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Madonna Makes Acting Comeback in Seth Rogens Film

Madonna was glimpsed in Venice, Italy this week making her grand return to acting after two decades away from the profession.The 67-year-old previously carried ...

Madonna Makes Acting Comeback in Seth Rogens Film
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Bintano News

March 20, 2026

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was glimpsed in Venice, this week making her grand return to acting after two decades away from the profession.

The 67-year-old previously carried on a busy acting career alongside her life as a pop diva, winning a for .

Her last major acting role was a voice part in the flop 2006 animated feature Arthur and the Invisibles, helmed by French director Luc Besson.

Prior to that picture, the last live-action acting job listed on her IMDb page is the guest shot she did in a 2003 episode of the hit sitcom Will & Grace.

However she has now been glimpsed in Italy on the set of 's sitcom The Studio, which is currently filming its second season.

Among the stars of the series was comedy icon Catherine O'Hara, who died shockingly at the age of 71 in January after a secret battle with rectal . 

Madonna was glimpsed in Venice, Italy this week making her grand return to acting with a guest shot on The Studio after two decades away from the profession 

Madonna teased her upcoming project this week with an Insta Stories of herself leafing through a script on a gondola, captioned: 'The Italian Job.' 

Rogen co-created and stars on the series as a beleaguered studio chief, amid a cast including Ike Barinholtz, Chase Sui Wonders and Kathryn Hahn.

Madonna teased her upcoming project this week with an Insta Stories of herself leafing through a script on a gondola, captioned: 'The Italian Job.'

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The Material Girl was also glimpsed this week boarding a water taxi in Venice during her trip their to film the buzzy Apple TV+ series

Among the stars of the series was comedy icon Catherine O'Hara, who died shockingly at the age of 71 in January after a secret battle with cancer; pictured on the show with Seth Rogen

In 1995 Madonna played Argentine first lady Eva Peron in the smash hit movie of the musical Evita, composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and with lyrics by Tim Rice

Dick Tracy featured a clutch of musical numbers by legendary Broadway songwriter Stephen Sondheim, one of which - Sooner or Later - won an Oscar and was performed by Madonna at the awards ceremony.

Her 1992 baseball movie A League of Their Own is also a classic among her admirers, directed by Penny Marshall with an all-star cast .

In 1995 she

Although she netted a Golden Globe, she failed to earn an Oscar nod, though a new song for the film - You Must Love Me - did win at the Academy Awards. 

Patti LuPone, who originated the lead role in Evita on Broadway, famously branded Madonna a 'movie-killer' in an interview on Watch What Happens Live.

'She's dead behind the eyes. She cannot act her way out of a paper bag. She should not be on - in film or onstage,' said the stage titan. 

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