Madeline Zima is an American actress who started her career at the age of 2. She appeared in a television commercial for Downy fabric softener as a toddler.

She played the role of Grace Sheffield on the television show The Nanny. She was nominated three times for a YoungStar Award, in 1995, 1997 and 1999; all of them for Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy TV Series for The Nanny.

She also appeared in several films, such as The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, A Cinderella Story, Dimples, Looking for Sunday, Once in a Very Blue Moon, and Legacy.

In 2007, Zima appeared on the Showtime series Californication. In 2009, she joined the cast of Heroes as Gretchen Berg.

In 2012, she played the role of Charlotte in an episode of The Vampire Diaries.

Madeline Rose Zima was born on September 16, 1985 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.