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'''Maddison Sunshine Al-Jaizani''' is(born a3 British-Iranian<refJune name="CW1995) is an Bio"/>English actress and model. She is known for portrayingher roles as Sophie de Clermont onin the [[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal+]] television series ''[[Versailles (TV series)|Versailles]]'' (2015–2018), Odessa in the [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] series ''[[Into the Badlands (TV series)|Into the Badlands]]'' (2017–2019), and Bess Marvin in the [[Thethe CW|CW]] series ''[[Nancy Drew (2019 TV series)|Nancy Drew]]'' (2019–2023).

Jaizani iswas born in London to an English mother and an British-Iranian father and grew up in [[Sale, Greater Manchester]].<ref name="CW Bio">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cwtvpr.com/the-cw/shows/nancy-drew/bios?id=maddison-jaizani|title=Bess Marvin on ''Nancy Drew''|author=The CW Press|website=CWTVPR.com|publisher=[[The CW]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819215118/https://www.cwtvpr.com/the-cw/shows/nancy-drew/bios?id=maddison-jaizani|archive-date=August 19, 2019|access-date=August 19, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> She livedattended [[Sir John Deane's College]] for sixth form.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/9878790.sir-john-deanes-college-a-level-results-for-pupils-in-the-knutsford-area/|title=Sir ManchesterJohn andDeane's graduatedCollege with'A-level' results for pupils in the Knutsford area|journal=Knutsford Guardian|date=16 August 2012|accessdate=21 October 2022|archive-date=23 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023011536/https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/9878790.sir-john-deanes-college-a-level-results-for-pupils-in-the-knutsford-area/|url-status=live}}</ref> nationalShe extendedcompleted diplomaa [[BTEC Extended Diploma]] in performing arts fromat [[Bury College]] in 2014.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}

Jaizani's made her television debut was portrayingas teenage Leila (played by [[Moran Atias]] as an adult) in the 2014 episode "State of Emergency" of the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] political drama ''[[Tyrant (TV series)|Tyrant]]''.<ref name="DH Nancy Drew">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/the-cws-nancy-drew-pilot-casts-maddison-jaizani-alex-saxon-1202571506/|title=The CW's ''Nancy Drew'' Pilot Casts Maddison Jaizani & Alex Saxon|last=Petski|first=Denise|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=March 7, 2019|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-date=9 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509043112/https://deadline.com/2019/03/the-cws-nancy-drew-pilot-casts-maddison-jaizani-alex-saxon-1202571506/|url-status=live}}</ref> From 2015 to 2018, Jaizani starred as Sophie de Clermont, later Duchesse de Cassel, in the television[[Canal+ series(French TV channel)|Canal+]] and [[BBC Two]] historical drama ''[[Versailles (TV series)|Versailles]]'' from 2015 to 2018,.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rts.org.uk/article/whos-who-versailles-guide-french-court|title=Who's who in ''Versailles''? A guide to the French court|first=Ed|last=Gove|publisher=[[Royal Television Society]]|date=21 April 2017|access-date=20 December 2017|archive-date=25 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525213441/https://rts.org.uk/article/whos-who-versailles-guide-french-court|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2016/08/11/this-is-what-the-stars-of-bbcs-versailles-look-like-when-theyre-not-in-costume-6062801/|title=This is what the stars of BBC's ''Versailles'' look like when they're not in costume|work=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|first=Sarah|last=Deen|date=11 August 2016|access-date=19 December 2017|archive-date=25 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525213444/https://metro.co.uk/2016/08/11/this-is-what-the-stars-of-bbcs-versailles-look-like-when-theyre-not-in-costume-6062801/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2016/06/08/versailles-episode-2-persists-with-its-delusions-of-grandeur/|title=''Versailles'': episode 2 persists with its delusions of grandeur|first=Jasper|last=Rees|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=8 June 2016|access-date=19 December 2017|archive-date=25 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525213433/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2016/06/08/versailles-episode-2-persists-with-its-delusions-of-grandeur/|url-status=live}}</ref> andShe playedhad a recurring role as Odessa in latter two seasons of the [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] series ''[[Into the Badlands (TV series)|Into the Badlands]]'' in 2017.<ref name="DH Nancy Drew"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/into-the-badlands-leopard-stalks-in-snow-episode-recap|title=''Into the Badlands'' finally reunites old friends—at a cost|first=Carly|last=Lane|date=24 April 2017|publisher=[[Syfy]]|via=syfy.com|access-date=20 December 2017|archive-date=25 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525214958/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/into-the-badlands-leopard-stalks-in-snow-episode-recap|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetvjunkies.com/badlands-exclusive-tilda-odessa-discuss-widow/|title=''Into the Badlands'' Exclusive: Tilda and Odessa Discuss The Widow|first=Bridget|last=Liszewski|date=20 April 2017|publisher=TheTVJunkies.com|access-date=20 December 2017|archive-date=25 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525213433/http://www.thetvjunkies.com/badlands-exclusive-tilda-odessa-discuss-widow/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In March 2019, Jaizani was cast as Bess in [[The CW]] mystery series ''[[Nancy Drew (2019 TV series)|Nancy Drew]]''.<ref name="DH Nancy Drew"/>

[[Category:LivingEnglish people of Iranian descent]]