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She is one of the world's best-selling female recording artists, and she is listed by ''Billboard Magazine'' as the second most successful artist, behind the Beatles. Madonna was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.<ref>[http://rockhall.com/inductees/madonna/ Madonna at Rock Hall]</ref>   

She is one of the world's best-selling female recording artists, and she is listed by ''Billboard Magazine'' as the second most successful artist, behind the Beatles. Madonna was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.<ref>[http://rockhall.com/inductees/madonna/ Madonna at Rock Hall]</ref>   

Madonna has starred in numerous films including ''Desperately Seeking Susan'', ''[[Evita]]'', ''Dick Tracy'', ''Swept Away'' and ''Shanghai Surprise''. Overall, her film success has not equaled the success of her singing career. In 2006, she announced she would not be starring in any more movies, because she didn't want her poor acting reputation to ruin the movie.<ref>[http://www.hollywood.com/news/Madonna_Quits_Acting/3483068 Madonna quits acting]</ref> However, she has started to direct movies, the first example being ''W.E.'', about the relationship between [[King Edward VII]] and American divorcee [[Wallis Simpson]].

Madonna has starred in numerous films including ''Desperately Seeking Susan'', ''[[Evita]]'', ''Dick Tracy'', ''Swept Away'' and ''Shanghai Surprise''. Overall, her film success has not equaled the success of her singing career. In 2006, she announced she would not be starring in any more movies, because she didn't want her poor acting reputation to ruin the movie.<ref>[http://www.hollywood.com/news/Madonna_Quits_Acting/3483068 Madonna quits acting]</ref> However, she has started to direct movies, the first example being ''W.E.'', about the relationship between [[King Edward VIII]] and American divorcee [[Wallis Simpson]].

She has been married twice. Madonna married actor [[Sean Penn]] in 1985. Their marriage was rife with violence, and the couple divorced in 1989, shortly after Penn was charged with felony domestic abuse. She was married for seven years to British film director Guy Ritchie <ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=464166&in_page_id=1773 London Daily Mail]</ref>. They divorced in 2008.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1021678/Divorce-No--Madonna-Guy-Ritchies-civilised-separation.html Madonna Ritchie Separation]</ref> She has since dated several men younger than herself.

She has been married twice. Madonna married actor [[Sean Penn]] in 1985. Their marriage was rife with violence, and the couple divorced in 1989, shortly after Penn was charged with felony domestic abuse. She was married for seven years to British film director Guy Ritchie <ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=464166&in_page_id=1773 London Daily Mail]</ref>. They divorced in 2008.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1021678/Divorce-No--Madonna-Guy-Ritchies-civilised-separation.html Madonna Ritchie Separation]</ref> She has since dated several men younger than herself.