People: Feb. 25, 1985

Madonna e mobile. She has already moved from records to videos to movies; she is seen around with Sean Penn; someone is even publishing her biography next month. She is 24 and has been hot in the music business for all of six months. Or is that a lifetime these days? Her year-old first album, called Madonna, is now double platinum (meaning more than 2 million sales). Her second, Like a Virgin, came out three months ago and is triple platinum. Born Madonna Louise Ciccone in Bay City, Mich., the former Alvin Ailey dancer is among the sultriest of the video vamps, and now she is going for the big screen. She has a small role in the just-released Vision Quest and stars as the fast-living title character of Desperately Seeking Susan, expected out next month. “I shared a lot with Susan,” says Madonna. “She’s a free spirit and does what she wants. She’s one of those people that you don’t know where she gets her money, you don’t know how she manages to look so good with so few pieces of clothing.” Which does not sound much like a virgin at all.