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Mikey Madison

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Mikey Madison
Madison in 2024
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present

Mikey Madison is an American actress. She began her career by playing a sullen teenager in the FX comedy series Better Things from 2016 to 2022. She has since played Manson Family follower Susan Atkins in Quentin Tarantino's period drama film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), Amber Freeman in the horror film Scream (2022), and the title role of a stripper in Sean Baker's romantic drama Anora (2024).

Early life

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Madison is originally from Los Angeles, California. Her parents are both psychologists, and she was raised alongside her twin brother and three other siblings.[1][2] After her sister married a screenwriter, Madison left competitive horseback riding to try acting and landed her first role in 2013.[3]

Career

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Madison in 2019

Madison began her acting career appearing in numerous short films, including Retirement (2013), Pani's Box (2013), and Bound for Greatness (2014). In 2014, Madison starred in her first feature film, Liza, Liza, Skies Are Grey, at age 15.[4] The film was not released until 2017. In 2016, she began a starring role as Max Fox in the FX comedy-drama series Better Things created by Louis C.K. and Pamela Adlon.[5] The series was renewed for a fifth and final season which aired in 2022.[6]

From 2017 to 2018, she guest starred in the Bravo dark comedy series Imposters.[7] In 2018, Madison 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).[8][9] 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.[10] The film was released in January 2022.[11][12] In 2024, Madison starred as the titular character of the Sean Baker film Anora which premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival[13][14] and won the Palme d'Or.[15][16]

Filmography

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† Denotes productions that have not yet been released

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 [17]
The Addams Family Candi the Barista Voice [18]
2021 It Takes Three Kat Walker [19]
2022 Scream Amber Freeman [17][20]
2023 All Souls River [21]
2024 Anora Anora (Ani) [17]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Refs.
2016–2022 Better Things Max Fox Main role, 46 episodes [17]
2017–2018 Imposters Young Maddie 2 episodes [18][22]
2024 Lady in the Lake Judith Weinstein Main role, miniseries [23]

Awards and nominations

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Year Organization Category Work Result Ref.
2024 Deauville American Film Festival Hollywood Raising-Star Award — Awarded [24]
2024 SCAD Savannah Film Festival Breakthrough Award — Awarded [25]

References

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  1. ^ "Mikey Madison". Interview.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Mikey Madison". FX Networks. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  5. ^ Swift, Andy (September 20, 2016). "Atlanta, Better Things Renewed at FX". TVLine. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "Sean Baker's Outrageous Sex Worker Dramedy 'Anora' Scores 7.5-Minute Cannes Standing Ovation". Variety. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ Dargis, Manohla (May 25, 2024). "Bawdy Comedy 'Anora' Wins Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival". The New York Times. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  16. ^ McIntosh, Steven (October 12, 2024). "Mikey Madison leads Oscars race for breakout role as New York stripper". BBC News.
  17. ^ a b c d Allaire, Christian (May 23, 2024). "Inside 'Anora' Star Mikey Madison's First Cannes Film Festival". Vogue. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  18. ^ a b Todisco, Eric (January 13, 2022). "Mikey Madison: 5 Things To Know About The New 'Scream' Star". Hollywood Life. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ Cruse, Daniel (May 24, 2024). "Mikey Madison Gave Us a Deranged, Fire-Burning Killer — Twice". Collider. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  21. ^ "Exclusive All Souls Clip Features Mikey Madison in Distress". Yahoo Entertainment. December 8, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  22. ^ Saclao, Christian (April 4, 2018). "'Imposters' Season 2 Will Revisit Maddie's Past". International Business Times. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  23. ^ Miller, Julie (June 7, 2024). "Inside Natalie Portman's New Murder Mystery Series, Lady in the Lake". Vanity Fair. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  24. ^ "Mikey Madison Hollywood Raising-Star Award". Festival du Cinéma Américain de Deauville. August 28, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  25. ^ 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.
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