice Miller
2004 A Cinderella Story Brianna
Strong Medicine Pam
2006 Looking for Sunday Trisha
3 lbs Cassie Mack
2007 Ghost Whisperer Maddy Strom
Grey's Anatomy Marissa
Californication Mia Cross-Lewis 25 episodes, 2007-2009
2008 Legacy Zoey Martin aka Pretty Little Devils
Dimples Frances
Streak Stella
2009 The Collector Jill
Tranced Jessica completed
The Family Tree Mitzi post-production
Heroes Gretchen 2009-present
My Own Love Song TBA post-production

Awards and nominations

She was nominated three times for a YoungStar Award at the YoungStar Awards, in 1995, 1997 and 1999 all of them for Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy TV Series for The Nanny (1993).

She was also nominated thirteen times for a Young Artist Award at the Young Artist Awards:

  • 1993 - Best Young Actress Under Ten in a Motion Picture for The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)
  • 1994 - Best Youth Actress Leading Role in a Motion Picture Comedy and for Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Television Series shared with Benjamin Salisbury and Nicholle Tom both for The Nanny (1993)
  • 1995 - Best Performance by a Youth Actress as a TV Guest Star for Law & Order (1990), and Best Performance by a Youth Ensemble in a Television Series shared with Nicholle Tom and Benjamin Salisbury, Best Performance by an Actress Under Ten in a Motion Picture and Best Performance by an Actress Under Ten in a TV Series, all of them for The Nanny (1993)
  • 1996 - Best Performance by a Young Actress in a TV Comedy Series for The Nanny (1993)
  • 1998 - Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series by a Supporting Young Actress for The Nanny (1993)
  • 2001 - Best Performance in a TV Movie (Drama) by a Leading Young Actress for The Sandy Bot

References

  1. ^ "Madeline Zima on zima-sisters.net". http://zima-sisters.net/madeline/index.htm. Retrieved 2007-02-14. 
  2. ^ "Interview: Californication's Madeline Zima is 'Haute'". http://thebiz.fancast.com/2008/09/interview_californications_mad.html. Retrieved 2007-12-20. 
  3. ^ "'Hand' Keeps 5-Year-Old's Career Rocking". January 20, 1992. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  4. ^ http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2009/06/nbc-teases-heroes-hot-cheerleader-what-else-is-new.html
  5. ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "Zima joins Heroes for recurring role". Hollywoodreporter.com. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i8ec34ef6f7ad9c741e11b3059a68a453. Retrieved 2009-06-03. 
  6. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0844479/

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