We may have met Maddie Ziegler through Dance Moms, but her talent is taking her way further than reality TV.
Originally published February 2016. Updated February 2017.
She’s already got a memoir
Is 14 too young for a memoir? Guess not. Ziegler’s comes out in March, and she’s also heading out on a book tour.
She might be done with ‘Dance Moms’ for good
The show is coming back for Season 7B, but it’s unclear whether Ziegler and her sis Mackenzie are on board.
She’s down with 11
Ziegler is BFF with Stranger Things‘ Millie Bobby Brown, which makes sense since they’re both so talented.
She’s Sia’s star
Ziegler got her celeb start on Dance Moms, but she really rose to fame when Sia took her under her wing.
She’s a cover girl
Ziegler covered Seventeen and has been featured in Harper’s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan and Nylon.
She was honored by ‘Time’ magazine
Ziegler was named on Time‘s 30 Most Influential Teens of 2015 list.
She’s a pretty little liar
She starred in a super-creepy opening sequence in a summer 2015 episode of Pretty Little Liars.
She’s a beach babe
She might be from Pittsburgh, but judging from her Instagram, Ziegler considers herself a Californian now.
She’s foraying into modeling
Ziegler is the face of dancewear brand Capezio and has modeled for Target.
Working on her strut
She sashayed onto the runway for the first time for the Fall 2015 Polo Ralph Lauren Children’s Show.
Cutest little girl ever
Considering how expressive and beautiful her face is now, it’s not suprising how cute she was back when.
She’s into acting
Ziegler’s scripted TV debut was playing young Deb in a 2012 episode of Drop Dead Diva.
Big screen breakthrough
She will make her feature film debut alongside Naomi Watts in the upcoming Book of Henry, says Variety.
She’s a Taylor Swift fan
She counted hanging with Swift as one of her top 2015 moments and said she is the “world’s greatest” on Instagram.
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