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| birth_name = Maddison Sunshine Al-Jaizani<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.vogue.com.au/miss-vogue/news/nancy-drews-maddison-jaizani-on-her-breakout-role-and-the-meaning-behind-her-cheerful-instagram-handle/news-story/dc276502f09c49addd6734dbf1016c72|title=Nancy Drew's Maddison Jaizani on her breakout role and the meaning behind her cheerful Instagram handle|journal=Vogue Australia|first=Lucie|last=Clark|date=15 November 2019|accessdate=21 October 2022|archive-date=21 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921043538/https://www.vogue.com.au/miss-vogue/news/nancy-drews-maddison-jaizani-on-her-breakout-role-and-the-meaning-behind-her-cheerful-instagram-handle/news-story/dc276502f09c49addd6734dbf1016c72|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|06|03}}
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| birth_place = [[Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea|Kensington and Chelsea]], London, England
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|06|03}}
| education = [[Sir John Deane's College]]<br>[[Bury College]]
| birth_place = [[Sale, Greater Manchester|Sale]], [[Greater Manchester]], England
| known_for = {{ubl|''[[Nancy Drew (2019 TV series)|Nancy Drew]]''|''[[Into the Badlands (TV series)|Into the Badlands]]''|''[[Versailles (TV series)|Versailles]]''}}
| yearsactive = 2014–present
| yearsactive = 2014–present
| nationality = British
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| occupation = Actress, model
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'''Maddison Jaizani''' is a British actress and model. She is known for portraying Sophie de Clermont on the [[Canal+]] television series ''[[Versailles (TV series)|Versailles]]'', Odessa in the [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] series ''[[Into the Badlands (TV series)|Into the Badlands]]'', and Bess Marvin in the [[The CW|CW]] series ''[[Nancy Drew (2019 TV series)|Nancy Drew]]''.
'''Maddison Sunshine Al-Jaizani''' (born 3 June 1995) is an English actress and model. She is known for her roles as Sophie de Clermont in the [[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal+]] series ''[[Versailles (TV series)|Versailles]]'' (2015–2018), Odessa in the [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] series ''[[Into the Badlands (TV series)|Into the Badlands]]'' (2017–2019), and Bess Marvin in [[the CW]] series ''[[Nancy Drew (2019 TV series)|Nancy Drew]]'' (2019–2023).


==Early life==
==Early life==
Jaizani is of Iranian descent.<ref name="CW Bio">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cwtvpr.com/the-cw/shows/nancy-drew/bios?id=maddison-jaizani|title=Bess Marvin on ''Nancy Drew''|author=The CW Press|website=CWTVPR.com|publisher=[[The CW]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819215118/https://www.cwtvpr.com/the-cw/shows/nancy-drew/bios?id=maddison-jaizani|archive-date=August 19, 2019|access-date=August 19, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> She lived in Manchester and graduated with a national extended diploma in performing arts from [[Bury College]].{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}
Jaizani was born in London to an English mother and an Iranian father and grew up in [[Sale, Greater Manchester]].<ref name="CW Bio">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cwtvpr.com/the-cw/shows/nancy-drew/bios?id=maddison-jaizani|title=Bess Marvin on ''Nancy Drew''|author=The CW Press|website=CWTVPR.com|publisher=[[The CW]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819215118/https://www.cwtvpr.com/the-cw/shows/nancy-drew/bios?id=maddison-jaizani|archive-date=August 19, 2019|access-date=August 19, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> She attended [[Sir John Deane's College]] for sixth form.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/9878790.sir-john-deanes-college-a-level-results-for-pupils-in-the-knutsford-area/|title=Sir John Deane's College 'A-level' results for pupils in the Knutsford area|journal=Knutsford Guardian|date=16 August 2012|accessdate=21 October 2022|archive-date=23 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023011536/https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/9878790.sir-john-deanes-college-a-level-results-for-pupils-in-the-knutsford-area/|url-status=live}}</ref> She completed a [[BTEC Extended Diploma]] in performing arts at [[Bury College]] in 2014.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}


