Madeleine Madden (born 29 January 1997) is an Australian actress.In
2010, at age 13, Madden became the first teenager in Australia to
deliver an address to the nation, when she delivered a two-minute
speech on the future of Indigenous Australians. It was broadcast to 6
million viewers on every free-to-air television network in Australia.
She said she grew up in a very political family; she is the
great-granddaughter of Arrernte elder Hetty Perkins, the granddaughter
of activist and soccer player Charles Perkins, and the daughter of art
curator and writer Hetti Perkins. Her aunt is director Rachel
Perkins.Madden starred in Australia's first indigenous teen drama,
Ready for This, and in the critically applauded Redfern Now. She has
also starred in The Moodys, Jack Irish, My Place and The Code. In 2016
she starred in the miniseries Tomorrow, When the War Began which is
based on the John Marsden series of young adult books. In 2018 she
played Marion Quade in the miniseries Picnic at Hanging Rock, Crystal
Swan in the TV miniseries Mystery Road and Immy DuPain in the series
Pine Gap. She has been cast as Egwene al'Vere in Amazon's upcoming
adaptation of The Wheel of Time novels.
2010, at age 13, Madden became the first teenager in Australia to
deliver an address to the nation, when she delivered a two-minute
speech on the future of Indigenous Australians. It was broadcast to 6
million viewers on every free-to-air television network in Australia.
She said she grew up in a very political family; she is the
great-granddaughter of Arrernte elder Hetty Perkins, the granddaughter
of activist and soccer player Charles Perkins, and the daughter of art
curator and writer Hetti Perkins. Her aunt is director Rachel
Perkins.Madden starred in Australia's first indigenous teen drama,
Ready for This, and in the critically applauded Redfern Now. She has
also starred in The Moodys, Jack Irish, My Place and The Code. In 2016
she starred in the miniseries Tomorrow, When the War Began which is
based on the John Marsden series of young adult books. In 2018 she
played Marion Quade in the miniseries Picnic at Hanging Rock, Crystal
Swan in the TV miniseries Mystery Road and Immy DuPain in the series
Pine Gap. She has been cast as Egwene al'Vere in Amazon's upcoming
adaptation of The Wheel of Time novels.
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