# Madisen Beaty
**Madisen Beaty** (born 1995) is an American actress and DJ whose screen career began in childhood with the role of ten-year-old Daisy Fuller in [David Fincher](https://www.edgepedia.org/david-fincher)'s *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button* (2008) and later included Doris Solstad in [Paul Thomas Anderson](https://www.edgepedia.org/paul-thomas-anderson)'s *The Master* (2012), [Patricia Krenwinkel](https://www.edgepedia.org/patricia-krenwinkel) in Quentin Tarantino's *Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood* (2019), and recurring television roles in *The Fosters* and *The Magicians*. She has performed as a DJ under the alias Masen Bay.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2295293/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1995, Centennial, Colorado, USA[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/madisen_beaty) |
| Breakout role | Young Daisy Fuller (age 10) in *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button* (2008), opposite Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2295293/) |
| Notable film roles | Doris Solstad in *The Master* (2012); Kassi in *The Clovehitch Killer* (2018); Katie in *Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood* (2019); Gale in *Strange Darling* (2023)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2295293/) |
| Television | Talya Banks in *The Fosters* (15 episodes, 2013–2018); series regular as Patricia 'Patty' Krenwinkel in *Aquarius* (2016); Iris in *The Magicians* (2 episodes)[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/10112/madisen-beaty) |
| DJ work | Performs under the alias Masen Bay at venues in Los Angeles and internationally[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2295293/) |
| Early training | More than 65 theater productions in Colorado before her screen career[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2295293/) |
| Recognition | Young Artist Award for her portrayal of Kristin Haskell in *NCIS*[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2295293/) |
## Early life and stage work
Beaty was born in [Centennial](https://www.edgepedia.org/centennial), Colorado.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/madisen_beaty) While living in Colorado she performed in more than 65 theater productions, with credits including Belinda Cratchit in *A Christmas Carol* at the Denver Center Theater Company, Brigitta in *The Sound of Music*, and roles in *Annie* and *The Wizard of Oz*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2295293/) • [4](https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/madisenbeaty) Her screen debut came in *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button* (2008), in which she played Daisy Fuller at age 10, the character portrayed as an adult by [Cate Blanchett](https://www.edgepedia.org/cate-blanchett).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2295293/) • [4](https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/madisenbeaty)
## Film career
**Early leading roles.** After *Benjamin Button*, Beaty took the lead role of Sara Dougan in the Lifetime television movie *[The Pregnancy Pact](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-pregnancy-pact)* (2010) and appeared in *The Five*.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/madisen_beaty) In Paul Thomas Anderson's *The Master* (2012) she played Doris Solstad, appearing alongside [Joaquin Phoenix](https://www.edgepedia.org/joaquin-phoenix) and [Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://www.edgepedia.org/philip-seymour-hoffman).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2295293/) She played Frances Wilkinson in *Jamie Marks Is Dead* (2014).[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/madisen_beaty)
**2016 and the festival circuit.** Beaty had two films at the [Sundance Film Festival](https://www.edgepedia.org/sundance-film-festival) in 2016: Chris Kelly's *Other People*, in which she played Rebeccah, and JT Mollner's western *Outlaws and Angels*, in which she played Charlotte Tildon.[5](https://www.kviff.com/cs/program/film/52/28760/presskit-1.pdf) • [4](https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/madisenbeaty) The same year she appeared as Beth Yurley in *In the Radiant City*, which premiered at the [Toronto International Film Festival](https://www.edgepedia.org/toronto-international-film-festival).[4](https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/madisenbeaty) She also played the lead in the short film *Share*, which screened at Cannes in 2015.[4](https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/madisenbeaty)
**Later films.** She played the lead role of Kassi in Duncan Skiles's *[The Clovehitch Killer](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-clovehitch-killer)* (2018), which premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival, and Clarissa Dell in Martha Stephens's *To the Stars* (2019), another Sundance entry.[4](https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/madisenbeaty) In Quentin Tarantino's *Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood* (2019) she played Katie, a member of the [Manson Family](https://www.edgepedia.org/manson-family).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2295293/) She played Bethany in Simon Barrett's *Seance* (2021) and Gale in JT Mollner's *Strange Darling* (2023).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2295293/) On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, *Strange Darling* is her highest-rated film at 96 percent from critics, while *Outlaws and Angels* is her lowest at 30 percent.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/madisen_beaty)
## Television
Beaty's most extensive television role was Talya Banks on the Freeform series *The Fosters*, appearing in 15 episodes between 2013 and 2018.[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/10112/madisen-beaty) On NBC's *Aquarius*, a series about the era of the Manson murders, she was a series regular playing Patricia 'Patty' Krenwinkel, a role she later reprised in a different form as Katie in Tarantino's film.[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/10112/madisen-beaty) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2295293/) She played the goddess Iris in two episodes of Syfy's *The Magicians* (2018–2019) and Emma in HBO's *Here and Now* (2018).[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/10112/madisen-beaty) Earlier guest roles included Kristen Haskell in *NCIS* (episode "Dead Air", 2010), for which she received a [Young Artist Award](https://www.edgepedia.org/young-artist-award), and Sara Berg in *[No Ordinary Family](https://www.edgepedia.org/no-ordinary-family)* (2010).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2295293/) • [3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/10112/madisen-beaty)
## Music and DJ work
Beyond acting, Beaty works as a professional DJ, formerly spinning tracks under the alias Masen Bay, with performances at venues across Los Angeles and internationally.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2295293/) She maintains [SoundCloud](https://www.edgepedia.org/soundcloud) and Mixcloud profiles where she publishes mixes in styles including tech house, bass, disco, and dance.[6](https://linktr.ee/madisenbeaty) Her resume also lists soundtrack work: she performed "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree" for *The Master*.[4](https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/madisenbeaty)
## References
1. [Madisen Beaty, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2295293/)
2. [Madisen Beaty, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/madisen_beaty)
3. [Madisen Beaty, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/10112/madisen-beaty)
4. [Madisen Beaty resume, Actors Access](https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/madisenbeaty)
5. [To the Stars press kit, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival](https://www.kviff.com/cs/program/film/52/28760/presskit-1.pdf)
6. [Madisen Beaty official links, Linktree](https://linktr.ee/madisenbeaty)
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