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in the

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-winning series ''

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'' (2013), her role in ''

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'' (2014–2015), and her lead role as Alice/Lola in the

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''. She stars as Janine Lindo in the

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'' (2017–present), which earned her an

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for

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Early life

Brewer grew up in

Pitman, New Jersey Pitman is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, the borough's population was 8,780, a drop of 231 from the 201 ...

, the daughter of actor and musician Laurie and Mark Brewer. In 2009, she starred in her high school musical The Wiz as Dorothy, alongside M.J. Naval as the Cowardly Lion. She was crowned Miss Pitman the following year. Brewer is a graduate of the

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Career

Brewer began her career after portraying

in the original

series ''

''. In 2016, she appeared in "

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''. In 2018, she portrayed the main character of Alice/Lola in the Netflix psychological horror film ''

''. She has starred in the Hulu original series ''The Handmaid's Tale'' as Janine Lindo since 2017. She is currently starring as Sally Bowles in the London West End production of ''Cabaret''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brewer, Madeline 1992 births Actresses from New Jersey American television actresses Living people People from Pitman, New Jersey 21st-century American actresses