Madison Lily Bailey (born January 29, 1999) is an American actress and model. She plays Kiara "Kie" Carrera on the

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series ''

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'' (2020–present).

Career

Bailey originally wanted to be a singer, but transitioned to acting and modeling at age 15 after suffering

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while singing in front of people. She began her professional acting career in 2015, appearing in TV series ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2018, she was cast as Wendy Hernandez, a teenage

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with the ability to control and manipulate the air, in the CW science fiction TV series ''

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'', a role she played for two seasons. Since 2020, she has portrayed Kiara "Kie" Carrera on the

mystery drama ''

'' .

Personal life

Bailey was born in

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, and was raised in Kernersville by adoptive parents. She has six older siblings, five of who were also adopted through foster care. She is mixed-race and black, and has openly spoken about growing up in a predominantly white household and community. Her mother died in 2018; she and two of her sisters have a tattoo in her memory. Bailey attended East Forsyth High School in Kernersville. Bailey was diagnosed with

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when she was 18. Bailey came out as

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in 2017, though this information became more well-known in 2020 when she publicized her relationship with

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at Charlotte basketball player Mariah Linney. She enjoys doing her own makeup and has appeared in advertising campaigns for

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Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bailey, Madison People from Kernersville, North Carolina Pansexual actresses Pansexual women Living people People with borderline personality disorder Actresses from North Carolina American film actresses American television actresses American adoptees African-American actresses 21st-century African-American people 21st-century African-American women LGBT people from North Carolina American LGBT actors 1999 births