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Madison Knight

Knight in December 2018

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Knight in December 2018

BORN
Madison Lee Knight
May 11, 1999 (age 20)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.

OCCUPATION
singer•actress•dancer•songwriter

YEARS ACTIVE
2011-present

Madison Lee Knight (born May 11, 1999) is an American quadruple threat, who is signed to Hollywood records.

After making her acting debut with an appearance in Law and Order, she starred in a recurring role as the young version of Chloe Goodwin in the television series The Goodwin Games. Knight was later cast as Maya Hart in the series Girl Meets World, from 2014 to 2017. Knight has starred in the feature films  Horns (2013), The Hate U Give(2018), and starred as Jenny in Disney's Adventures in baby sitting(2016). As a voice actress, she had a recurring role as Princess Vivian in the animated series Sofia the First from 2013 to 2018. In 2016, she began voicing Melissa Chase on the animated series Milo Murphy's Law.

Knights debut EP, Can't Blame A Girl For Trying, was released in 2014, and in the same year, she released her debut single of the same name. She released her debut album, Eyes Wide Open in 2015, and had since released two studio albums: (2016) and (2018).

EARLY LIFE

Knight was born on May 11, 1999, in , Los Angeles California. She is the daughter of Ben and Danielle Knight. Knight began posting videos on Youtube of her singing from the age of 10. Her father built a purple recording studio for her to fuel her passion for music. She placed third in a singing contest run by Miley Cyrus titled The Next Miley Cyrus Project.

CAREER
Knight booked her first acting role in 2011, a guest role on the drama series. She played a young rape victim. Around the same time, she performed live on the Chinese television station , for the Gold Mango Audience festival. Less than two years later, Knight booked a series recurring role on Fox's The Goodwin Games as Young Chloe, a series regular role on Disney Channel.

In January 2013, Knight was cast as Maya Hart in the Disney Channel series, opposite Rowan Blanchard. The series is a sequel to the 1993–2000 series Boy Meets World . Knight also signed a five-record deal as a music artist with Hollywood Records. On March 14, 2014, Knight's debut single, "Cant Blame a Girl For Trying", premiered on Radio Disney , and was released on iTunes later that day.

ARTISTRY
Madison Knight has been described as a "teen pop" singer who has explored through other genres on different albums including pop, folk pop, acoustic and country on Eyes Wide Open. Her album Evolution included genres such as electro-pop and house music. Her later albums dived into "more mature" genres and lyrical content including dance-pop, trap, hip-hop and R&B.

DISCOGRAPHY
Eyes Wide Open (2015)
Evolution (2016)
Singular: Act I (2018)
Singular: Act II (Coming Soon!)

FILMOGRAPHY

Film Roles
Noobz  as Brittney (2012)
Horns as Young Merrin (2013)
The Hate U Give as Hailey (2018)
The short history of the Long Road as Nola (2019)
Tall Girl  as Harper Kreyman (2019)

Television roles
Law & Order  as Paula (2011) (1 episode)
Just Dance Kids 2 as Coach (2011) (video game)
Phineas and Ferb as Girl (2012) (2 episodes)
Sofia The First as Princess Vivian (2013-2018) (13 episodes)
Orange is the new black Jessica wedge (2013) (1 episode)
Austin & Ally as Lucy (2013) (1 episode)
Girl Meets World as Maya Hart (2014-2017) (main role)
Adventures in Babysitting as Jenny (2016) (Disney movie)
Milo Murphy's Law Melissia Chase (2016-present) (main role)

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