==Career==
==Career==
Jaizani's television debut was portraying teenage Leila in the 2014 episode "State of Emergency" of ''[[Tyrant (TV series)|Tyrant]]''.<ref name="DH Nancy Drew">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/the-cws-nancy-drew-pilot-casts-maddison-jaizani-alex-saxon-1202571506/|title=The CW's ''Nancy Drew'' Pilot Casts Maddison Jaizani & Alex Saxon|last=Petski|first=Denise|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=March 7, 2019|access-date=May 8, 2019}}</ref> Jaizani starred as Sophie in the television series ''[[Versailles (TV series)|Versailles]]'' from 2015 to 2018,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rts.org.uk/article/whos-who-versailles-guide-french-court|title=Who's who in ''Versailles''? A guide to the French court|first=Ed|last=Gove|publisher=[[Royal Television Society]]|date=21 April 2017|access-date=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2016/08/11/this-is-what-the-stars-of-bbcs-versailles-look-like-when-theyre-not-in-costume-6062801/|title=This is what the stars of BBC's ''Versailles'' look like when they're not in costume|work=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|first=Sarah|last=Deen|date=11 August 2016|access-date=19 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2016/06/08/versailles-episode-2-persists-with-its-delusions-of-grandeur/|title=''Versailles'': episode 2 persists with its delusions of grandeur|first=Jasper|last=Rees|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=8 June 2016|access-date=19 December 2017}}</ref> and played Odessa in the [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] series ''[[Into the Badlands (TV series)|Into the Badlands]]'' in 2017.<ref name="DH Nancy Drew"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/into-the-badlands-leopard-stalks-in-snow-episode-recap|title=''Into the Badlands'' finally reunites old friends—at a cost|first=Carly|last=Lane|date=24 April 2017|publisher=[[Syfy]]|via=syfy.com|access-date=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetvjunkies.com/badlands-exclusive-tilda-odessa-discuss-widow/|title=''Into the Badlands'' Exclusive: Tilda and Odessa Discuss The Widow|first=Bridget|last=Liszewski|date=20 April 2017|publisher=TheTVJunkies.com|access-date=20 December 2017}}</ref> In March 2019, Jaizani was cast as Bess in [[The CW]] mystery series ''[[Nancy Drew (2019 TV series)|Nancy Drew]]''.<ref name="DH Nancy Drew"/>
Jaizani made her television debut as teenage Leila (played by [[Moran Atias]] as an adult) in the 2014 episode "State of Emergency" of the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] political drama ''[[Tyrant (TV series)|Tyrant]]''.<ref name="DH Nancy Drew">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/the-cws-nancy-drew-pilot-casts-maddison-jaizani-alex-saxon-1202571506/|title=The CW's ''Nancy Drew'' Pilot Casts Maddison Jaizani & Alex Saxon|last=Petski|first=Denise|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=March 7, 2019|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-date=9 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509043112/https://deadline.com/2019/03/the-cws-nancy-drew-pilot-casts-maddison-jaizani-alex-saxon-1202571506/|url-status=live}}</ref> From 2015 to 2018, Jaizani starred as Sophie de Clermont, later Duchesse de Cassel, in the [[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal+]] and [[BBC Two]] historical drama ''[[Versailles (TV series)|Versailles]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rts.org.uk/article/whos-who-versailles-guide-french-court|title=Who's who in ''Versailles''? A guide to the French court|first=Ed|last=Gove|publisher=[[Royal Television Society]]|date=21 April 2017|access-date=20 December 2017|archive-date=25 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525213441/https://rts.org.uk/article/whos-who-versailles-guide-french-court|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2016/08/11/this-is-what-the-stars-of-bbcs-versailles-look-like-when-theyre-not-in-costume-6062801/|title=This is what the stars of BBC's ''Versailles'' look like when they're not in costume|work=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|first=Sarah|last=Deen|date=11 August 2016|access-date=19 December 2017|archive-date=25 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525213444/https://metro.co.uk/2016/08/11/this-is-what-the-stars-of-bbcs-versailles-look-like-when-theyre-not-in-costume-6062801/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2016/06/08/versailles-episode-2-persists-with-its-delusions-of-grandeur/|title=''Versailles'': episode 2 persists with its delusions of grandeur|first=Jasper|last=Rees|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=8 June 2016|access-date=19 December 2017|archive-date=25 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525213433/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2016/06/08/versailles-episode-2-persists-with-its-delusions-of-grandeur/|url-status=live}}</ref> She had a recurring role as Odessa in latter two seasons of the [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] series ''[[Into the Badlands (TV series)|Into the Badlands]]''.<ref name="DH Nancy Drew"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/into-the-badlands-leopard-stalks-in-snow-episode-recap|title=''Into the Badlands'' finally reunites old friends—at a cost|first=Carly|last=Lane|date=24 April 2017|publisher=[[Syfy]]|via=syfy.com|access-date=20 December 2017|archive-date=25 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525214958/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/into-the-badlands-leopard-stalks-in-snow-episode-recap|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetvjunkies.com/badlands-exclusive-tilda-odessa-discuss-widow/|title=''Into the Badlands'' Exclusive: Tilda and Odessa Discuss The Widow|first=Bridget|last=Liszewski|date=20 April 2017|publisher=TheTVJunkies.com|access-date=20 December 2017|archive-date=25 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525213433/http://www.thetvjunkies.com/badlands-exclusive-tilda-odessa-discuss-widow/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In March 2019, Jaizani was cast as Bess in [[The CW]] mystery series ''[[Nancy Drew (2019 TV series)|Nancy Drew]]''.<ref name="DH Nancy Drew"/>

