American actress
Mikey Madison
Madison in 2024
Born Mikaela Madison Rosberg
Occupation Actress Years active 2013–present
Mikaela "Mikey " Madison Rosberg is an American actress. She began her career acting in short films and received recognition for her role as a sullen teenager in the FX comedy series Better Things (2016–2022). Madison then played Susan Atkins in Quentin Tarantino 's period comedy-drama film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) and Amber Freeman in the horror film Scream (2022).
Madison gained praise for playing the titular character in Sean Baker 's romantic comedy-drama film Anora (2024), earning several accolades, including nominations for the Academy Award , Golden Globe and BAFTA for Best Actress.
Early and personal life
Mikaela Madison Rosberg was born in Los Angeles , California, and grew up in the San Fernando Valley .[ 1] Both of her parents are psychologists, and she has two brothers (one of whom is her twin) and two sisters.[ 2] [ 3] She is of Jewish heritage.[ 1] [ 4]
Madison initially trained as a competitive horseback rider before switching to acting at age 14. She was homeschooled after the seventh grade.[ 1] [ 5]
As of October 2024, Madison still lives in Los Angeles.[ 6] She has a cat named Biscuit and a dog named Jam.[ 5]
Career
2013–2023: Early work
Madison at the premiere of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in 2019
Madison made her acting debut in 2013, appearing in the short films Retirement and Pani's Box .[ 7] In 2014, after appearing in the short film Bound for Greatness , she filmed her first feature film, Liza, Liza, Skies Are Grey , which was not released until 2017.[ 8] [ 9]
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 until 2022.[ 10] [ 11] From 2017 to 2018, she guest starred in the Bravo dark comedy series Imposters .[ 12] In 2018, she appeared in the drama films Monster and Nostalgia .[ 13] [ 14]
Madison earned recognition for her role as the Manson Family member Susan "Sadie" Atkins in Quentin Tarantino 's period drama film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood ,[ 15] [ 16] which premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and was a commercial success with a worldwide gross of $374.3 million.[ 17] Also in 2019, she had a voice role in the animated black comedy film The Addams Family .[ 18]
The following year, Madison was cast as Amber Freeman in Scream , the fifth film of the Scream franchise , which was directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett .[ 19] The film was released in 2022 to critical and commercial success,[ 20] [ 21] [ 22] becoming the 28th-highest-grossing film of its year.[ 23] Writing for The A.V. Club , Katie Rife called Madison a standout performer in the film.[ 24] [ 25]
2024–present: Breakthrough with Anora
In 2024, Madison had a supporting role in the miniseries Lady in the Lake .[ 26] She was cast by Sean Baker in the romantic drama film Anora as the titular stripper and sex worker.[ 6] The character was written for Madison after Baker watched her performances in Scream and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood .[ 27] For the role, she studied Russian and performed her own stunts, including two fight scenes.[ 28] [ 1] The film premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim,[ 29] winning the Palme d'Or .[ 30] [ 31] It became a commercial success upon its theatrical release, grossing over $30 million worldwide against its $6 million budget.[ 32] [ 33] Richard Lawson of Vanity Fair praised Madison's Brooklyn accent and found her performance "big and vivid, brash but charming".[ 34] Her performance earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress , Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy , BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role , Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role .[ 35] [ 36] [ 37]
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
Notes
References
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^ 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 .
^ Bloom, Nate (June 19, 2024). "Mikey Madison, Pamela Adlon and Mark Eydelstein" . jewishtampa.com . Archived from the original on August 3, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2024 . Public records reveal that three of her four grandparents were Jewish. Her maternal grandmother was not Jewish (it's possible that she "converted-in")
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^ a b Jeffers, Juliette (October 21, 2024). "Mikey Madison Tells Isabelle Huppert How She Became Anora" . Interview Magazine . Retrieved October 21, 2024 .
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^ a b Linden, Sheri (August 17, 2017). " 'Liza, Liza, Skies Are Grey': Film Review" . The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024 .
^ Swift, Andy (September 20, 2016). "Atlanta, Better Things Renewed at FX" . TVLine. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2016 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ a b "Monster (2021) Reviews " . Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. Retrieved May 16, 2021 .
^ a b Catsoulis, Jeannette (February 15, 2018). "Review: 'Nostalgia' Asks Why We Keep Things" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on October 21, 2023. Retrieved May 24, 2023 .
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^ Cruse, Daniel (May 24, 2024). "Mikey Madison Gave Us a Deranged, Fire-Burning Killer — Twice" . Collider . Archived from the original on May 26, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024 .
^ a b Miller, Julie (June 7, 2024). "Inside Natalie Portman's New Murder Mystery Series, Lady in the Lake" . Vanity Fair . Retrieved June 13, 2024 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ Dargis, Manohla (May 25, 2024). "Bawdy Comedy 'Anora' Wins Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival" . The New York Times . Retrieved June 4, 2024 .
^ McIntosh, Steven (October 12, 2024). "Mikey Madison leads Oscars race for breakout role as New York stripper" . BBC News .
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^ Lawson, Richard (May 21, 2024). " 'Anora' Is a Raucous Good Time With a Gut-Punch of an Ending" . Vanity Fair . Retrieved June 13, 2024 .
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^ Saclao, Christian (April 4, 2018). " 'Imposters' Season 2 Will Revisit Maddie's Past" . International Business Times . Archived from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2024 .
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^ "Mikey Madison Hollywood Raising-Star Award" . Festival du Cinéma Américain de Deauville . August 28, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2024 .
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