Mikey Madison

Mikey Madison was born on March 25, 2000, in Dallas, Texas. She began acting as a child and first gained wider notice in the FX drama Better Things, where she played a recurring role as Max for six seasons. She appeared briefly in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). Horror fans came to know her through the Scream reboot franchise beginning in 2022. But her career was transformed in 2024 with her lead performance in Sean Baker's Anora — a film about a New York sex worker who impulsively marries a Russian oligarch's son. The film won the Palme d'Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, and Madison's raw, fearless performance earned her Academy Award, BAFTA, and SAG nominations, making her one of the most talked-about young actresses in Hollywood.

Mikey Madison's performance in Anora announced her arrival as one of the most talented actresses of her generation. Her willingness to fully inhabit difficult, complex characters without vanity has drawn comparisons to actresses like Jennifer Lawrence early in her career. With an Oscar nomination before age 25, she is positioned as a generational talent at the center of independent film.