Bailee Madison (born October 15, 1999) is an American actress and singer. Beginning as a child actress and later expanding to mature roles and into the horror genre, her accolades include three Young Artist Awards, with nominations for a Critics' Choice Movie Award and a Saturn Award.
Born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Madison began acting at just two weeks of age, appearing mostly in television commercials for the first few years. Her film debut, as Rainelle in Lonely Hearts in 2006 then as May Belle Aarons in the fantasy drama Bridge to Terabithia (2007), brought her early praise. She gained wider acclaim for starring in the war drama film Brothers (2009), for which she was nominated for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer. She had commercial success with starring roles in the comedies Just Go with It (2011) and Parental Guidance (2012), though the critical reception of these films was mostly negative.
Madison transitioned to television in ensuing years, first with recurring roles in (20102012), as young Snow White in Once Upon a Time (2012–2016), and as a teenager with multiple mental health issues in the drama series The Fosters (20142015). She played the leading roles of Hillary Harrison in Trophy Wife (2013–2014) and Grace Russell in Good Witch (20152021). Madison gained further praise and resurged her status as a scream queen with her leading role as Imogen Adams in the HBO Max slasher horror series Pretty Little Liars (20222024), a spinoff of the eponymous original series. She subsequently debuted her solo music career with the release of the pop music single "Kinda Fun" (2024).
Madison began her career when she was two weeks old, appearing in an Office Depot commercial. Since then, she has appeared in several national commercials for major companies including Disney, SeaWorld, and Cadillac.
In 2011, Madison portrayed Maxine Russo in some episodes of The Wizards of Waverly Place at the time when Max Russo was turned into a girl.
In 2013, Madison began playing Hillary on the TV sitcom Trophy Wife, replacing Gianna LePera who played the character in the pilot.
In 2014, she began playing the recurring role of Sophia Quinn in the ABC Family drama The Fosters.
In 2015, she began playing Grace Russell, the daughter of Cassie Nightingale, in the Hallmark series Good Witch. Madison continued in the role until the end of the fifth season in 2019.
In 2017, it was announced that Madison would star in an adaptation of Rachel Bateman's novel Someone Else's Summer.
In 2018, Madison portrayed the role of Kinsey, a rebellious child in the slasher film film . She starred alongside Christina Hendricks and Martin Henderson, as her parents. Although the film received a mixed response from critics, Madison's performance was praised and was relatively successful at the box office.
She is an avid supporter of Manchester United Football Club.
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| 2014 | "Do Life Big" | Jamie Grace | Herself | Cameo |
| 2017 | "Love You So" | Alex Lange | Alex's Girlfriend | |
| 2019 | "Foolish" | Meghan Trainor | Meghan's Party Guest | |
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| "Love Again" | New Hope Club | Blake's Girlfriend | ||
| 2020 | "Worse" | Also director | ||
| 2022 | "Call Me a Quitter" | |||
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