In 2020, Jaizani signed with [[Elite Model Management]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.influencerintelligence.com/news/JLT/maddison-jaizani-signs-with-elite|title=Maddison Jaizani Signs With Elite|website=Influencer Intelligence|date=20 August 2022|accessdate=21 October 2022|archive-date=23 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023012139/https://www.influencerintelligence.com/news/JLT/maddison-jaizani-signs-with-elite|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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| 2019–present
| ''[[Nancy Drew (2019 TV series)|Nancy Drew]]''
| ''[[Nancy Drew (2019 TV series)|Nancy Drew]]''
| Bess Marvin
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|6610860}}
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* [https://www.spotlight.com/6295-6751-5401 Maddison Jaizani] at Spotlight
* {{twitter.com|MaddisonJaizani|Maddison Jaizani}}
* {{twitter.com|MaddisonJaizani|Maddison Jaizani}}
* {{instagram|maddisonjaizani|Maddison Jaizani}}
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Latest revision as of 16:51, 15 May 2024

Maddison Jaizani
Born
Maddison Sunshine Al-Jaizani[1]

(1995-06-03) 3 June 1995 (age 28)
Kensington and Chelsea, London, England
EducationSir John Deane's College
Bury College
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2014–present
Known for

Maddison Sunshine Al-Jaizani (born 3 June 1995) is an English actress and model. She is known for her roles as Sophie de Clermont in the Canal+ series Versailles (2015–2018), Odessa in the AMC series Into the Badlands (2017–2019), and Bess Marvin in the CW series Nancy Drew (2019–2023).

Early life[edit]

Jaizani was born in London to an English mother and an Iranian father and grew up in Sale, Greater Manchester.[2] She attended Sir John Deane's College for sixth form.[3] She completed a BTEC Extended Diploma in performing arts at Bury College in 2014.[citation needed]

Career[edit]

Jaizani made her television debut as teenage Leila (played by Moran Atias as an adult) in the 2014 episode "State of Emergency" of the FX political drama Tyrant.[4] From 2015 to 2018, Jaizani starred as Sophie de Clermont, later Duchesse de Cassel, in the Canal+ and BBC Two historical drama Versailles.[5][6][7] She had a recurring role as Odessa in latter two seasons of the AMC series Into the Badlands.[4][8][9] In March 2019, Jaizani was cast as Bess in The CW mystery series Nancy Drew.[4]

In 2020, Jaizani signed with Elite Model Management.[10]

Filmography[edit]

Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Tyrant Teenage Leila Episode: "State of Emergency"
2015–2018 Versailles Sophie de Clermont Main role
2017–2019 Into the Badlands Odessa Recurring role (seasons 2–3)
2019–2023 Nancy Drew Bess Marvin Main role

References[edit]

  1. ^ Clark, Lucie (15 November 2019). "Nancy Drew's Maddison Jaizani on her breakout role and the meaning behind her cheerful Instagram handle". Vogue Australia. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  2. ^ The CW Press. "Bess Marvin on Nancy Drew". CWTVPR.com. The CW. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Sir John Deane's College 'A-level' results for pupils in the Knutsford area". Knutsford Guardian. 16 August 2012. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Petski, Denise (7 March 2019). "The CW's Nancy Drew Pilot Casts Maddison Jaizani & Alex Saxon". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  5. ^ Gove, Ed (21 April 2017). "Who's who in Versailles? A guide to the French court". Royal Television Society. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  6. ^ Deen, Sarah (11 August 2016). "This is what the stars of BBC's Versailles look like when they're not in costume". Metro. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  7. ^ Rees, Jasper (8 June 2016). "Versailles: episode 2 persists with its delusions of grandeur". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  8. ^ Lane, Carly (24 April 2017). "Into the Badlands finally reunites old friends—at a cost". Syfy. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via syfy.com.
  9. ^ Liszewski, Bridget (20 April 2017). "Into the Badlands Exclusive: Tilda and Odessa Discuss The Widow". TheTVJunkies.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Maddison Jaizani Signs With Elite". Influencer Intelligence. 20 August 2022. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

External links[edit]

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