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Madison in 2024
Born	Mikaela Madison Rosberg (1999-03-25) March 25, 1999 (age 25) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2013–present

Mikaela "Mikey" Madison Rosberg (born March 25, 1999) is an American actress. She began her career acting in short films and received recognition playing Max Fox in the FX comedy series Better Things (2016–2022). She then played Susan Atkins in Quentin Tarantino's period film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) and Amber Freeman in the horror film Scream (2022).

Madison rose to prominence with her acclaimed performance as the title character in the romantic comedy-drama film Anora (2024), which earned her many accolades, including the BAFTA Award for Best Actress and Best Actress nominations from the Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild and the Academy Awards.

Early and personal life

Mikaela Madison Rosberg was born in Los Angeles and grew up in the San Fernando Valley. Both of her parents are psychologists and she has two brothers, one of whom is her twin, and two sisters. She is Jewish.

Madison initially trained as a competitive horseback rider before switching to acting at age 14. She was homeschooled after the seventh grade. As of October 2024, Madison lives in Los Angeles.

Career

2013–2023: Early work

Madison at the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood premiere in 2019

Madison made her acting debut in 2013, appearing in the short films Retirement and Pani's Box. 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.

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. From 2017 to 2018, she guest starred in the Bravo dark comedy series Imposters. In 2018, she appeared in the drama films Monster and Nostalgia. 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, which premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and was a commercial success with a worldwide gross of $374.3 million. Also in 2019, she had a voice role in the animated black comedy film The Addams Family.

The next 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. The film was released in 2022 to critical and commercial success, becoming the 28th-highest-grossing film of its year.' Writing for The A.V. Club, Katie Rife called Madison a standout performer in the film.

2024–present: Breakthrough with Anora

In 2024, Madison had a supporting role in the miniseries Lady in the Lake. She was cast by Sean Baker in the romantic drama film Anora. The character was written for Madison after Baker watched her performances in Scream and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. For the role, she studied Russian and performed her own stunts including two fight scenes. The film premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim, winning the Palme d'Or. It became a commercial success grossing over $30 million worldwide against its $6 million budget. Richard Lawson of Vanity Fair praised Madison's Brooklyn accent saying her performance was "big and vivid, brash but charming". Her performance won her the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, in addition to nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress, and Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations in the same category.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

See also

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