Madelaine Petsch

Madelaine Petsch
Petsch at the 2024 WonderCon
Born
Madelaine Grobbelaar Petsch

(1994-08-18) August 18, 1994 (age 30)
Port Orchard, Washington, U.S.
Citizenship
  • United States
  • South Africa[1]
Occupations
Years active2014–present
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2017–present
Genre
Subscribers6.42 million[2]
Total views285.7 million[2]
100,000 subscribers2017
1,000,000 subscribers2018
Last updated: June 4, 2024

Madelaine Grobbelaar Petsch (born August 18, 1994[3]) is an American actress and social media personality.[4][5] She is best known for portraying Cheryl Blossom on The CW television series Riverdale (2017–2023).

Early life

Petsch was born on August 18, 1994, in Port Orchard, Washington.[3][6][7][8] At the age of three, she began dance classes, and two years later enrolled in theater classes. Petsch's parents are from South Africa, and she spent the first ten years of her life dividing her time between South Africa and the state of Washington.[9][10] She attended the Tacoma School of the Arts and relocated to Los Angeles after graduating.[11][12][8] Petsch has one older brother.[13]

Career

Petsch in 2018

Petsch appeared in a national advertising campaign for Coca-Cola in 2014. In February 2016, she was cast as Cheryl Blossom in The CW's Riverdale,[14] having been pinned for the role since late 2015 after meeting the casting director, who was at the time working on Legends of Tomorrow.[15] The series began filming in September of that year. It premiered on January 26, 2017, and ended on August 23, 2023, after seven seasons.[16][17] In March 2017, she joined the cast of the film Polaroid, which was released in 2019.[18] In January 2019, it was announced that Petsch would star in and executive produce the horror-comedy film Saint Clare, but in 2022, Bella Thorne took over the role.[19][20]

In April 2018, Petsch collaborated with sunglasses company Privé Revaux and released her own collection of sunglasses.[21] Petsch has a YouTube channel, stating that the inspiration to start one was so fans could know the “real her” outside of acting.[22]

Personal life

At age 14, Petsch began speaking out as a vegan,[23] after having been raised vegetarian. She has also participated in an awareness campaign for PETA.[24]

Filmography

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2014 The Hive Current girl #2
2016 The Curse of Sleeping Beauty Eliza
2017 F the Prom Marissa Direct-to-video film
2019 Polaroid Sarah
2020 Sightless Ellen Ashland Also co-producer[25]
2022 Jane Olivia Brooks Also producer[26]
About Fate Clementine Pratt
Hotel for the Holidays Georgia
2024 The Strangers: Chapter 1 Maya Lucas Also executive producer
2025 The Strangers: Chapter 2 Post-production
TBA The Strangers: Chapter 3
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Instant Mom Mermaid Episode: "Gone Batty"
2017–2023 Riverdale Cheryl Blossom Main role, 132 episodes
Teen Penelope Blossom Guest role, 2 episodes
Abigail Blossom Recurring role, 7 episodes
Poppy Blossom Guest role, episode: "Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Witching Hour(s)"
Rose Blossom (possessing Cheryl) Guest role, 2 episodes
Charity Blossom Guest role, episode: "Chapter One Hundred and Fifteen: Return to Rivervale"
2020 The Simpsons Sloan Voice role; episode: "The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds"
Web series roles
Year Title Role Notes
2020 Acting for a Cause Jane Bennet Episode: "Pride and Prejudice"[27]
Day by Day Narrator Voice role; episode: "Relocation"[28]
2020–2021 The Shadow Diaries Eliza Gold Voice role; podcast[29]

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2017 Teen Choice Awards Choice Hissy Fit Riverdale Won [31]
2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards Scene Stealer Won [32]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Hissy Fit Won [33]
2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Musical Moment Nominated [34]
Shorty Awards Breakout YouTuber of the Year Herself Nominated [35]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Ship (with Vanessa Morgan) Riverdale Nominated [36]
2022 Streamy Awards Best Crossover (with Lili Reinhart and Camila Mendes) Herself Nominated [37]

