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Madelyn Cline


Madelyn Cline
Cline in 2022
(1997-12-21) December 21, 1997Goose Creek, South Carolina, U.S.
Actress, model
2009–present

Madelyn Cline (born December 21, 1997) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her roles in the Netflix teen drama series Outer Banks (2020–present), in Rian Johnson's mystery film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022), and in the slasher film I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025).

Cline was born on December 21, 1997, to estate agent Pam and engineer Mark and was raised in Goose Creek, South Carolina, near Charleston. She briefly was enrolled in college at Coastal Carolina University, but dropped out and moved to Los Angeles to further pursue acting. As a child, she appeared in a television commercial for a Chuck E. Cheese's.

She got her start with Lewis Models & Talent agency in Charleston and, at age 10, Cline participated in AMTC modeling and talent competition. She subsequently appeared on the cover of Parent and Parent & Child magazines. Cline spent some of her early summers in New York City working on television commercials and print ads for T-Mobile, Flow Automotive, Next clothing and Sunny D. She later got minor roles such as Chloe in Boy Erased (2018) and Taylor Watts in Vice Principals (2016–2017) She also had small recurring roles in The Originals (2017) and Stranger Things (2017).

In 2020, Cline began starring as Sarah Cameron in the Netflix teen adventure drama Outer Banks. The series has received positive reviews from critics, with her role considered a breakout. Cline next starred in Rian Johnson's mystery comedy Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, released on Netflix in 2022, to critical acclaim.

As a model, Cline has appeared in ad campaigns for American Girl, Toys "R" Us, American Eagle, Stella McCartney, Versace, Elle, and Cosmo. In 2023, she became a brand ambassador for Tommy Hilfiger and appeared in the "Summer Essentials" lifestyle campaign with Mason Gooding.

In June 2020 to October 2021, Cline announced she was in a relationship with her Outer Banks co-star Chase Stokes. She was then briefly linked to DJ Zack Bia from late 2021 to early 2022. From summer 2022 to July 2023, Cline was in a relationship with singer Jackson Guthy. She was then in a relationship with comedian Pete Davidson from September 2023 to July 2024.

Cline has stated that she struggled with an unspecified eating disorder and her body image as a teenager.

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
201123rd Psalm: RedemptionMaya SmithShort film
2012Children of WaxAshlyn
2014Bridge the CapTanya
2016Savannah SunriseWillow
2018Boy ErasedChloe
2020What Breaks the IceEmily
2021This Is the NightSophia Larocca
2022Glass Onion: A Knives Out MysteryWhiskey
2025I Know What You Did Last SummerDanica Richards
The Map That Leads to YouHeather Mulgrew
TBADay DrinkerLornaPost-production
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2016The JuryGrace AlexanderTelevision film
2016–2017Vice PrincipalsTaylor Watts3 episodes
2017The OriginalsJessica3 episodes
Stranger ThingsTina2 episodes
2020–presentOuter BanksSarah CameronMain role
YearTitleArtistRoleRef.
2020"Hot Stuff"Kygo featuring Donna SummerHerself
2026"House Tour"Sabrina Carpenter
YearCeremonyAwardWorkResultRef.
2021MTV Movie & TV AwardsBest Kiss (shared with Chase Stokes)Outer BanksWon
2022Just Jared Jr Fan AwardsFavorite Young ActressGlass Onion: A Knives Out MysteryNominated
2023Gold Derby AwardsEnsemble Cast (shared with Dave Bautista, Daniel Craig, Kathryn Hahn, Jessica Henwick, Jackie Hoffman, Kate Hudson, Janelle Monáe, Edward Norton, Leslie Odom Jr., Dallas Roberts, Noah Segan)Nominated
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