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Madelaine Petsch
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Petsch at the 2024 WonderCon
Born
Madelaine Grobbelaar Petsch

(1994-08-18) August 18, 1994 (age 30)
Citizenship
  • United States
  • South Africa
Occupation
  • Actress
  • Former YouTuber
Years active 2014–Present
YouTube information
Years active 2017–2023
Genre
Subscribers 6.28 million
Subscriber and view counts updated as of June 5, 2025.

Madelaine Petsch (born August 18, 1994) is an actress and social media star. She is from both America and South Africa. Madelaine is most famous for playing Cheryl Blossom in the TV show Riverdale. This show was on The CW channel from 2017 to 2023.

Early Life and Growing Up

Madelaine Grobbelaar Petsch was born on August 18, 1994. Her parents, Timothy and Michele Petsch, lived in Port Orchard, Washington. When she was three years old, Madelaine started taking dance classes. Two years later, she began acting in theater classes.

Madelaine's parents are from South Africa. For the first ten years of her life, she split her time between South Africa and the state of Washington. She went to the Tacoma School of the Arts. After finishing school, she moved to Los Angeles to follow her acting dreams. Madelaine has an older brother named Shaun.

Madelaine's Acting Career

Madelaine Petsch MTV Awards 2018
Petsch in 2018

Madelaine Petsch first appeared in a national TV ad for Coca-Cola in 2014. In February 2016, she got a big role as Cheryl Blossom in The CW show Riverdale. She had been considered for the part since late 2015. The show started filming in September 2016.

Riverdale first aired on January 26, 2017. It became very popular and ran for seven seasons. The final episode was on August 23, 2023. In March 2017, Madelaine also joined the cast of a movie called Polaroid, which came out in 2019. In January 2019, it was announced that Madelaine would star in and help produce a horror-comedy movie called Saint Clare. However, another actress, Bella Thorne, took over the role in 2022.

In April 2018, Madelaine worked with a sunglasses company called Privé Revaux. She released her own special collection of sunglasses. Madelaine also has a YouTube channel. She started it so her fans could see the "real her" and learn more about her life outside of acting.

Personal Life and Interests

When Madelaine was 14, she became a vegan. This means she does not eat any animal products. She had been raised vegetarian before that. Madelaine has also worked with PETA. She helped them with a campaign to raise awareness for animal rights.

Madelaine Petsch was in a relationship with musician Travis Mills from early 2017 to February 2020. Since August 2022, she has been in a relationship with music manager Anthony Li.

Movies and TV Shows

Madelaine Petsch has appeared in many movies and TV shows. Here are some of her roles:

Movies

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2014 The Hive Current girl #2
2016 The Curse of Sleeping Beauty Eliza
2017 ... the Prom Marissa Direct-to-video film
2019 Polaroid Sarah
2020 Sightless Ellen Ashland Also co-producer
2022 Jane Olivia Brooks Also producer
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
2026 The Strangers: Chapter 3
Maintenance Required Charlie Post-production; also executive producer

Television Shows

Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Instant Mom Mermaid Episode: "Gone Batty"
2017–2023 Riverdale Cheryl Blossom Main role
Teen Penelope Blossom Episodes: "The Midnight Club" and "Citizen Lodge"
Abigail Blossom Recurring role
Poppy Blossom Episode: "The Witching Hour(s)"
Rose Blossom Episodes: "Return to Rivervale" and "The Stand"
Charity Blossom Episode: "Return to Rivervale"
2020 The Simpsons Sloan (voice) Episode: "The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds"

Web Series

Web series roles
Year Title Role Notes
2020 Acting for a Cause Jane Bennet Episode: "Pride and Prejudice"
Day by Day Narrator Voice role; episode: "Relocation"
2020–2021 The Shadow Diaries Eliza Gold Voice role; podcast

Music Videos

Awards and Nominations

Madelaine Petsch has won and been nominated for several awards for her acting and online presence.

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

See also

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