Mikey Madison

Mikey Madison
Madison in 2024
Born
Mikaela Madison Rosberg

(1999-03-25) March 25, 1999 (age 27)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present

Mikey Madison (born Mikaela Madison Rosberg; March 25, 1999) is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Anora in the 2024 movie Anora, which won her the Academy Award for Best Actress. Madison also starred as Max Fox on the FX television comedy series Better Things (2016–2022) and as Manson Family follower Susan Atkins (Sadie) in Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019). She also played Amber Freeman in Scream (2022).

Personal life

Madison was born in Los Angeles, California and grew up in the San Fernando Valley. She is Jewish.

Madison originally trained as a competitive horseback rider before switching to acting at age 14. She was homeschooled after the seventh grade.

Career

Madison had her first acting role in 2012, appearing in the short movies Retirement and Pani's Box. In 2014, after appearing in the short movie Bound for Greatness, she had her first role in a major movie, Liza, Liza, Skies Are Grey, which was not released until 2017.

In 2016, Madison began a starring role as Max Fox, a sullen teenager, in the FX comedy-drama series Better Things created by Louis C.K.. From 2017 to 2018, she guest starred in the Bravo dark comedy series Imposters.

Madison had her first popular role as Manson Family member Susan "Sadie" Atkins in Quentin Tarantino's movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. She also had a voice role in the animated black comedy movie The Addams Family. The following year, Madison was cast as Amber Freeman in Scream, the fifth movie of the Scream franchise.

In 2024, Madison starred as the main role as Anora, a stripper, in the Sean Baker movie Anora which premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. The movie won the Palme d'Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Madison won a BAFTA Award and an Academy Award for this role and was nominated for an Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe Award. This made her the first Gen Z winner in an acting category at the Academy Awards.

In March 2025, Madison was a guest host for the 50th season of Saturday Night Live.

References

  1. ↑ "Pamela Adlon and Louis C.K.'s 'Better Things' First Trailer". Screencrush.com. July 19, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ Carras, Christi (July 27, 2019). "What did the real characters in 'Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood' look like?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  3. ↑ Yuan, Jada (October 18, 2024). "Mikey Madison got 'almost too comfortable' in strip clubs for 'Anora'". The Washington Post. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ Frick, Evelyn (2025-02-27). "The Very Jewish Backstory to Mikey Madison's Hair in 'Anora'". Hey Alma. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  5. ↑ "Get to Know Mikey Madison, the Star of 'Anora'". ELLE. November 1, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 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. ↑ "Sean Baker's Outrageous Sex Worker Dramedy 'Anora' Scores 7.5-Minute Cannes Standing Ovation". Variety. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ Dargis, Manohla (25 May 2024). "Bawdy Comedy 'Anora' Wins Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  17. ↑ "'Anora' Star Mikey Madison Wins Best Actress in Oscars Upset". The Hollywood Reporter. March 3, 2025. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  18. ↑ White, Peter (March 19, 2025). "'SNL': Mikey Madison, Jack Black & Jon Hamm Set As Hosts, Morgan Wallen, Elton John, Brandi Carlile & Lizzo As Musical Guests". Deadline. Retrieved March 19, 2025.

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