Martha Madison
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Martha Madison is an American
actress.
. She was raised in Houston, Texas
, attended Cypress Creek High School
, and graduated from Texas A&M University
in 1999 with a degree in psychology where she was also the Captain of the Texas A&M Dance Team.
In 1999, she moved to New York City to attend the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. After a lifetime of dance training, she had hoped to land in the musical world of Broadway. She danced with the Peyari Dance Project for two years. However, after several injuries, she was forced to retire from dance. In 2003, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film/television.
She became famous for portraying Belle Black
on the soap opera Days of our Lives
from 2004 to 2008. Madison was the third adult actress to portray Belle on the daytime drama, which was portrayed by Kirsten Storms
from 1999 to 2004, then briefly by Charity Rahmer
in 2004 before Madison took the role. She previously appeared on the daytime drama Passions
and had a role in the film Kate and Leopold.
Starting in 2005, Madison was named an ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis
Foundation and helped re-design their website. Madison's mother has been living with multiple sclerosis for nearly 25 years.
In 2007, Madison appeared on Tyra Banks
' talk show to help Tyra through "soap opera school."
In July 2009, Martha and her husband, AJ, opened a gastro sports pub in Studio City called Henry's Hat (which they named after their Weimeraner, Henry). This is the first restaurant for the couple, however, AJ also owns Luna Park in Hollywood and Luna Park in San Francisco.
In June 2011, Madison temp took over the role as Elizabeth Webber
on General Hospital
. Her air dates were from June 8–20, 2011.
United States
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actress.
Life and career
Madison was born in Newport News, VirginiaNewport News, Virginia
Newport News is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia. It is at the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending southeast from Skiffe's Creek along many miles of waterfront to the river's mouth at Newport News...
. She was raised in Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
, attended Cypress Creek High School
Cypress Creek High School (Harris County, Texas)
Cypress Creek High School, also known as Cy Creek, is a public secondary school located in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States. Cypress Creek, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District....
, and graduated from Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
in 1999 with a degree in psychology where she was also the Captain of the Texas A&M Dance Team.
In 1999, she moved to New York City to attend the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. After a lifetime of dance training, she had hoped to land in the musical world of Broadway. She danced with the Peyari Dance Project for two years. However, after several injuries, she was forced to retire from dance. In 2003, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film/television.
She became famous for portraying Belle Black
Belle Black
Isabella "Belle" Brady is a fictional character on the U.S. daytime television drama Days of our Lives. The only child of supercouple John Black and Marlena Evans, she is also one half of the supercouple Shawn Brady and Belle Black...
on the soap opera Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
from 2004 to 2008. Madison was the third adult actress to portray Belle on the daytime drama, which was portrayed by Kirsten Storms
Kirsten Storms
Kirsten Renee Storms is an American actress. Her biggest break came when she was cast as Isabella "Belle" Black in the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives from 1999 to 2004....
from 1999 to 2004, then briefly by Charity Rahmer
Charity Rahmer
Charity Rahmer is an American actress.She is best known for her short lived run on the soap opera Days of our Lives in 2004. Although she was hired to replace Kirsten Storms in the role of Belle Black and signed a contract, she only portrayed Belle Black for sixteen episodes...
in 2004 before Madison took the role. She previously appeared on the daytime drama Passions
Passions
Passions is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC from July 5, 1999 to September 7, 2007 and on The 101 Network from September 17, 2007 to August 7, 2008....
and had a role in the film Kate and Leopold.
Starting in 2005, Madison was named an ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease in which the fatty myelin sheaths around the axons of the brain and spinal cord are damaged, leading to demyelination and scarring as well as a broad spectrum of signs and symptoms...
Foundation and helped re-design their website. Madison's mother has been living with multiple sclerosis for nearly 25 years.
In 2007, Madison appeared on Tyra Banks
Tyra Banks
Tyra Lynne Banks is an American model, media personality, actress, occasional singer, author and businesswoman. She first became famous as a model, but television appearances were her commercial breakthrough...
' talk show to help Tyra through "soap opera school."
