On the big screen, Madison can currently be seen with Christina Hendricks in The Strangers: Prey at Night, which was released theatrically this year on March 9^th. She has also had starring roles in such films as Parental Guidance with Billy Crystal and Bette Midler, Just Go With It with Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark with Katie Holmes, and Brothers with Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal, earning her a Critics Choice Movie Award nomination. Additional feature credits include: Conviction with Hilary Swank and Minnie Driver, and Hallmark’s Northpole, Letter to God, Taste of Romance, and Cowgirls n’ Angels with Jackson Rathbone. She also recently produced two movies: Annabelle Hopper and the Ghosts of Nantucket, and Cowgirl’s Story.

Bailee Madison is equally committed to using her public profile to raise awareness for those less fortunate. Between filming, she has been devoting her time and energy to Alex’s Lemonade Stand (ALSF), an organization that encourages children nationwide to raise money to find a cure for childhood cancer through running their own lemonade stands. In 2011, Variety named Madison an honoree for her philanthropic efforts at the Variety Power of Youth Awards, which pays homage to the industry’s most talented young activists. In 2012, ALSF named her their national Youth Spokesperson and she also recently launched her own an anti-bullying campaign under the banner #IamMoreThanAWord.

Madison co-wrote the YA novel Losing Brave, which was published by Harper Collins’ imprint Blink on January 30^th.  She also recently launched the first of three capsule collections she has done for Macy’s in-house imprint, Nowadays.

What is going on in the life of Bailee Madison? What are you working on right now?

I am currently focused on finding new things that push me and allow me to continue to grow. As well as appreciating the moments I’m given to enjoy my family and those close to me. Life is short, so I’m soaking up every moment.

Your book Losing Brave recently hit the stands, can you tell us about the book and what inspired you to write it?

Losing Brave is a YA psychological thriller that picks up a year after Payton Brave’s sister went missing. We find Payton battling this struggle of false hope; losing pieces of who she is and trying to remember memories from the night her sister was taken. Along the way she finds out that two other girls have gone missing, she takes it upon herself to try to find out who in her small town is responsible. She is now living a nightmare one she desperately wants to solve and one she wants to wake up from.

This came about one night after filming a movie I produced called Annabella Hooper and the Ghosts of Nantucket. I was sitting down doing some last-minute script revisions for the next day with my dear friend Stefne Miller, who had come on to that project to help revise the script. Stefne turned to me and said, “Would you ever think about writing a book?” A few minutes later, we had a whole story in our mind and the process began! I am so thankful people are loving the book, and the dream is to adapt it into a screenplay soon.

You recently teamed up with Macy’s and Nowadays, what fascinates you about fashion and why?

Fashion inspires me for so many reasons. To me, fashion tells a story, it’s a way for you to show to those around you and strangers on the street who you are and what you’re feeling that day. When Macy’s and Nowadays asked if I would be interested in teaming up with them it was the quickest yes! To have the chance to design clothes that will hang in someone’s closet, that they will wear and create memories in is so exciting. I hope an item of clothing from the collection will be that “I wore that when I had my first kiss,” or “I wore that when I found out I got accepted into my dream college” memory. Fashion is powerful, as are the memories created while wearing it.

You have an amazing spark, you are an actress, producer, author and fashion designer, and you are only 18! What inspires you?

I’m inspired by the idea of getting to learn and grow every day, and I’m inspired by the fact that I am given this platform to hopefully make a difference. I feel so thankful to the mentors in my life, who are allowing me to dip my toes in the water and try new things. I’m an 18-year-old who loves this business, the world and those around me. I feel very humbled and blessed.