Ziegler in 2014, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Madison Nicole Ziegler

Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Date of Birth: September 30, 2002

Ethnicity: German, Polish, Italian, Scottish

Maddie Ziegler is an American dancer, actress, author, and model. She has appeared on the reality show Dance Moms, starred in the music videos “Chandelier” and “Elastic Heart,” and was a judge on So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation. Her roles include the films Ballerina (2016), in voice performance; The Book of Henry, Music, The Fallout, West Side Story (2021), and Bloody Hell. She has often collaborated with Sia.

Maddie is the daughter of Melissa and Kurt Zeigler, who owned a mortgage company. Her sister is dancer, singer, actress, model, and internet personality Mackenzie Ziegler. She was raised in Murrysville, near Pittsburgh.

Maddie’s paternal grandfather was James A. Ziegler (the son of John Stuart Ziegler and Elizabeth Gertrude Fischer). James was born in Pennsylvania. John was the son of John Joseph Ziegler and Celia/Cecelia M. Stewart/Stuart. Elizabeth was the daughter of John Jacob Fischer, whose mother was German, and of Margaret Anna Sauer.

Sources: http://maddieziegler.com

Genealogy of Maddie Ziegler (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Maddie’s paternal grandfather, James A. Ziegler, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of Maddie’s paternal grandfather, James A. Ziegler – http://www.legacy.com

Maddie’s paternal great-grandfather, John Stuart Ziegler, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Maddie’s paternal great-grandmother, Elizabeth Gertrude Fischer, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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