Madelaine Petsch

Madelaine Grobbelaar Petsch is an American actress. She was born on August 18, 1994. She was born and brought up in Port Orchard, Washington. Her parents are from South Africa, and she spent her childhood traveling from America to South Africa, and vice-versa. Madelaine developed an ardent passion for dance during her infant years.

Madelaine began taking dance lessons at the age of three and soon got into Theatre lessons. She completed her schooling from Tacoma School of the Arts. She shifted to Los Angeles after her graduation. Madelaine was raised vegetarian and became a vegan at the age of fourteen.

In an interview, she confessed that Vegan diet keeps her body "fueled and ran smoothly." The actress began her acting career with commercial advertising. In 2014, she starred in an advertising campaign for Coca-Cola. In 2015, she acted in a science-fiction titled, "The Hive." In the same year, she played the role of a mermaid in an episode of "Instant Mom."

In the next year, the actress starred in "The Curse of Sleeping Beauty." Madelaine played the part of Eliza in the movie. In 2016, Madelaine received the role in the CW series, "Riverdale." The show is an adaptation of the famous Archie Comics.

Madelaine plays the part of Cheryl Blossom in the series. Bagging the role in the teen drama was the turning point of her life. The character of Cheryl Blossom is that of a red-haired wealthy, and manipulative girl who gets what she wants. Madelaine's round character and complex role challenges her and helps her to positively improve.

Despite playing a negative character on the show, Madelaine's performance is commendable and well-loved by her fans. The show helped her overcome her childhood trauma of getting bullied. As a child, Madelaine got bullied for having red hair.

It affected her, and she started seeing her red hair as a curse. But, everything changed when she got selected to play the part of Cheryl in "Riverdale," and the entire cast and crew were in love with her red hair. Playing the character of Cheryl Blossom gave her closure to bullying, and she understood that bullying was a result of insecurities faced by the bullies.

In 2017, the actress bagged a role in the teen drama, "F the Prom." In the picture, she plays the role of Marissa, a college student. In 2018, Madelaine starred in a Horror thriller film titled "Polaroid." She played the role of Joanne Flame in the film, and her performance was highly appreciated. In 2017, the actress won the Teen's Choice Award, Choice Hissy Fit, for "Riverdale."

In 2018, Madelaine won the MTV Movie and TV Award for the Scene Stealer in "Riverdale." The actress disclosed in an interview that she plays Cheryl using different voices depending upon the emotions of the scene. Madelaine loves the show and the character she plays. The actress is a huge pet lover, and she has a dog named, Peter.

She also ran an awareness campaign for PETA. Madelaine also has her YouTube channel where she usually interacts with her fans. She is presently in a relationship with Travis Mills, and she is very open about her relationship because she doesn't believe in hiding something as pure as love.

Madelaine Petsch is a wonderful actor who wins everyone's heart with her performance as Cheryl Blossom. She is a loving and philanthropic woman who loves to spend time with her boyfriend, and her pet.