Madelaine Petsch

Madelaine Grobbelaar Petsch (born August 18, 1994[2]) is an American actress and YouTuber.[3][4][5] She is known for portraying Cheryl Blossom on The CW television series Riverdale and Marissa in F the Prom.

Madelaine Petsch
Petsch in 2018
Born
Madelaine Grobbelaar Petsch

(1994-08-18) August 18, 1994
Port Orchard, Washington, U.S.
Citizenship
  • United States
  • South Africa[1]
Occupation
Years active2014–present
YouTube information
Years active2017–present
Genre
Subscribers5.77 million+
Total views191.9 million+
100,000 subscribers 2017
1,000,000 subscribers 2018
Updated: August 12, 2020

Early life

Petsch was born on August 18, 1994 in Port Orchard, Washington.[2][6][7][8][9] 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 Washington.[10][11] She attended the Tacoma School of the Arts and relocated to Los Angeles after graduating.[12][13][14] Petsch has one brother.[15]

Career

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,[16] having been pinned for the role since late 2015 after meeting the casting director, who was at the time working on Legends of Tomorrow.[17] The series began filming in September of that year and premiered on January 26, 2017.[18] In March 2017, she joined the cast of the film Polaroid, which was released in 2019.[19]

In April 2018, Petsch collaborated with sunglasses company Privé Revaux and released her own collection of sunglasses.[20] Petsch has a YouTube channel, stating that the inspiration to start one was so fans could know the real her outside of acting.[21]

Personal life

At age 14, she began speaking out as a vegan,[22] after having been raised vegetarian. She has also participated in an awareness campaign for PETA.[23]

Filmography

Film
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[24]

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Instant Mom Mermaid Episode: "Gone Batty"
2017–present Riverdale Cheryl Blossom Main role
2020 Acting for a Cause Jane Bennet Episode: "Pride and Prejudice"[25]
2020 The Simpsons Sloan Voice role; episode: "The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds"
2020 Day by Day Narrator Voice role; episode: "Relocation"[26]
2020–2021 The Shadow Diaries Eliza Gold Voice role; podcast[27]

Music videos

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2017 Teen Choice Awards Choice Hissy Fit Riverdale Won [29]
2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards Scene Stealer Riverdale Won [30]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Hissy Fit Riverdale Won [31]
2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Musical Moment Riverdale Nominated [32]
Shorty Awards Breakout YouTuber of the Year Herself Nominated [33]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Ship (with Vanessa Morgan) Riverdale Nominated [34]

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. 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.
  3. Riley, Katherine (August 19, 2019). "Madelaine Petsch x SheIn: 7 Pieces You Need Now". E!.
  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. Bell, Crystal (February 23, 2017). "Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl Blossom on Riverdale: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  8. "Madelaine Petsch". The CW. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  9. 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.
  10. "Madelaine Petsch - Queen Bee". Status Magazine. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  11. "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.
  12. "Talking to fan accounts UNDERCOVER!". Madelaine Petsch. April 25, 2018 – via YouTube.
  13. Cabiles, Janroe. "Riverdale's Madelaine Petsch Covers BELLO". bellomag.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  14. Huver, Scott (February 2, 2017). "INTERVIEW: Madelaine Petsch Rages as Riverdale's Reigning Mean Girl Cheryl Blossom". Archived from the original on May 7, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  15. "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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. Jensen, Jeff (January 25, 2017). "Riverdale: EW review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 15, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  19. 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.
  20. "Riverdale's Madelaine Petsch Has A Sunglasses Line & It's Actually Affordable". priverevaux.com. Privé Revaux. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  21. Iversen, Kristin (August 1, 2019). "Madelaine's Madelaine". NYLON. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  22. "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.
  23. 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.
  24. "Madelaine Petsch Stars in First Trailer For Horror Flick, Sightless". Beautiful Ballad. August 21, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  25. "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.
  26. "Day by Day: Relocation". Retrieved May 21, 2020 – via YouTube.
  27. "Studio71 To Drop First Scripted Podcast, A Halloween Genre-Bender With Madelaine Petsch". Tubefilter. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  28. Stivale, Shelby (May 14, 2020). "Kim Petras "Malibu" Music Video Celebrity Appearances Guest Stars". J-14. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
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  32. Melas, Chloe (June 18, 2019). "MTV Movie & TV Awards 2019: See the full list of winners". CNN. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  33. "11th Annual Shorty Awards Nominees". Shorty Awards.
  34. Moreau, Jordan (June 19, 2019). "'Avengers: Endgame,' Riverdale, Aladdin Top 2019 Teen Choice Award Nominations". Variety. Retrieved March 6, 2020.

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