Madisyn Shipman (born November 20, 2002[1]) is an American actress, singer and model. She is known for playing Kenzie Bell in the Nickelodeon sitcom Game Shakers.
Madisyn Shipman | |
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 Shipman in 2016 | |
| Born | November 20, 2002 |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, model |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Early life
editShipman was born in Kings Mountain, North Carolina.[1] She is the eldest of four children, and her parents are Jen and Tracey Shipman.[2] Shipman began writing songs and playing guitar when she was eight.[3]
Career
editWhen Shipman was five, she began working with a talent agency[4] that helped her land three different roles on Saturday Night Live, as well as roles on Sesame Street and on stage. She appeared in the play Enron on Broadway in 2010.[2][5][6]
In 2015, she was cast in the lead role as Kenzie Bell, a girl who is one of the co-founders of the titular game company, in the Nickelodeon television series Game Shakers which is produced by Dan Schneider.[7][8]
She started her music career in 2021 and has since released nine singles.[9]
Filmography
editThis section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. (November 2023) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–2011 | Saturday Night Live | Various | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | Sesame Street | Madisyn | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Modern Love | Maddie | Television movie |
| 2015–2019 | Game Shakers | Kenzie | Main role |
| 2015–2017 | Whisker Haven | Blossom | Voice role; 6 episodes |
| 2015 | The Peanuts Movie | Violet | Film; voice role[11][12] |
| 2016 | Ordinary World | Salome | Film |
| 2017 | Henry Danger | Kenzie | Crossover special: "Danger Games" |
| 2019, 2021 | Red Ruby | Flora | Web series; main role[13] |
| 2022 | Call Me Kat | Pippa | Episode: "Call Me a Kingbirdie" |
Discography
editSingles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Album | Written by | Produced by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Married" | 2023 | Metanoia[14] | Michael Blum, Sam DeRosa[15] | Blum |
| "Baseball Games" (featuring Brooklyn Queen) |
Madisyn Shipman, Myah Marie, Zak Waters[16] | Pretty Sister | ||
| "Jill" | JT Roach, Shipman, Marie[17] | - | ||
| "Dgaf" | Albert Harvey, Andreas Moss, Shipman, Marie[18] | Glowinthedark | ||
| "I Like Your Dad" | Edward McGuire Cameron, Roach, Shipman, Blum, Marie[19] | Roach, Ned Cameron | ||
| "Bitch Boy" | Shipman, Blum, Marie[20][21] | - | ||
| "Nobody" | 2022 | Blum | ||
| "Nice Guys" | Shipman, Marie[22] | |||
| "Flying Solo" | 2021 | Abraham Benjamin Stewart, Jordyn Dodd-Waddington, Shipman[23] | Stewart |
References
edit- ^ a b "Madisyn Shipman". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
- ^ a b Makin, Cheryl (January 24, 2017). "Edison Students Hang with Madisyn Shipman." The Central New Jersey Home News, pp. 1A–7A.
- ^ "Madisyn Shipman". Dan Schneider.
- ^ "Featured Grad: Madisyn Shipman". Actors, Models & Talent for Christ (AMTC). Archived from the original on 2015-11-13. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
- ^ Rachek Lee Harris (February 21, 2010). "In the Wings". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
- ^ Marilyn Stasio (April 28, 2010). "Review: 'Enron'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
- ^ Elizabeth Wagmeister (July 7, 2015). "'Kenan & Kel' Alum Kel Mitchell to Return to Nickelodeon With New Sitcom 'Game Shakers'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
...new live-action sitcom "Game Shakers," which follows two 12-year-old girls (Cree Cicchino and Madisyn Shipman) who start a multimillion-dollar gaming company...
- ^ Dan Snierson (July 7, 2015). "Kel Mitchell returns to Nickelodeon to star in Game Shakers". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
Created by Dan Schneider (iCarly, Victorious), the show centers on a pair of 7th grade girls, Babe (Cree Cicchino) and Kenzie (Madisyn Shipman), who after creating a wildly successful mobile gaming app called Sky Whale start a company in Brooklyn called Game Shakers...
- ^ "Madisyn Shipman". Genius. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ "Former Nickelodeon child star is now a Playboy content creator". EW.com. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ Peter Debruge (November 2, 2015). "Film Review: 'The Peanuts Movie'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
- ^ Annie Howard (September 28, 2015). "'The Peanuts Movie' Trailer #2". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
- ^ "Madisyn Shipman: Flora's 5 Ways To Make Every Day Earth Day". Brat. Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- ^ "A chat with hilarious rising star, Madisyn Shipman". Top Shelf Music. 11 July 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ "Married by Madisyn". Spotify. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ "Baseball Games by Madisyn". Spotify. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ "Jill by Madisyn". Genius. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ "DGAF by Madisyn". Genius. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ "I Like Your Dad by Madisyn". Spotify. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ "Bitch Boy by Madisyn". Spotify. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ "Nobody by Madisyn". Spotify. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ "Nice Guys by Madisyn". Spotify. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ "Flying Solo by Madisyn". Spotify. Retrieved January 1, 2024.