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Surprise BAFTA winner Mikey Madison admits she was a 'weirdo' and shunned by her siblings before Quentin Tarantino's movies 'changed her life' leading to her embracing a stage name and hitting Hollywood


The relatively unknown 25-year-old was honoured for her role as a young sex worker  in critically claimed movie Anora, just weeks ahead of the Oscars for which she is also nominated.

Mikey, who began acting aged 13, said seeing the movies of Quentin Tarantino led to her turning her full attention to the craft as well as embracing a stage name, she told GQ: 'Seeing his films genuinely changed my life,' Born Mikaela Madison Rosberg she would go on to star in the iconic movie maker's 2019 film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, as Charles Manson cult member Susan Atkins. Born Mikaela Madison Rosberg she would go on to star in the iconic movie maker's 2019 film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (pictured) as Charles Manson cult member Susan Atkins.

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