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Meet Elle actress Jessica Belkin: the Legally Blonde prequel star is also set to lead the Baywatch reboot

STORYVarvara Rodchenko
Jessica Belkin (furthest right) plays Madison, Elle (Lexi Minetree, second from right)‘s childhood best friend in the Legally Blonde reboot. Photo: @jessicabelkin/Instagram
Jessica Belkin (furthest right) plays Madison, Elle (Lexi Minetree, second from right)‘s childhood best friend in the Legally Blonde reboot. Photo: @jessicabelkin/Instagram
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Over the years, Belkin has landed prominent roles like Lady Gaga’s daughter in American Horror Story – but what does she and Leonardo DiCaprio have in common?

Legally Blonde prequel series Elle just premiered on Amazon Prime, with all eight episodes of the first season launched on July 1. Elle is played by Lexi Minetree, Reese Witherspoon’s lookalike, hand-picked for the role by the actress herself.

Meanwhile, Elle’s childhood best friend is Madison (played by Jessica Belkin) a Los Angeles girl who name-drops famous stars in her orbit. Madison later shares a kiss with one of Elle’s love interests, setting the pair up for drama in season two.

But just who exactly is a Hollywood rising star Jessica Belkin, who stars in Elle alongside James Van Der Beek and Tom Everett Scott?

What else has Jessica Belkin been in?

Jessica Belkin in Williamsburg, in 2025. Photo: @jessicabelkin/Instagram
Jessica Belkin in Williamsburg, in 2025. Photo: @jessicabelkin/Instagram
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Belkin, 24, started acting at the age of five, debuting in the 2010 comedy series The New Adventures of Old Christine starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

She had a career breakthrough when she starred as Bethany Young in Pretty Little Liars in 2015, at the age of 13. This was followed by a more prominent role as Wren, Lady Gaga’s vampire daughter, in Ryan Murphy’s FX series American Horror Story: Hotel, in 2015.

She also had roles in children’s television series including Nickelodeon’s Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, where she played a character also named Madison.

She’s in the Baywatch reboot, too

Jessica Belkin in a red swimsuit for the Baywatch reboot. Photo: @jessicabelkin/Instagram
Jessica Belkin in a red swimsuit for the Baywatch reboot. Photo: @jessicabelkin/Instagram
Belkin’s career is clearly on the rise, with recent minor roles in The Hunting Wives (2025) and Dutton Ranch (2026), the Yellowstone spin-off. Belkin is also possibly set to become the next Pamela Anderson as she takes on the female lead, Charlie Vale, in Fox’s Baywatch reboot airing next January.
Jessica Belkin in 2023. Photo: @jessicabelkin/Instagram
Jessica Belkin in 2023. Photo: @jessicabelkin/Instagram

When asked if she feels like people associate her with one particular role, Belkin told Forbes, “Not yet.” “American Horror Story, when I was like 13 – people sometimes try to remember me for that one, but it was so long ago, and I feel like I’m ready to have a fresh start and a blank slate for all of that,” she said.

What do Jessica Belkin and Leonardo DiCaprio have in common?

Jessica Belkin as a child with her mother, in a 2023 Mother’s Day post. Photo: @jessicabelkin/Instagram
Jessica Belkin as a child with her mother, in a 2023 Mother’s Day post. Photo: @jessicabelkin/Instagram
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