Ayesha Madon

Ayesha Madon is an Australian actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Amerie Wadia in the Netflix comedy drama series Heartbreak High, for which she received nominations for an AACTA Award and a Logie Award.

Early life

Madon was born and raised in Sydney. Her parents are emigrants from India who purchased a catering company after they arrived in Australia. Madon was raised in a Zoroastrian household but identifies as agnostic. She attended the McDonald College and the Victorian College of the Arts, graduating from the latter in 2018 with a degree in musical theatre.

Madon made her acting debut in 2021 featuring on some episodes of the sketch comedy series The Moth Effect. She had her breakthrough playing Amerie Wadia in the Netflix comedy drama series Heartbreak High, a reboot of the 1990s series of the same name. The series received critical acclaim and won an International Emmy Award, while Madon's performance earned nominations for the AACTA Audience Choice Award for Best Actress and the Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent.
In 2023, Madon appeared in an episode of the television series Love Me, in the role of Sienna.
The following year, she released her singles "Eulogy", "Blame Me" and "Michelle Obama", the former of which was one of the 5 most played songs on Australian radio Triple J.

Madon was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder after her therapist sought an assessment.
Madon publicly came out as bisexual in July 2024.
She identifies as Parsi.

Award	Year	Category	Result
AACTA Awards	2022	Audience Choice Award for Best Actress
Logie Awards	2023	Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent
Logie Awards	2025	Best Lead Actress in a Drama