Dora Madison Burge was born October 17, 1990. Sometimes credited professionally as Madison Burge and Dora Madison, is an American actress. Madison Burge was born and raised in Hutto Texas by her parents, she has six brothers and sisters but no siblings. Madison is the youngest child in her family. Madison is of white ethnicity.


Madison attended Round Rock Christian Academy and was accepted to the University of North Texas but decided to improve a career in acting. She has been active as an actress since 2005.

After appearing in a number of short films, in 2009, Burge made her television debut as Becky Sproles in the NBC/DirecTV drama “Friday Night Lights” in the 4th season until the show ended with the 5th season in 2011. During a local interview, Burge said prior to being cast, she didn’t watch the show, but that didn’t ruin her abilities when auditioning for the part as she was "so good" for the role. And it was a right choice because she is still widely recognized from her role opposite Taylor Kitsch in "Friday Night Lights."

In 2011 Madison Burge took part at the religious sports drama “Seven Days in Utopia”, and appeared as Lexi Samuels in 3 episodes of the 1st season of the ABC Family drama “The Lying Game”.

Also in 2011 Burge appeared in “Humans vs Zombies”. This movie is the horror comedy, based on the live action role-playing game. In 2012 Burge performed some of the stunts on horseback in the family movie “Cowgirls n Angels”. It was a good experience and a chance to show her abilities.

In 2013 fans could see Madison Burge in another family movie “My Dog Champion”. Also in 2013 Burge appeared in My Jerusalem's music video "Mono". She also had a recurring role in the 8th and final season of the Showtime crime drama “Dexter” as the daughter of Vince Masuka (C.S. Lee) Niki Walters.

In 2014, Burge had a role as Zoe in seven episodes of the short-lived CW science fiction romantic drama “Star-Crossed”, which starred her former “Friday Night Lights” co-stars Aimee Teegarden and Grey Damon. That year she also played Dora in the “Sasquach” horror film “Exists” made by famous Eduardo Sánchez.

In 2015 Madison joined the teem of the NBC drama “Chicago Fire”, she replaced Charlie Barnett who played Peter Mills as Jessica "Chili" Chilton, the paramedic in charge in the 3rd season. But already in the 4th season Burge was added to the main cast. Unfortunatelly in 2016 her character disappeared from the show.

Madison’s bright roles are also in the "Unt. Terrence Malick Project" and Paramount's "That's What I'm Talking About" from Richard Linklater. Madison Burke resides in Los Angeles where she sings with her band You, Me and the Mountain. Music is an important part of her biography. She is also known as an aspiring singer and lyricist who dabbles with banjo percussion. She likes to keep her personal life hidden from the public but its known that Madison is not marriage. Her net worth is approximately $500 Thousand Dollar.

Last Modified: Mar 12, 2020


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