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Mikey Madison

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Mikey Madison
Madison in 2024
Born
Mikaela Madison Rosberg

1999 (age 24–25)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2016–present

Mikaela Madison Rosberg (born 1999)[1] is an American actress. She began her career by portraying a sullen teenager in the FX comedy series Better Things from 2016 to 2022. She then played Manson Family follower Susan Atkins in Quentin Tarantino's period drama film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) and Amber Freeman in the horror film Scream (2022). Madison had her career breakthrough playing the titular role of a stripper in Sean Baker's film Anora (2024).

Early and personal life

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Madison is from Los Angeles, California, and grew up in the San Fernando Valley.[1] Her parents are both psychologists, and she has two brothers (one of whom is her twin) and two sisters.[2][3] She is Jewish.[1] Madison initially trained as a competitive horseback rider before switching to acting at age 14. Madison was homeschooled after the seventh grade.[1][4]

As of 2024, Madison lives in Los Angeles.[5] She has a dog named Jam.[4]

Career

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Madison in 2019

Madison made her acting debut in 2013.[6] She appeared in numerous short films, including Retirement (2013), Pani's Box (2013), and Bound for Greatness (2014). In 2014, she starred in her first feature film, Liza, Liza, Skies Are Grey, at age 15, although the film was not released until 2017.[7]

In 2016, Madison began a starring role as Max Fox in the FX comedy-drama series Better Things created by Louis C.K. and Pamela Adlon, which ran from 2016 to 2022.[8][9] From 2017 to 2018, she guest starred in the Bravo dark comedy series Imposters.[10]

Madison returned to feature films in 2018, when she appeared in the drama films Monster and Nostalgia. She earned further recognition for her role as the Manson Family member Susan "Sadie" Atkins in Quentin Tarantino's comedy-drama film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).[11][12] She also voiced the character Candi the Barista in the animated black comedy film The Addams Family, which was released in October 2019. Madison was cast as Amber Freeman in the fifth Scream film, which was directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett.[13] The film was released in January 2022.[14][15]

Sean Baker cast Madison in the title role of a sex worker in Anora (2024) after watching Madison's performances in Scream and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.[5] Madison studied Russian for the role and performed her own stunts, including two fight scenes.[16][1] Anora premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival[17][18] and won the Palme d'Or.[19][20]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Refs.
2017 Liza, Liza, Skies Are Grey Liza
2018 Monster Alexandra Floyd
Nostalgia Kathleen
2019 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Susan "Sadie" Atkins [21]
The Addams Family Candi the Barista Voice [22]
2021 It Takes Three Kat Walker [23]
2022 Scream Amber Freeman [21][24]
2023 All Souls River [25]
2024 Anora Anora “Ani” Mikheeva [21]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Refs.
2016–2022 Better Things Max Fox Main role, 46 episodes [21]
2017–2018 Imposters Young Maddie 2 episodes [22][26]
2024 Lady in the Lake Judith Weinstein Main role, miniseries [27]

