Once upon a time in Brooklyn

Mikey Madison put heart, body and soul into Anora, a freewheeling fairytalejl ode to a New York City sex worker who falls for the son of a Russia oligarch? Now tipped for glory at next year's Oscars, she reveals why she'd walkthrough fire for a character she loves

IANA MURRAY

Very rarely, if ever, do you speak to a nascent movie star and worry that you're about to witness her dog lose consciousness. Four months ago, Mikey Madison adopted a chihuahua she named Jam. (She also owns a cat called Biscuit.) He has a propensity for the theatrical: he hates men, for one, so on a trip to the vet this morning, Madison gave him a light sedative to calm his nerves. Jam and veterinarians get along terribly. The first time he had his vaccinations, he acted like the life was draining from him right then and there. When she touched him afterwards, the noise he made, which Madison demonstrates with brazen conviction, sounded something like a cross between a distressed turkey call and Princess Peach falling from a tower.…

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Dazed & Confused (Digital) - 1 Issue, Winter 2024

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