Martha Madison is best known for her portrayal of Belle Black Brady on NBC's daytime drama Days of our Lives - a role she's played since 2004. 

Madison is a native of Newport News, Virginia, and spent her formative years in Houston, Texas. She graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in psychology before enrolling at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City to study musical theater. Martha has also appeared on hit TV shows "One Mississippi," "Criminal Minds" and "Law and Order: Criminal Intent," as well as a variety of comedy and drama features for Netflix, Amazon and Hallmark. In 2018, Madison was recognized for her work on "Days of our Lives" with a Daytime Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

In addition to acting, Madison is an experienced restaurateur and currently serves as the director of recruitment for One Haus, a New York-based firm specializing in executive recruitment for the hospitality industry. She is also an active fundraiser for charitable causes like the National MS Society and The Association of Frontotemporal Dementia, and in 2019, she delivered the keynote speech at the AFTD national conference in honor of her mother's battle with the disease.

Madison currently resides in the Los Angeles area and enjoys running, traveling, hiking and spending time with her husband and daughter.