Madisyn Shipman (born November 20, 2002
) is an American actress, singer and model. She is known for playing Kenzie Bell in the Nickelodeon sitcom ''
Game Shakers
''Game Shakers'' is an American comedy television series created by Dan Schneider that premiered on Nickelodeon on September 12, 2015. The series ran for three seasons, with its final episode airing on June 8, 2019. It stars Cree Cicchino, M ...
''.
Early life
Shipman was born in
Kings Mountain, North Carolina
Kings Mountain is a small suburb, suburban city within the Charlotte metropolitan area in Cleveland County, North Carolina, Cleveland and Gaston County, North Carolina, Gaston counties, North Carolina, United States. Most of the city is in Clev ...
.
She is the eldest of four children, and her parents are Jen and Tracey Shipman.
[Makin, Cheryl (January 24, 2017). "Edison Students Hang with Madisyn Shipman." ''The Central New Jersey Home News'', pp. 1A–7A.] Shipman began writing songs and playing guitar when she was eight.
Career
When Shipman was five, she began working with a talent agency that helped her land three different roles on ''
Saturday Night Live
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'', as well as roles on ''
Sesame Street
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'' and on stage. She appeared in the play ''
Enron
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'' on Broadway in 2010.
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
Nickelodeon (nicknamed Nick) is an American pay television channel and the flagship property of the Nickelodeon Group, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on April 1, 1979, as the first ca ...
television series ''
Game Shakers
''Game Shakers'' is an American comedy television series created by Dan Schneider that premiered on Nickelodeon on September 12, 2015. The series ran for three seasons, with its final episode airing on June 8, 2019. It stars Cree Cicchino, M ...
'' which is produced by
Dan Schneider
Daniel James Schneider (born January 14, 1966) is an American television producer, screenwriter, and actor. He created and produced a string of children's shows on Nickelodeon from 1994 to 2019. In the years since 2018, he has faced significa ...
.
She started her music career in 2021 and has since released nine singles.
In 2023, Shipman joined the ''
Playboy
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'' Creator Platform.
Filmography
Discography
Singles
As lead artist
References
External links
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2002 births
Living people
21st-century American actresses
Actresses from North Carolina
Actresses from New York City
American film actresses
American television actresses
American voice actresses
American child actresses
American web series actresses
American female models
American women pop singers
People from Kings Mountain, North Carolina