{{Short description|Canadian actress and broadcaster}} '''Madison Tevlin'''[born dec 6 2001) is a Canadian actress, comedian, and broadcaster.<ref name=benchetrit>Jenna Benchetrit, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/actors-with-down-syndrome-1.6356219 "'I'm proving everyone wrong': Actors with Down syndrome enjoying new era of media representation"]. CBC News, February 19, 2022.</ref> She is most noted for her 2022 CBC Gem talk show ''Who Do You Think I Am?'', for which she received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Host in a Talk Show or Entertainment Series at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023, and as a star of the 2023 film ''Champions''.<ref>Patrick Ryan, [https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/03/08/woody-harrelson-champions-basketball-movie-actors-disabilities/11416260002/ "'Champions' puts disabled actors in the spotlight: 'We belong in this world, too'"]. ''USA Today'', March 8, 2023.</ref>
Tevlin, who has Down syndrome, first attracted widespread attention in 2015 when a video of her singing John Legend's "All of Me" went viral on the internet, even attracting attention from Legend himself.<ref>[https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/toronto-teen-with-down-syndrome-inspires-with-all-of-me-cover/ "Toronto teen with Down syndrome inspires with 'All of Me' cover"]. CTV Toronto, February 2, 2015.</ref> She subsequently had guest acting roles in the television series ''Mr. D'' and ''Lost & Found Music Studios''.<ref>Janice Golding and Kendra Mangione, [https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/i-was-so-surprised-teen-with-down-syndrome-on-internet-fame/ "'I was so surprised': Teen with Down syndrome on Internet fame"]. Toronto, December 24, 2015.</ref>
She has stated that one of her key goals is to challenge misunderstandings, by presenting her own story as a person who still has passions, talents and goals to pursue, and is capable of much more than people typically expect of her based on her disability.<ref>Jen McNeely, [https://www.shedoesthecity.com/meet-madison-tevlin-host-of-new-talk-show-series-who-do-you-think-i-am/ "Meet Madison Tevlin, host of new talk-show series, ‘Who Do You Think I Am?’"]. ''She Does the City'', January 21, 2022.</ref> In ''Who Do You Think I Am?'', Tevlin interviews guests who have also experienced prejudice and misrepresentation around a variety of issues;<ref name=benchetrit/> guests on the show have included comedian Ann Pornel, singer Tyler Shaw, actor Lane Webber, drag performer Juice Boxx, and indigenous advocate Laura Vukson.
==Awards== In December 2024, Madison Tevlin was included on the BBC's ''100 Women'' list.<ref name=bbc>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/resources/idt-4f79d09b-655a-42f8-82b4-9b2ecebab611|title=BBC 100 Women 2024: Who is on the list this year?|publisher=BBC|date=3 December 2024|accessdate=3 December 2024 |language=}}</ref>
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