The Better Things alum makes a stunning star turn as a brassy sex worker in Sean Baker’s new film.
That’s bound to change when Anora hits theaters October 18. Madison, who’s 25, has been acting for years: She played Pamela Adlon’s brash daughter Max on FX’s cult-favorite comedy Better Things and met a brutal, fiery end in both Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood and 2022’s Scream. But Sean Baker’s dizzying slice-of-life film introduces Madison as a major film-anchoring talent. Ani’s tough exterior hides such guileless sweetness that it’s impossible not to root for her.
“I feel very different personally and physically to her in every way, but I related to her hopefulness a little bit,” she says. “It felt like I was constantly exerting so much energy to get to the places that she was in.” In real life, the Los Angeles native leads with softness, which is often at odds with the city’s vibe. “Someone will honk at me or give me the finger, and maybe this is bad, but it makes me cry sometimes,” she says.
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