Awards and nominations

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Year Organization Category Work Result Ref.
2024 Deauville American Film Festival Hollywood Raising-Star Award — Won [28]
SCAD Savannah Film Festival Breakthrough Award — Won [29]
Mill Valley Film Festival MVFF Breakthrough Performance Award Anora Won [30]
Gotham Awards Outstanding Lead Performance Pending [31]
Virginia Film Festival Achievement in Acting Award Won [32]
2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival Breakthrough Performance Award Won [33]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Yuan, Jada (October 18, 2024). "Mikey Madison got 'almost too comfortable' in strip clubs for 'Anora'". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Kelsey, Colleen (June 5, 2017). "Mikey Madison". Interview Magazine. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Shanahan, Christina (November 24, 2016). "Why you should binge watch Better Things over the Long Weekend, according to Mikey Madison". InStyle. Archived from the original on May 2, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Get to Know Mikey Madison, the Star of 'Anora'". ELLE. November 1, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Jeffers, Juliette (October 21, 2024). "Mikey Madison Tells Isabelle Huppert How She Became Anora". Interview Magazine. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  6. ^ Nordstrom, Leigh (October 13, 2016). "Meet Mikey Madison From FX's 'Better Things'". wwd.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  7. ^ "Mikey Madison". FX Networks. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  8. ^ Swift, Andy (September 20, 2016). "Atlanta, Better Things Renewed at FX". TVLine. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  9. ^ Travers, Ben (October 6, 2021). "'Better Things' to End with Season 5, as Pamela Adlon Says Goodbye to Her Award-Winning Series". indiewire. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  10. ^ Sacio, Christian (April 4, 2018). "'Imposters' EP Says Season 2 Will Revisit Maddie's Past". International Business Times. Archived from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  11. ^ Hirschberg, Lynn (February 3, 2020). "Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood Gets a Sequel at Quentin Tarantino's Dream Party". Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  12. ^ Carras, Christi (July 27, 2019). "What did the real characters in 'Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood' look like?". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  13. ^ Kroll, Justin (September 10, 2020). "Mason Gooding And Dylan Minnette Join Ensemble Of New 'Scream' Movie". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  14. ^ Miska, Brad (August 28, 2020). "Relaunch of 'Scream' Slashing Into Theaters on January 14, 2022!". BloodyDisgusting. Archived from the original on September 3, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  15. ^ Kroll, Justin (June 24, 2020). "New Scream Movie From Spyglass Media Will Be Released by Paramount (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  16. ^ Hampton, Chris (October 18, 2024). "Q with Tom Power: To portray sex work accurately, Anora star Mikey Madison did her homework". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  17. ^ Shafer, Ellise; Lang, Brent (May 21, 2024). "Sean Baker's Outrageous Sex Worker Dramedy 'Anora' Scores 7.5-Minute Cannes Standing Ovation". Variety. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  18. ^ Ford, Lily (May 22, 2024). "Mikey Madison on Being Sean Baker's 'Anora': "I've Never Had a Character Written For Me, I Was in Disbelief"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  19. ^ Dargis, Manohla (May 25, 2024). "Bawdy Comedy 'Anora' Wins Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival". The New York Times. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  20. ^ McIntosh, Steven (October 12, 2024). "Mikey Madison leads Oscars race for breakout role as New York stripper". BBC News.
  21. ^ a b c d Allaire, Christian (May 23, 2024). "Inside 'Anora' Star Mikey Madison's First Cannes Film Festival". Vogue. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  22. ^ a b Todisco, Eric (January 13, 2022). "Mikey Madison: 5 Things To Know About The New 'Scream' Star". Hollywood Life. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  23. ^ Muir, Nathaniel (September 4, 2021). "'It Takes Three' review: Formulaic rom-com tries but forgets most important part • AIPT". aiptcomics.com. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  24. ^ Cruse, Daniel (May 24, 2024). "Mikey Madison Gave Us a Deranged, Fire-Burning Killer — Twice". Collider. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  25. ^ "Exclusive All Souls Clip Features Mikey Madison in Distress". Yahoo Entertainment. December 8, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  26. ^ Saclao, Christian (April 4, 2018). "'Imposters' Season 2 Will Revisit Maddie's Past". International Business Times. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  27. ^ Miller, Julie (June 7, 2024). "Inside Natalie Portman's New Murder Mystery Series, Lady in the Lake". Vanity Fair. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  28. ^ "Mikey Madison Hollywood Raising-Star Award". Festival du Cinéma Américain de Deauville. August 28, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  29. ^ Feinberg, Scott (September 26, 2024). "SCAD Savannah Film Fest: 'Blitz' to Open, 'Emilia Pérez' and 'Anora' Stars Among 11 Honorees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  30. ^ "AwardsWatch - 47th Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF) Brings Amy Adams, Mikey Madison, Danielle Deadwyler, Jude Law, Payal Kapadia to the Bay Area for Awards and Tributes". AwardsWatch. September 11, 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  31. ^ "Gotham Awards 2024 Nominations: 'Anora' Leads With Four Nods". Variety. October 29, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  32. ^ "Award Winners". Virginia Film Festival. May 9, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  33. ^ "AwardsWatch - Mikey Madison ('Anora') to Receive Breakthrough Performance Honor from Palm Springs International Film Awards". AwardsWatch. November 7, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
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