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Biography

Madonna is an American singer, songwriter and actress who grew up in Michigan and, in 1978, moved from there to New York City to study dance. After playing drums, guitar and singing in the bands Breakfast Club and Emmy, she became famous with her self-titled debut album in 1983. Her records include Like a Virgin, True Blue, The Immaculate Collection and Confessions on a Dance Floor, and she is regarded as the best-selling woman in music history. On screen she appeared in Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Dick Tracy (1990), A League of Their Own (1992) and Evita (1996), winning a Golden Globe for playing Eva Perón. Her documentary Truth or Dare (1991) was the highest-grossing documentary at the time. She started the Maverick entertainment company in 1992, which included Maverick Records. Her honors include seven Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes, twenty MTV Video Music Awards and a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.

68years old

Turns 69 on August 16in 307 days

  • Born Bay City
  • Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
  • Madonna Louise Ciccone (birth name)Also credited as Madonna L. Ciccone, Madonna Ciccone and Madge

Movie Career

Films
31
Career span
36 years1985 to 2021

Genres

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  1. First role

    Madonna's first appearance on Broadway came in Speed-the-Plow, a play staged at the Royale Theatre. Its run lasted from May to August 1988.

  2. Behind the camera

    Madonna made her directing debut on a feature film in 2008, Filth and Wisdom, about three friends chasing their ambitions. Reviews were largely negative.

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Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Evita1996 Biography, Drama, Historyas Eva Perón

    IMDb rating 6.340K votes

  2. A League of Their Own1992 Comedy, Drama, Sportas Mae Mordabito

    IMDb rating 7.4133K votes

  3. Dick Tracy1990as Breathless Mahoney

    IMDb rating 6.271K votes

  4. Four Rooms1995as Elspeth (segment "The Missing Ingredient")

    IMDb rating 6.7118K votes

  5. Arthur and the Invisibles2006as Princess Seleniavoice

    IMDb rating 6.045K votes

  6. Desperately Seeking Susan1985as Susan

    IMDb rating 6.230K votes

  7. Swept Away2002as Amber

    IMDb rating 3.619K votes

  8. Who's That Girl1987as Nikki Finn

    IMDb rating 4.912K votes

Most often with

Nathan Rissman directed three of these films, Guy Ritchie two and Dago Gonzales two. Monte Pittman appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Madonna's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$557 million

15 of the 31 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 31 films: 15 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 7 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.

  • 15Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 7Never in cinemas
  • 6Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Evita1996as Eva Perón
    $141M25.3% of the total
  2. 2
    A League of Their Own1992as Mae Mordabito
    $132M23.8% of the total
  3. 3
    Arthur and the Invisibles2006as Princess Selenia (voice)
    $109M19.5% of the total
  4. 4
    Dick Tracy1990as Breathless Mahoney
    $104M18.6% of the total
  5. 5
    $27M4.9% of the total
  6. 6
    The Next Best Thing2000as Abbie Reynolds
    $24M4.4% of the total
  7. 7
    Who's That Girl1987as Nikki Finn
    $7.3M1.3% of the total
  8. 8
    Four Rooms1995as Elspeth (segment "The Missing Ingredient")
    $4.3M0.8% of the total
Shadows and Fog (1991), $2.7 millionShanghai Surprise (1986), $2.3 millionBlue in the Face (1995), $1.3 millionDangerous Game (1993), $1.3 millionSwept Away (2002), $598,645Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989), $43,671Naqoyqatsi (2002), $13,000

$8.3 millionfrom the other 7 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total

Awards

Twelve awards and honors from 1992 to 2012, nine of them major.

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Madonna's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Golden Globes
2012Best Original SongMasterpieceWon
1997Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyEvitaWon
Grammy Awards
2008Best New New Jack Swing ArtistThe Confessions TourWon
2007Best Dance/Electronic AlbumConfessions on a Dance FloorWon
2000Best Song Written for Visual MediaBeautiful StrangerWon
1999Best Dance/Electronic RecordingRay of LightWon
1999Best Music VideoRay of LightWon
1999Best Pop Vocal AlbumRay of LightWon
1992Best New New Jack Swing ArtistBlond Ambition World Tour LiveWon
Other honors
2008Rock and Roll Hall of FameWon
2006Echo Pop Award for the Hit of the YearWon
2002Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple/EnsembleSwept AwayWon

Online

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