Madisyn Shipman

Madisyn Shipman (born November 20, 2002[1]) is an American actress, singer-songwriter and model. She is known for playing Kenzie Bell in the Nickelodeon sitcom Game Shakers.

Madisyn Shipman
Shipman in 2016
Born (2002-11-20) November 20, 2002
Kings Mountain, North Carolina
Occupation(s)Actress, singer-songwriter, model
Years active2009–present

Early life

Shipman 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

When 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 seven singles.[9]

Filmography
Television and film roles
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[10][11]
2016 Ordinary World Salome Film
2017 Henry Danger Kenzie Crossover special: "Danger Games"
2019, 2021 Red Ruby Flora Web series; main role[12]
2022 Call Me Kat Pippa Episode: "Call Me a Kingbirdie"

Singles
  • Built Me duet with Josh Tepper (2022)
  • Flying Solo (2021).
  • Nice Guys (2022).
  • Nobody (2022).
  • Bitch Boy (2023).
  • I Like Your Dad (2023).
  • DGAF (2023).
  • Jill (2023).

References
  1. "Madisyn Shipman". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  2. Makin, Cheryl (January 24, 2017). "Edison Students Hang with Madisyn Shipman." The Central New Jersey Home News, pp. 1A–7A.
  3. "Madisyn Shipman". Dan Schneider.
  4. "Featured Grad: Madisyn Shipman". Actors, Models & Talent for Christ (AMTC). Archived from the original on 2015-11-13. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  5. Rachek Lee Harris (February 21, 2010). "In the Wings". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  6. Marilyn Stasio (April 28, 2010). "Review: 'Enron'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. "Madisyn Shipman". Genius. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  10. Peter Debruge (November 2, 2015). "Film Review: 'The Peanuts Movie'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  11. Annie Howard (September 28, 2015). "'The Peanuts Movie' Trailer #2". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  12. "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.
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