References

  1. ^ "How Riverdale Helped Madelaine Petsch Overcome Her Own Bullies". StyleCaster. July 16, 2017. Archived from the original on March 9, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "About Madelaine Petsch". YouTube.
  3. ^ a b Petsch, Madelaine [@madelainepetsch] (August 18, 2017). "Thank you for all the bday wishes! Already having the best day. 23 ain't so bad 😉💥" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Griffin, Louise (May 7, 2019). "YouTuber James Charles under fire for 'influencer representation' comment as Lilly Singh and Liza Koshy shine at Met Gala". Metro.
  5. ^ Cohen, Jess (August 5, 2019). "Riverdale's Madelaine Petsch Opens Up About Struggle With Panic Attacks, Social Anxiety". E!.
  6. ^ Moore, Michael C. (January 15, 2018). "Port Orchard-born actress in Riverdale". Kitsap Sun.
  7. ^ "Madelaine Petsch". The CW. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  8. ^ a b Huver, Scott (February 2, 2017). "INTERVIEW: Petsch Rages as Riverdale's Reigning Mean Girl Cheryl Blossom". CBR. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  9. ^ "Madelaine Petsch - Queen Bee". Status Magazine. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  10. ^ "The Surprisingly Nerdy Madelaine Petsch's Red-Hot Dating Tips". February 23, 2017. Archived from the original on April 29, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  11. ^ "Talking to fan accounts UNDERCOVER!". Madelaine Petsch. April 25, 2018 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ Cabiles, Janroe. "Riverdale's Madelaine Petsch Covers BELLO". bellomag.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  13. ^ "Riverdale Star Madelaine Petsch Responds to Fans Asking if Her Lips Are Real". Seventeen. October 9, 2017. Archived from the original on April 1, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2018. I was the only redhead other than my brother.
  14. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 24, 2016). "Riverdale CW Pilot Finds Cheryl Blossom". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 25, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  15. ^ Radloff, Jessica (January 26, 2017). "Riverdale's Madelaine Petsch on Why Cheryl Blossom Doesn't Need a Love Interest: "She's an Independent Woman!"". Glamour. Archived from the original on May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  16. ^ Jensen, Jeff (January 25, 2017). "Riverdale: EW review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 15, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  17. ^ Behnke, Megan (May 17, 2023). "'Riverdale' Series Finale Date Confirmed". PopCulture.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  18. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (March 8, 2017). "Kathryn Prescott, Tyler Young & More Cast In Polaroid; Hal Linden & Ryan Ochoa Join The Samuel Project". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  19. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 18, 2019). "'Riverdale's Madelaine Petsch To Star & Executive Produce 'Clare At 16'". Deadline. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  20. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (May 4, 2022). "Bella Thorne To Star 'Saint Clare' By 'American Psycho' Scribe Foresight To Handle Sales – Cannes Market". Deadline. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  21. ^ "Riverdale's Madelaine Petsch Has A Sunglasses Line & It's Actually Affordable". priverevaux.com. Privé Revaux. Archived from the original on August 22, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  22. ^ Iversen, Kristin (August 1, 2019). "Madelaine's Madelaine". NYLON. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  23. ^ "Madelaine Petsch: Riverdale Star Channels Poison Ivy In Fierce PETA Ad". February 28, 2017. Archived from the original on May 11, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  24. ^ Madelaine Petsch Tells peta2 Why She Went Vegan!. peta2TV. February 28, 2017. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2017 – via YouTube.
  25. ^ "Madelaine Petsch Stars in First Trailer For Horror Flick, Sightless". Beautiful Ballad. August 21, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  26. ^ Grobar, Matt (July 22, 2021). "Creator+ Studio Sets 'Jane' as First Film; Madelaine Petsch to Produce & Star Alongside Melissa Leo, Chlöe Bailey and More". Deadline. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  27. ^ "Katherine McNamara, Madelaine Petsch and Auliʻi Cravalho Set to Take Part in Live Reading of "Pride and Prejudice"". Beautiful Ballad. May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  28. ^ "Day by Day: Relocation". Retrieved May 21, 2020 – via YouTube.
  29. ^ "Studio71 To Drop First Scripted Podcast, A Halloween Genre-Bender With Madelaine Petsch". Tubefilter. October 27, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  30. ^ Stivale, Shelby (May 14, 2020). "Kim Petras "Malibu" Music Video Celebrity Appearances Guest Stars". J-14. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  31. ^ Hatchett, Keisha (July 12, 2017). "Teen Choice Awards Reveals Full List of Nominees". TV Guide. Archived from the original on July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  32. ^ "2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards Nominations: See The Full List". MTV. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  33. ^ "Teen Choice Awards: Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. August 12, 2018. Archived from the original on August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  34. ^ Melas, Chloe (June 18, 2019). "MTV Movie & TV Awards 2019: See the full list of winners". CNN. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  35. ^ "11th Annual Shorty Awards Nominees". Shorty Awards.
  36. ^ Moreau, Jordan (June 19, 2019). "'Avengers: Endgame,' Riverdale, Aladdin Top 2019 Teen Choice Award Nominations". Variety. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  37. ^ "12th Annual Streamy Awards Nominees". Streamys.

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