Mikey Madison

Mikaela Madison Rosberg (born March 25, 1999), known professionally as Mikey Madison, is an American actress. Her accolades include an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award, in addition to nominations for two Actor Awards, three Critics' Choice Awards, and a Golden Globe Award.

Madison began her acting career as a teenager with roles in short films. Her first major role came as a sullen teenager in the FX comedy series Better Things (2016–2022). She made her film debut with a starring role in Liza, Liza, Skies Are Grey (2017), followed by supporting roles in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) and the slasher film Scream (2022). In 2024, she played the titular role in Sean Baker's Anora, which earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress and BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

Early life Mikaela Madison Rosberg was born on March 25, 1999, in Los Angeles, California, as the third daughter and fourth of five children of Michael and Tracy Rosberg. Both of her parents are psychologists: her father specialized in schizophrenia and her mother in child psychology.

Madison lived in Santa Clarita, a Los Angeles suburb, for the first few years of her life before her family moved to the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. She was raised in the San Fernando Valley. Her grandmother's cousin was a Texas cowboy named Clarence Hailey Long Jr., who appeared on the cover of the August 1949 issue of Life magazine, which served as the main inspiration for the Marlboro Man. She grew up watching films directed by Woody Allen, Quentin Tarantino, Sofia Coppola, and Martin Scorsese.

Career 2013–2023: Early work 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. 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. which premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and was a commercial success. Also in 2019, she had a voice role as Candi, the Barista, in the animated black comedy film The Addams Family. 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. In 2024, Madison had a supporting role in the miniseries Lady in the Lake. He cast her without an audition after watching her performances in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Scream, and wrote the character specifically for her. 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 critical and commercial success, and Madison was praised for her performance. Richard Lawson of Vanity Fair praised Madison's Brooklyn accent and found her performance "big and vivid, brash but charming". Her performance won her the Academy Award for Best Actress and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, in addition to nominations for a Golden Globe and a SAG Award in the same category.

In March 2025, Madison guest hosted an episode of the live sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. In May 2025, Madison was cast in the film Reptilia, to be directed by Alejandro Landes. By June 2025, she was reported to be negotiating a starring role in The Masque of the Red Death for A24.

Personal life

Madison lives in her native Los Angeles. Madison does not use social media, saying in an interview that it does not feel "authentic or natural" to her and that she would not "have anything very impactful to add" to social media. She added that she is a "very sensitive person" who believes people should not read what others are saying about them and thus keeps herself "ignorant to that part of the internet" for her mental health.

Filmography Film +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released Year Title Role Notes 2017 Liza, Liza, Skies Are Grey Liza 2018 Nostalgia Kathleen Monster Alexandra Floyd 2019 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Susan "Sadie" Atkins The Addams Family Candi the Barista Voice 2021 It Takes Three Kat Walker 2022 Scream Amber Freeman 2027 Isabel / Duchess Margarita Filming

Television Year Title Role Notes 2016–2022 Better Things Maxine "Max" Fox Main role 2024 Lady in the Lake Judith Weinstein Miniseries 2025 Saturday Night Live Herself (host) Episode: "Mikey Madison/Morgan Wallen"

Awards and nominations

Major associations Award Year Category Work Result Academy Awards 2025 Best Actress Anora Actor Awards 2025 Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role Rising Star Award Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2020 Best Acting Ensemble Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 2025 Best Actress Anora Best Acting Ensemble Golden Globe Awards 2025 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Other awards Year Award Category Work Result 2019Capri Hollywood International Film FestivalBest Ensemble CastOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood 2024 Astra Film Awards Best Actress Anora Boston Society of Film Critics Best Actress Chicago Film Critics Association Best Actress Deauville American Film Festival Hollywood Rising-Star Award Dublin Film Critics Circle Best Actress Anora Gotham Awards Outstanding Lead Performance Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Lead Performance Mill Valley Film Festival MVFF Breakthrough Performance Award National Board of Review Breakthrough Performance New York Film Critics Online Best Actress San Diego Film Critics Society Best Actress Breakthrough Performance San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Best Actress SCAD Savannah Film Festival Breakthrough Award Seattle Film Critics Society Best Actress Anora St. Louis Film Critics Association Best Actress Toronto Film Critics Association Outstanding Lead Performance Virginia Film Festival Achievement in Acting Award Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Actress 2025 AACTA International Awards Best Actress Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Actress Best Women's Breakthrough Performance Georgia Film Critics Association Best Actress Independent Spirit Awards Best Lead Performance Irish Film & Television Awards Best International Actress National Society of Film Critics Best Actress Online Film Critics Society Best Actress Palm Springs International Film Festival Breakthrough Performance Award Satellite Awards Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical