Mikey Madison is an American actress known for playing a moody teenager in the FX show Better Things from 2016 to 2022. She later appeared as Susan Atkins in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Amber Freeman in Scream. In 2024, Mikey gained fame for appearing in Sean Baker’s film Anora, where she played a sex worker. Her performance won her the BAFTA and Academy Award for Best Actress.
“I was floored that Sean wanted to meet me, but I wasn’t about to question it, I immediately said yes. I felt like the luckiest actress in the world, and he wanted to work with me.” 1elle
Mikey Madison Biography
Mikey’s real name is Mikaela Madison Rosberg, and she was born on 25 March 1999 (age: 25 years old) in Los Angeles, California, USA. She first trained as a competitive horseback rider but switched to acting at 14. After seventh grade, she was homeschooled. Her height is around 5’4″ inches. 2imdb
Mikey Madison Parents
Mikey’s parents’ names are Michael and Tracy, and they are psychologists. and she has two brothers, including twins named Miles and Holden, and two sisters.
Mikey Madison Husband
Mikey is unmarried as of now, and it is not clear if she is in a relationship or not.
I also just want to again recognize and honor the sex worker community. I will continue to support and be an ally. All of the incredible people, the women that I’ve had the privilege of meeting from that community, have been one of the highlights of this entire incredible experience. 3yahoo
Mikey Madison Career Journey
Mikey Madison started acting in 2013 with the short films Retirement and Pani’s Box. In 2014, she did her first featured movie, Liza, Liza, Skies Are Grey, which was released in 2017. In 2016, she appeared as Max Fox, a moody teenager, in the FX series Better Things. Mikey also appeared in the Bravo show Imposters (2017–2018) and the films Monster and Nostalgia (2018).
Madison gained attention for playing Susan “Sadie” Atkins in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). She voiced a character in The Addams Family animated movie. In 2022, she played Amber Freeman in Scream, the fifth film in the series.
In 2024, Mikey appeared in the miniseries Lady in the Lake. She then appeared in Sean Baker’s film Anora, playing a stripper and sex worker. Baker wrote the role for her after seeing her in Scream and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Anora premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival and won the Palme d’Or. The film was a box office hit, earning over $30 million on a $6 million budget. Critics praised Madison’s performance, and she won the Academy Award and BAFTA for Best Actress, along with Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations.
Mikey Madison received widespread recognition for her performance in Anora, and she won multiple awards, such as the Hollywood Rising-Star Award at the Deauville American Film Festival and the Breakthrough Award at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival. She also won the Best Actress award from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Iowa Film Critics Association, and Phoenix Critics Circle.4wikipedia
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