Madisyn Shipman

This article is about the actress and singer-songwriter. For the softball player, see Madison Shipman.

Madisyn Shipman
Shipman in 2016
Born	(2002-11-20) November 20, 2002 (age 22) Kings Mountain, North Carolina, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer, model
Years active	2009–present

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

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 nine singles.^[9]

In 2023, Shipman joined the Playboy Creator Platform.^[10]

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[11][12]
2016	Ordinary World	Salome	Film
2017	Henry Danger	Kenzie	Crossover special: "Danger Games"
2019, 2021	Red Ruby	Flora	Web series; main role[13]
2022	Call Me Kat	Pippa	Episode: "Call Me a Kingbirdie"

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Album	Written by	Produced by
"Married"	2023	Metanoia[14]	Michael Blum, Sam DeRosa[15]	Blum
"Baseball Games" (featuring Brooklyn Queen)			Madisyn Shipman, Myah Marie, Zak Waters[16]	Pretty Sister
"Jill"			JT Roach, Shipman, Marie[17]	-
"Dgaf"			Albert Harvey, Andreas Moss, Shipman, Marie[18]	Glowinthedark
"I Like Your Dad"			Edward McGuire Cameron, Roach, Shipman, Blum, Marie[19]	Roach, Ned Cameron
"Bitch Boy"			Shipman, Blum, Marie[20][21]	-
"Nobody"	2022			Blum
"Nice Guys"			Shipman, Marie[22]
"Flying Solo"	2021		Abraham Benjamin Stewart, Jordyn Dodd-Waddington, Shipman[23]	Stewart

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. "Former Nickelodeon child star is now a Playboy content creator". EW.com. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
11. Peter Debruge (November 2, 2015). "Film Review: 'The Peanuts Movie'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
12. Annie Howard (September 28, 2015). "'The Peanuts Movie' Trailer #2". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
13. "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.
14. "A chat with hilarious rising star, Madisyn Shipman". Top Shelf Music. 11 July 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
15. "Married by Madisyn". Spotify. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
16. "Baseball Games by Madisyn". Spotify. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
17. "Jill by Madisyn". Genius. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
18. "DGAF by Madisyn". Genius. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
19. "I Like Your Dad by Madisyn". Spotify. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
20. "Bitch Boy by Madisyn". Spotify. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
21. "Nobody by Madisyn". Spotify. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
22. "Nice Guys by Madisyn". Spotify. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
23. "Flying Solo by Madisyn". Spotify. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

External links

• Madisyn Shipman at IMDb