5 things you didn’t know about Days of Our Lives star Madelyn Kientz

One recent addition to Days of Our Lives is young actor Madelyn Kientz, who joined the soap in April 2024 to play the role of Sophia Choi.

Madelyn Kientz has garnered attention not only for her role on the soap opera but also for her past career. Born in Colleyville, Texas, in September 2003, Madelyn began her performing career as a child actor in a theatrical production before transitioning to screen acting in 2019 and the early 2020s. Some things you might not know about Madelyn Kientz from Days of Our Lives.

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1) Before NBC's Days of Our Lives, she gained recognition on ABC's Big Sky

Before joining Days of Our Lives, Madelyn Kientz gained recognition for her role as Max in the second season of ABC's Big Sky. Big Sky is a criminal procedural series and an adaptation of The Highway series of novels by C.J. Box.

The show starred Kathryn Winnick as Jenny Hoyt and Kylie Bunbury as Cassie Dewell, a pair of Montana investigators. Max was a teenage character who Madelyn portrayed as a quiet and snarky girl dealing with teenage challenges.

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2) She has trained at Studio 7 Performance

Madelyn developed an interest in acting at a young age, receiving her early training at the acting school known as Studio 7 Performance. Studio 7 Performance is situated in Dallas, Texas, and provides classes in modeling, dancing, and performance.

Studio 7 played a key role in helping Madelyn build her early portfolio and even put together a music video of her performing "The Middle."

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3) She performed in theater before transitioning to screen

Madelyn's early acting career began with theatrical roles. She performed in the Artisan Center Theater's rendition of Winnie the Pooh, where she played the role of Piglet.

In addition to this, Madelyn was a member of the Chicago Actor's Studio from 2016 to 2018. She also performed in Gilley's Dallas event for their Christmas show, Art of Love, Halloween show, and Broadway show.

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4) She transitioned to screen acting with minor roles from 2019

Madelyn's first screen role was The Unicorn, a sitcom starring Walton Goggins. (Image via CBS)

Madelyn Kientz transitioned to becoming a screen actor in 2019 with her role as Nika in CBS's The Unicorn. The Unicorn starred Walton Goggins of Fallout fame, who becomes a widower and single father after his wife's death, causing his children to push him to get back into dating.

Before her breakthrough on Big Sky, Madelyn appeared in several other projects. She played Asha in The Walking Dead: Worlds Beyond, Ruby in The CW's Walker, and Emily in The Adventures of Rufus: The Fantastic Pet.

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5) She's endorsed a Texas-based dentist

Madelyn has filmed an endorsed Texas-based practice, Schroeder Orthodontics. She participated in their fall photo-video contest and was the winner of an iPhone X. Her submission for the contest, done in her early teenage years, was published on Facebook and is viewable to the public.

In her video testimonial endorsing the dentist, she stated that she had been a patient of Schroeder Orthodontics for six years, having first visited the office as a sixth-grader.

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Despite being a recent addition to Days of Our Lives, Madelyn Kientz has had an extensive career as a child actor. She has worked on several theatrical and screen projects before joining the soap.