Biografie

Her first name "Mädchen" is German for "girl".

Is half German, a quarter Norwegian, a quarter Swedish.

In 1987, at the age of 16, she dropped out of Robert McQueen High School--with the blessing of parents Bill and Judy--in order to become a model/actress in Los Angeles.

She and husband David Alexis have two children--son Sylvester Alexis and daughter Mina Tobias.

Worked as a fashion model for Elite Agency.

Most executives are male, so it's always sort of their vision of stuff. I'm constantly fighting against that even when I play the wife or the girlfriend or the best friend. I always try my hardest to bring as much layering in and not make things stereotypical, but it's hard.

I know Vikings (2013) isn't really based in magic, but it goes back to Old World spirituality and different religions, and a lot of voodoo.

I do love that witches haven't really been explored that much. Usually, witches are the little side character . . . a bad female character that comes in and leaves.

I really loved Die Hexen von Eastwick (1987), the movie with Michelle Pfeiffer and Jack Nicholson and Cher.

I really like supernatural stories, but, to me, Witches of East End (2013) is really grounded. It's not just going for the magic tricks and keeping it superficial and action-y.