M A D I A H I L L
Madia Hill always knew that she'd leave Texas behind. The eldest child of a Liberian/Lebanese expatriate mother and an American father whose family endured several military tours, Madia knew at an early age that nothing but her best would be accepted and expected. Realizing the passion and fiery spirit behind those wide eyes, her parents enrolled her in dance and acting classes, gymnastics, pageants and cheerleading. As a young girl, she began booking modeling jobs, like JCPenney and Dickies, later booking her first national commercial at the age of four. Madia continued to book commercials and plays throughout her childhood and teenage years.
With her parents iinstilling this sense of hard work at an early age, Madia found her strength and purpose in her love for the performing arts. She enrolled in Booker T. Washington Performing Arts High School, excelling both academically and artistically. So much so that she later turned down offers from Harvard University and Southern Methodist University to attend University of Southern California, where she could pursue both an education and an acting career. During her college years, in addition to continued commercial bookings, Madia created an impressive career dancing and hosting, booking notable jobs working as a host/producer for her own show for GoTV Networks and dancing for the likes of Diddy, Shakira, Chris Brown, Ne Yo just to name a few.
For the last five years, you've probably seen Madia dancing background on shows like "The Voice" or "So You Think You Can Dance," or on commercials for McDonalds and Samsung. Madia has also had notable roles in several independent features and acclaimed webseries, including recurring roles on comedy pilot, "Just Jamaal" and webseries "Run This Town." In 2011, her first television acting role was "Ringer," starring Sarah Michelle Gellar on CW Network. She played opposite of Kristoffer Polaha. Also, in 2011, she finished a feature, "Dumbbells," which stars Tom Arnold, Jaleel White, and Jay Mohr. You can also see Madia in a featured dance part on pilot, The Wedding Band, coming to network TV in 2012.
Currently, she is finishing up a 2 dramatic shorts, one of which she stars in opposite Hari Williams. Also, she is writing her first feature which she's really excited about. While the road certainly hasn't been in easy, Madia's talent, tenacity or pure stubbornnesss is paving the way for an awesome career in Hollywoodland.
With her parents iinstilling this sense of hard work at an early age, Madia found her strength and purpose in her love for the performing arts. She enrolled in Booker T. Washington Performing Arts High School, excelling both academically and artistically. So much so that she later turned down offers from Harvard University and Southern Methodist University to attend University of Southern California, where she could pursue both an education and an acting career. During her college years, in addition to continued commercial bookings, Madia created an impressive career dancing and hosting, booking notable jobs working as a host/producer for her own show for GoTV Networks and dancing for the likes of Diddy, Shakira, Chris Brown, Ne Yo just to name a few.
For the last five years, you've probably seen Madia dancing background on shows like "The Voice" or "So You Think You Can Dance," or on commercials for McDonalds and Samsung. Madia has also had notable roles in several independent features and acclaimed webseries, including recurring roles on comedy pilot, "Just Jamaal" and webseries "Run This Town." In 2011, her first television acting role was "Ringer," starring Sarah Michelle Gellar on CW Network. She played opposite of Kristoffer Polaha. Also, in 2011, she finished a feature, "Dumbbells," which stars Tom Arnold, Jaleel White, and Jay Mohr. You can also see Madia in a featured dance part on pilot, The Wedding Band, coming to network TV in 2012.
Currently, she is finishing up a 2 dramatic shorts, one of which she stars in opposite Hari Williams. Also, she is writing her first feature which she's really excited about. While the road certainly hasn't been in easy, Madia's talent, tenacity or pure stubbornnesss is paving the way for an awesome career in Hollywoodland.
