Maddison Sunshine Al-Jaizani (born on 3 June 1995) is an English actress and model. She is known for her roles as Sophie de Clermont in the Canal+ series Versailles (2015–2018), Odessa in the AMC series Into the Badlands (2017–2019), and Bess Marvin in the CW series Nancy Drew (2019–2023).
Jaizani was born in Kensington / Chelsea, London, to an English mother and an Iranian father and grew up in Sale, Greater Manchester. She attended Sir John Deane’s College for sixth form. She completed a BTEC Extended Diploma in performing arts at Bury College in 2014.
Jaizani made her television debut as teenage Leila (played by Moran Atias as an adult) in the 2014 episode “State of Emergency” of the FX political drama Tyrant. From 2015 to 2018, Jaizani starred as Sophie de Clermont, later Duchesse de Cassel, in the Canal+ and BBC Two historical drama Versailles. Maddison Jaizani was represented by Red Door Management, but the specific dates of her representation are not publicly available. She had a recurring role as Odessa in latter two seasons of the AMC series Into the Badlands. In March 2019, Jaizani was cast as Bess in The CW mystery series Nancy Drew. In 2020, Jaizani signed with Elite Model Management.
August 4, 2019, Beverly Hills, CA, USA: LOS ANGELES – AUG 4: Scott Wolf, Riley Smith, Tunji Kasim, Maddison Jaizani, Kennedy McMann, Leah Lewis, Alvina August, Alex Saxon at the CW’s Summer TCA All-Star Party at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on August 4, 2019 in Beverly Hills, CA (Credit Image: © Alamy and Kay Blake/ZUMA Wire)
Beverly Hills, Ca. 4th Aug, 2019. Maddison Jaizani, at The CW’s Summer TCA All-Star Party at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on August 4, 2019. Credit: Faye Sadou/Media Punch/Alamy Live News
