She Stole the First Kiss. Then AI Stole Her Work | Madison West
Madison West, vertical drama's go-to villain (Honey Trapped, Virgin Astronaut Bucket List), on how AI wiped out a summer of work for real actors.
Madison grew up outside Oxford, 20 minutes from Stratford-upon-Avon, studied at Pace University in New York, booked a co-star role on Blue Bloods, and then watched 2020 shut the whole industry down. She drove to LA with her dog and a car full of stuff, gave herself a "yes year," and ended up becoming one of the most recognizable villains in vertical drama.
In this conversation we get into:
• Why blonde actresses keep getting cast as the villain, and…
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