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Mikey Madison
Newsweek US
|October 25, 2024
MIKEY MADISON HAS BEEN DREAMING OF A film like Anora since she started acting as a teenager on Better Things.
"It's been a dream of mine to have that kind of collaboration with a filmmaker like Sean [Baker]." That dream has come true in a big way, with the film and her performance picking up a lot of awards buzz. "I'm so happy that people are excited about the film because I'm so proud of it." Madison plays Ani, a young sex worker who falls for the son of a Russian oligarch. But the Cinderella story quickly turns dark. Madison and Baker collaborated on creating the title role. "I did a lot of work to bring her to life, I knew everything about her, and I was able to just very easily slip into that character and feel all the things she was feeling." Because of her careful
This story is from the October 25, 2024 edition of Newsweek US.
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