Martha Madison (born Martha Anne Butterworth; July 27, 1977) is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Belle Black on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives.
Early life
Madison was born in Newport News, Virginia. She was raised in Houston, Texas, attended Cypress Creek High School, and graduated from Texas A&M University in 1999 with a degree in psychology. She was also the Captain of the Texas A&M Dance Team.
In 2008, Madison appeared in the Without a Trace episode "Rewind", and in the Criminal Minds episode "The Big Wheel" in 2009. From 2010 to 2014, Madison appeared on the soap opera web series The Bay as Marly Nelson-Foster. In June 2011, Madison temporarily took over the role as Elizabeth Webber on General Hospital, appearing from June 8–20, 2011. She and General Hospital Lilly Melgar currently co-host TradioV.com's SoapBox with Lilly and Martha, which airs live every Thursday at 2pm Pacific time (PT) on tradiov.com. In 2015, Madison began starring as Miranda Winterthorne in the soap opera web series Winterthorne. Later in 2015, Madison returned to her role as Belle Black on Days of Our Lives.
Other pursuits
Starting in 2005, Madison was named an ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation and helped re-design their website. Her mother has been living with multiple sclerosis for nearly 25 years. that she had become engaged to her boyfriend, restaurateur A.J. Gilbert, the owner of Luna Park in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York, on July 29, 2006, when he took her to the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego for her birthday. Madison and Gilbert married on August 25, 2007.
In April 2013, Madison announced that she was pregnant with her first child. On November 3, 2013, she gave birth to her daughter Charley Elizabeth Gilbert.
Filmography
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|2001
|Kate & Leopold
|Office Woman
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|2003
|Law & Order: Criminal Intent
|Susan Watkins
|Episode: "Cherry Red"
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|2004
|Passions
|Lola
|April 8–14, 2004
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|2004–2008,<br/>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
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|2006
|Biker Mice from Mars
|Catalina Cat/Cataina Mouse (voice)
|Episodes: "New Cats in Town" and "The Tender Mouse Trap"
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|2007
|The Singles Table
|Married woman
|Episode: "The Work Dinner"
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|2008
|Without a Trace
|Jolie
|Episode: "Rewind"
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|2009
|Criminal Minds
|Kate
|Episode: "The Big Wheel"
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|2009
|The Mother of Invention
| Chandra
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|2011
|General Hospital
|Elizabeth Webber # 2
|Temporary recast: June 8–20, 2011
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|2011
|Undercover Bridesmaid
|Sally
|Television film
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|2010–14
|The Bay
|Marly Nelson-Foster
|26 episodes
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|2015
|Winterthorne
|Miranda Winterthorne
|4 episodes
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|2016
|One Mississippi
|Bibby Baxter
|Episodes: "The Cat's Out", "Let the Good Times Roll"
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|2016
|Ladies of the Lake
|Vivian Montgomery
|4 episodes
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|2017
|Great News
|Belle Black
|Episode: "War Is Hell"
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|2018
|To The Beat!
|Clare
|Also associate producer
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|2018
|The Price for Silence
|Deana
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|2019
|A Place Called Hollywood
|Sissy Satire
|3 episodes
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|2019-2020
|Days of Our Lives: Last Blast Reunion
|Belle Black
|Web Series
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Awards and nominations
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| Indie Series Awards
| Best Lead Actress - Drama
| Winterthorne
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| Daytime Emmy Award
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
| Days of Our Lives
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References
External links
- Martha Madison Reprise her roles on DAYS.