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Madeline Weinstein is an American actress best known for starring in the Netflix comedy-drama Alex Strangelove (2018) and the independent films Beach Rats (2017) and Between the Temples (2024). She had a recurring role in the HBO drama Mare of Easttown (2021).

On stage, she acted on Broadway in the Tom Stoppard play The Real Thing (2014), and the fantasy epic Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (2018–2019). She has also acted in Off-Broadway productions of Euripides's Medea (2020) and the Itamar Moses play The Ally (2024).

Early life and education

Weinstein was born to a secular Jewish family in New York. She describes her Jewish identity as somewhat "anti-traditionalist" and akin to a legacy of "Jewish labor leftist organizing." Weinstein graduated Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Arts in Theater in 2014.

Career

Weinstein made her Broadway debut in a revival of the Tom Stoppard play The Real Thing (2014). The production starred Ewan McGregor as Henry, Cynthia Nixon as Charlotte and Maggie Gyllenhaal as Annie. Weinstein plays the 17 year old daughter of Charlotte and Henry. The play which explores themes of marriage and infidelity received mixed reviews. The following year played the daughter of the titular character in the world premiere production of the Tracy Letts play Mary Page Marlowe (2016) at the Steppenwolf Theater Company in Chicago. During this time she had minor roles on television acting in the CBS procedural Elementary in 2015, the police drama Blue Bloods, and the NBC crime drama Shades of Blue both in 2017.

She made her feature film debut in the Neon coming-of-age independent film Beach Rats (2017). The film which focuses on sexual repression in Brooklyn was directed by Eliza Hittman and starred Harris Dickinson. Guy Lodge of Variety praised the cast including Weinstein writing, ", too, deserves applause for her deft, well-salted turn as Frankie’s more-perceptive-than-she-seems girlfriend". The following year she starred in the Netflix romantic comedy Alex Strangelove and returned to Broadway playing Polly Chaplman in the fantasy epic Harry Potter and the Cursed Child as part of the original cast production.

In 2020 she acted in the modern minimalist production of the Euripides tragedy Medea starring Bobby Cannavale and Rose Byrne at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Weinstein played Clara, the 24-year-old young lover and catalyst of the play. The following year she took a supporting role in the Nana Mensah directed comedy-drama Queen of Glory (2021) and had a recurring role in the HBO limited series Mare of Easttown (2021) starring Kate Winslet. In 2024 she took a supporting role as a student activist and campus protestor in the Itamar Moses political play The Ally at The Public Theater and as a flirty daughter of a rabbi in the Nathan Silver comedic film Between the Temples (2024).

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

References

1. "Madeline Weinstein". TV Insider. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
2. "18 Things to Know About Jewish Actress Madeline Weinstein". Hey Alma. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
3. Lodge, Guy (5 June 2018). "Alex Strangelove review – Netflix's gay teen sex comedy plays it too straight". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
4. Frick, Evelyn (August 23, 2024). "For Madeline Weinstein, the Judaism of 'Between the Temples' Lies in Time and Space". Hey Alma. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
5. Frick, Evelyn (January 26, 2024). "18 Things to Know About Jewish Actress Madeline Weinstein". Hey Alma. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
6. "'The Real Thing': Theater Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
7. "The Verdict: Critics Review Starry Revival of The Real Thing on Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
8. "Mary Page Marlowe". Steppenwolf Theater Company. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
9. "Sundance Film Review: 'Beach Rats'". Variety. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
10. "'Alex Strangelove' Review: Craig Johnson Delivers a Raunchy 'Love, Simon' For the Indie Set". IndieWire. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
11. "Read the Reviews for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
12. "Medea". Time Out. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
13. "Every Suspicious & Sympathetic Character In HBO's Mare of Easttown, So Far". Refinery29. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
14. "Comedy 'Between the Temples' is a love story amidst a nervous breakdown". WBur. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
15. "The Real Thing (Broadway, 2014)". Playbill. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
16. "Head Backstage of 'Mary Page Marlowe' With Actor Madeline Weinstein". Backstage. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
17. McPhee, Ryan (2 August 2017). "Original Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Trio to Reunite on Broadway; Additional Casting Announced | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
18. "Read Reviews for Medea". Playbill. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
19. "The Ally". The Public Theater. Retrieved January 13, 2025.

External links

• Madeline Weinstein at IMDb 
• Madeline Weinstein at the Internet Broadway Database

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