Background
Sweeten was born in Brownwood, Texas, to Timothy Lynn Sweeten and Elizabeth Anne Millsap.
Sweeten was born in Brownwood, Texas, to Timothy Lynn Sweeten and Elizabeth Anne Millsap.
Sweeten comes from a family of nine children. The family now lives in Southern California. Sweeten began her acting career by attending the Kay Scott School of Performing Arts in San Saba, Texas, at age 3.
While attending Kay Scott, Sweeten, at age four, was cast in the television movie A Promise to Carolyn.
From there, she went on to book several commercials in Dallas. 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 Mission".
Later that year, she auditioned for several television pilot roles in Los Angeles and was discovered by producers of Everybody Loves Raymond. 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.
In 2008, she played a small role as a co-worker of Jerry"s in Eagle Eye. Since 2013, she made appearances in shorts and independent films. Her hobbies are playing guitar and singing.
