Martha Madison

• Name — Martha Madison • Born — 27 July 1977 • Birth Name — Martha Anne Butterworth • Birthplace — Newport News, Virginia, U.S. • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 2001–present • Children — 1

Madison was born in Newport News, Virginia and raised in Houston, Texas. She attended Cypress Creek High School. In 1999, she graduated from Texas A&M University, where she was also the captain of the dance team, with a degree in psychology. The same year, she moved to New York City to attend the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. She danced with the Peyari Dance Project for two years. However, after several injuries, she was forced to retire from dance.

Madison announced her engagement to restaurateur A.J. Gilbert on July 29, 2006. The couple married on August 25, 2007. On November 3, 2013, she gave birth to their daughter. In July 2009, Madison and Gilbert opened a gastropub in Studio City, Los Angeles called Henry's Hat. Henry’s Hat was sold in August 2012. The couple also own Luna Park in Hollywood and San Francisco.

In 2005, Madison was named an ambassador for the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation and helped re-design their website. At the time, her mother had been living with multiple sclerosis for nearly 25 years.

• Year — Film — Role — Notes • 2001 — Kate & Leopold — Office Woman • 2003 — Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Susan Watkins — Episode: "Cherry Red" • 2004 — Passions — Lola — April 8–14, 2004 • 2004–2008, 2015–2023 — Days of Our Lives — Isabella "Belle" Black — August 10, 2004 – March 24, 2008, November 25, 2015 – September 12, 2016, January 24 – February 20, 2017, December 4, 2017 – March 27, 2018, August 21 – November 8, 2018, March 18 – July 9, 2019, June 8, 2020 – November 9, 2023, November 8, 2024, December 2, 2024–present • 2006 — Biker Mice from Mars — Catalina Cat/Cataina Mouse (voice) — Episodes: "New Cats in Town" and "The Tender Mouse Trap" • 2007 — The Singles Table — Married woman — Episode: "The Work Dinner" • 2008 — Without a Trace — Jolie — Episode: "Rewind" • 2009 — Criminal Minds — Kate — Episode: "The Big Wheel" • 2009 — The Mother of Invention — Chandra • 2011 — General Hospital — Elizabeth Webber # 2 — Temporary recast: June 8–20, 2011 • 2011 — Undercover Bridesmaid — Sally — Television film • 2010–14 — The Bay — Marly Nelson-Foster — 26 episodes • 2015 — Winterthorne — Miranda Winterthorne — 4 episodes • 2016 — One Mississippi — Bibby Baxter — Episodes: "The Cat's Out", "Let the Good Times Roll" • 2016 — Ladies of the Lake — Vivian Montgomery — 4 episodes • 2017 — Great News — Belle Black — Episode: "War Is Hell" • 2018 — To The Beat! — Clare — Also associate producer • 2018 — The Price for Silence — Deana • 2019 — A Place Called Hollywood — Sissy Satire — 3 episodes • 2019-2020 — Days of Our Lives: Last Blast Reunion — Belle Black — Web Series