What is Mikey Madison’s net worth? Why did Mikey Madison win the Oscar?
Introduction
Mikey Madison is an American actress who starred in the critically acclaimed film Anora. She also won the Best Actress at the 2025 Academy Awards for her performance in Anora.
Biography
She was born on March 25, 1999, in Los Angeles, California, as Mikaela Madison Rosberg.
Both of Madison’s parents are psychologists.
She was raised in the San Fernando Valley.
After seventh grade, Madison was homeschooled so she could spend more time with the horses.
“I literally homeschooled myself so I could be at the barn all day with my pony,” Madison confessed for Esquire.
She has been working professionally as an actress since she was 16.
Mikey Madison attends the premiere of FXX’s “You’re the Worst” Season 3 on August 28, 2016 in Los Angeles – @Getty
Her first major role was in 2017’s Liza, Liza, Skies Are Grey.
From 2016 to 2022, Madion portrayed Max in 52 episodes of the TV series Better Things.
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
In 2019, she had a minor role in Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood.
“I played a Manson girl,” she told Jimmy Kimmel in November 2024. “I’m the girl at the end of the film that gets set on fire and is practically screaming the whole time if that can jog anybody’s memory.”
How did Mikey Madison prepare for her role in Anora?
Mikey Madison attends the 2024 Gotham Awards at Cipriani Wall Street – @Getty
In 2024, she played Ani in the romantic comedy-drama film Anora. It tells the story of a sex worker in Brighton Beach who gets married to the son of a Russian oligarch.
Director Sean Baker decided to cast her after seeing her performance in the Scream (2022) horror franchise.
“I was familiar with his work—The Florida Project and Tangerine, which I love, love, love,” she said.
In preparation for the role, Madion moved to New York to perfect her Brooklyn accent and trained alongside exotic dancing expert Kennady Schneider.
Mikey Madison attends the HFPA and THR Golden Globe Ambassador Party at Catch LA on November 14, 2019 – @Getty
She also went to strip clubs, watched documentaries, and read memoirs written by sex workers.
“I studied lots of dancers and went to clubs and saw how they used their bodies,” Mikey explained.
Her father also installed a stripper pole in her house for her to practice for the film.
“My dad is so supportive,” Madison said in an interview. “He would want me to do anything that would make me happy.”
Anora premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2024. There, the film won the Palme d’Or.
Alysia Reiner & Mikey Madison 2018 – @Getty
She Dedicated Her BAFTA Win To The Sex Worker Community
In February 2025, she took home the Best Actress award at the BAFTAs.
“Wow, I really wasn’t expecting this,” Madion stated. “I probably should have listened to my publicist and wrote a speech or something!
Wins An Oscar For Best Actress
Mikey Madison attends the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party – @Getty
Anora was also nominated for multiple Oscars, including:
- Best Editing
- Best Original Screenplay
- Best Director
- Best Actress
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Picture
“I feel the same I’ve always felt again yes I’ve just, you know, been traveling a lot going to lots of different places to premiere our film and talk to people so it’s been really interesting last couple of months,” Madison said in a talk with Olivia Marks regarding her Oscar nomination. “I’ve certainly never experienced anything like this before, but I’m very lucky.”
Madison won Best Actress in a Leading Role for the film at the 2025 Academy Awards. She beat out favourite Demi Moore for The Substance.
She poses backstage during the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on February 07, 2025 in Santa Monica – @Getty
Adrien Brody has won the Academy Award for best actor for his performance in The Brutalist.
Boyfriend
Mikey Madison is currently single and has never been married. There aren’t many details about her romantic life.
Except for some bits of info that she dropped in an interview with The Los Angeles Times.
“I think some of it doesn’t seem super genuine,” the Better Things alum said about old flames coming back to reach out to her. “Like old friends coming out of the woodwork. Ex-boyfriends reaching out to me, ‘Hey, wanna grab a coffee or something.’ I’m like oh because you’ve seen me on billboards?”
Height
Mikey Madison is 5′ 3½″ (1.61 m) tall.
At the 2025 Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton – @Getty
Mikey Madison – Net Worth
So, how much is Mikey Madison worth?
Madison earned most of her wealth from performing in Scream 5, Better Things, Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood, All Soula, Anora. Therefore, Mikey Madison has an estimated net worth of $1 million.
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