Madeline Blair (born November 25, 2000) is an American writer, director, producer, actress, and editor based in Chicago. Her work tends to explore existential dread, nostalgia, and feminism under a dreamlike, surrealist, and at times sardonic lens. She is best known for her award-winning directorial debut, The Waiting Room, or Eggs in Purgatory (2023), which is currently running in the festival circuit.