In July 2009, Martha and her husband, AJ, opened a gastro sports pub in Studio City called Henry's Hat (which they named after their Weimeraner, Henry). This is the first restaurant for the couple, however, AJ also owns Luna Park in Hollywood and Luna Park in San Francisco.
In June 2011, Madison temp took over the role as Elizabeth Webber
Elizabeth Webber
Elizabeth Spencer may refer to:*Lady Elizabeth Spencer , wife of Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke*Elizabeth Spencer, Baroness Hunsdon*Elizabeth Spencer , American novelist...
on General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
. Her air dates were from June 8–20, 2011.
Relationships
Martha became engaged to her boyfriend, restaurateur AJ Gilbert, the owner of Luna Park in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York, on July 29, 2006 when he took her to the Del Coronado Hotel in San Diego for her birthday. Martha announced it on her official forum. Martha and A.J. married on August 25, 2007.Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Kate & Leopold Kate & Leopold Kate & Leopold is a 2001 romantic-comedy fantasy that tells a story of a duke who travels through time from New York in 1876 to the present and falls in love with a career woman in the modern New York... |
Office Woman | |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama... |
Susan Watkins | Episode:Cherry Red |
| 2004–2008 | Days of our Lives Days of our Lives Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around... |
Isabella "Belle" Black Belle Black Isabella "Belle" Brady is a fictional character on the U.S. daytime television drama Days of our Lives. The only child of supercouple John Black and Marlena Evans, she is also one half of the supercouple Shawn Brady and Belle Black... |
Role From: August 10, 2004-March 24, 2008 |
| 2004 | Passions Passions Passions is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC from July 5, 1999 to September 7, 2007 and on The 101 Network from September 17, 2007 to August 7, 2008.... |
Lola | Episodes Dated:April 8–14, 2004 |
| 2006 | Biker Mice from Mars Biker Mice from Mars (2006 TV series) Biker Mice from Mars is an animated series, a continuation of the show with the same name which aired from 1993–1996. The 2006 version of the show has previews of the show on YouTube.... |
Catalina Cat/Cataina Mouse (voice) | Episodes:New Cats in Town and The Tender Mouse Trap |
| 2007 | The Singles Table The Singles Table The Singles Table was an American comedy series that was originally considered for debut on NBC as a mid-season replacement in the 2006-2007 TV season... |
Married woman | Episode:The Work Dinner |
| 2008 | Without a Trace Without a Trace Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:... |
Jolie | Episode:Rewind |
| 2009 | Criminal Minds Criminal Minds Criminal Minds is an American police procedural drama that premiered September 22, 2005, on CBS. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit based in Quantico, Virginia. The BAU is part of the FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime... |
Kate | Episode:The Big Wheel |
| 2009 | The Mother of Invention | Chandra | |
| 2011 | General Hospital General Hospital General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns.... |
Elizabeth Webber Elizabeth Webber Elizabeth Spencer may refer to:*Lady Elizabeth Spencer , wife of Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke*Elizabeth Spencer, Baroness Hunsdon*Elizabeth Spencer , American novelist... # 2 |
temp. June 8, 2011-June 20, 2011 |
Herself
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | SoapTalk | Episode Dated:February 6 |
| 2006 | Anything to Win | Episode:Days of Our Lives: The Rating Wars |
| 2007 | The Tyra Banks Show The Tyra Banks Show The Tyra Banks Show, also known as and shortened to Tyra or The Tyra Show, is an American talk show hosted by Tyra Banks. The last new episode aired on Friday, May 28, 2010.-2005-2009: Syndication:... |
Episode:Tyra's Soap Opera Spectacular |
| 2007 | I Wanna Be a Soap Star I Wanna Be a Soap Star I Wanna Be a Soap Star is a reality television series which debuted on the cable channel SOAPnet in 2004. The show is hosted by All My Children star and ex-Dancing with the Stars participant, Cameron Mathison. It is based on the British reality series Soapstars.-I Wanna Be a Soap Star:The first... |
Episode:Drunk as a Skunk |
| 2008 | Have Tig at Your Party | V |