Dora Madison was born and raised in Hutto Texas, the youngest of seven kids. Dora stars as new paramedic "Chili" on NBC's "Chicago Fire." She will next be seen in the "Unt. Terrence Malick Project" and Paramount's "That's What I'm Talking About" from director Richard Linklater. Earlier this year she starred alongside James Marsden and Karl Urban in "The Loft." On the television side, she has had memorable recurring roles in Showtime's "Dexter", ABC Family's "The Lying Game", CW's "Star Crossed" and is still widely recognized from her role opposite Taylor Kitsch in "Friday Night Lights."She resides in Los Angeles where she sings with her band You, Me and the Mountain.