Madonna
Acting
- Born:
- 1958-08-16
- Place of birth:
- Bay City, Michigan, USA
Biography
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
PARTY !
Madonna: MTV VMAS 2026 - Behind the Scenes
Madonna + Graham
Confessions II - Live in NYC
Confessions II – The Film
Grindr Presents: Madonna LIVE in New York
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
Rebel of Pop: Madonna
Madonna: The Celebration Tour in Rio (Behind-the-scenes)
The Studio
Funeral Rites
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Diane Warren: Relentless
Becoming Madonna
In Vogue: The 90s
Avicii - I'm Tim
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Madonna: The Celebration Tour in Rio
The Greatest Night in Pop
Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero
Commitment to Life
Madonna X Vanity Fair – The Enlightenment
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
In France with Madonna
The True Story of Madonna
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
Jean-Michel Basquiat, artiste absolu
Madonna at the BBC
Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A
Madonna: Madame X
Arianne Phillips: Dressing the Part
Madonna: Move to the Music
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
History 101
The A-Z of Eurovision
Beastie Boys Story
The Last Dance
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
The BRITs at 40
Rodman: For Better or Worse
Music Videos That Defined the 00’s
Madonna: World of Madame X
Demokratie unter Druck – Europa vor der Wahl
Madonna and the Breakfast Club
Jean Paul Gaultier: Freak & Chic
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
The 90s Greatest
Debbie Harry: Atomic Blondie
Avicii: True Stories
Basquiat: Rage to Riches
The Nineties
The True Story of...
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
Madonna: Tears of a Clown
Express Yourself: Die Tänzer der Queen of Pop
Discovering Fashion
Strike a Pose
The Material Boy
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Miley Cyrus: MTV Unplugged
Secret Project Revolution
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
Madonna: MDNA World Tour
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
The Women Concert for Change
Are All Men Pedophiles?
Lady Gaga: On the Edge
Madonna: Live at Paris Olympia
Madonna: The Lady Is a Vamp
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
Madonna: Goddess of Pop
Fashion !
Madonna - Do You Think I'm Sexy Unauthorized
Playtime Is Over
Bert Stern - Original Madman
The Undefeated
La vraie histoire de Madonna
Stalked: Someone's Watching
Madonna - Out on the Floor
Madonna: Sticky & Sweet Tour
Madonna: Sticky & Sweet Tour - Behind-The-Scenes
The Marriage Ref
Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection
Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Britney: For the Record
Madonna: Live from Roseland Ballroom in New York
I Am Because We Are
The Universe of Keith Haring
365 Day Project
Madonna: Queen of Pop
Madonna: Live Earth Concert at London
The Graham Norton Show
Arthur and the Invisibles
Madonna: The Confessions Tour
Madonna: Something To Remember (The Unreleased Videos)
Madonna - The Video Collection 2000-2006
Madonna: Confessions... On a Promo Tour
Live 8
I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative
Madonna: Re-Invention World Tour
Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol2
Parkinson
Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini
Britney Spears: In the Zone
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Celebrity Naked Ambition
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Die Another Day
Swept Away Movie Special
Swept Away
Naqoyqatsi
Heart of the Festival
Star Academy
The Saturday Show
Madonna: Drowned World Tour 2001
There's Only One Madonna
Star
The Hire
Madonna: The Ultimate Collection
The Next Best Thing
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Torrance Rises
The Righteous Babes
Kids Are Punny
Junket Whore
Will & Grace
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
Inside the Golden Statue
Elle Style Awards
Leute heute
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Evita
A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita'
Girl 6
Four Rooms
Blue in the Face
Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri
Justify My Love
Madonna: The Girlie Show Live in Japan 1993
Madonna: The Girlie Show - Live Down Under
Dangerous Game
Madonna Exposed
Body of Evidence
Madonna: The Name of the Game
Sex
Madonna: The Making of SEX Book
A League of Their Own
ECHO-Verleihung
Shadows and Fog
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
Madonna: Truth or Dare
Madonna - The Real Story
Madonna: Blond Ambition World Tour 90 from Barcelona
Madonna: Blond Ambition World Tour Live
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
The Word
Madonna: Blond Ambition - Japan Tour 90
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Madonna: Ciao, Italia! - Live from Italy
Electric Blue 27
Madonna: Who's That Girl - Live in Japan
Sacrée soirée
Who's That Girl
Shanghai Surprise
Who Killed Michael Stewart?
Women in Rock
A Certain Sacrifice
Live Aid
Madonna: The Virgin Tour Live
Desperately Seeking Susan
Vision Quest
MTV Video Music Awards
Wogan
American Playhouse
Wetten, dass..?
The BRIT Awards
Melodies and Rythms of Foreign Pop Music
Saturday Night Live
The Egg
aspekte
Top of the Pops
The Grammys
Eurovision Song Contest
Madonna Swimming
Warner Music Group Does DVD Volume 2
Madonna: No Bull! The Making of 'Take a Bow'
Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis