Career

Sweeten began her acting career by attending Performance Talent School of Performing Arts in San Saba, Texas, at age 3.[citation needed] While attending Performance, Sweeten, at age four, was cast in the television movie A Promise to Carolyn.[citation needed] From there, she went on to book several commercials in Dallas.[citation needed] Madylin also captured the title of World's Universal Beauty, a title that is part of the oldest children's scholarship competition called "Our Little Miss".[citation needed] Later that year, she auditioned for several television pilot roles in Los Angeles and was discovered by producers of Everybody Loves Raymond.[citation needed] Sweeten played Ally Barone, the eldest child and only daughter of Raymond and Debra Barone for nine seasons, starting in 1996, until the show's end in 2005.

While building her television career, Sweeten has also been involved in several feature films. These include, The Christmas Path, A Dog of Flanders, a voice-over on Toy Story 2 and the critically acclaimed film and winner of the 2003 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize, American Splendor.[citation needed]

In 2008, she played a small role as a co-worker of Jerry's in Eagle Eye.[citation needed]

Since 2013, she made appearances in shorts and independent films.[citation needed]

Filmography

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