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Madeline Brewer

Madeline Brewer, American actress

Born
May 1, 1992
Age in 2026
34
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1992

About Madeline Brewer

Madeline Kathryn Brewer is an American actress. She is known for recurring roles in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black (2013) and Hemlock Grove (2014–2015), and for her starring roles as Janine Lindo in the Hulu series The Handmaid's Tale (2017–2025) and Brontë in the Netflix series You (2025). For The Handmaid's Tale, she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards in 2021. In 2022, Brewer opened up about having an abortion at the age of 20, around the time she booked her first acting job in Orange Is the New Black, citing mental health struggles and focus on career as her motivation.

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Madeline Brewer timeline

  1. For The Handmaid's Tale, she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards in 2021.
  2. In 2022, Brewer opened up about having an abortion at the age of 20, around the time she booked her first acting job in Orange Is the New Black, citing mental health struggles and focus on career as her motivation.

The world when Madeline Brewer was born

Madeline Brewer was born in 1992. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1992

  • #1 song"End of the Road" – Boyz II Men
  • Top movieUnforgiven
  • Top TV show60 Minutes
  • Best-selling bookThe Bridges of Madison County – Robert James Waller

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentDream Team dominates Olympic basketball in Barcelona
  • Top headlineBill Clinton elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst text message sent
  • Defining fadGrunge fashion flannel shirts
  • Notable inventionText messaging (SMS)
  • World population5.45 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge H.W. Bush
  • Sports championToronto Blue Jays (World Series)
  • Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
  • U.S. population255.0M

1992 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Madeline Brewer's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19922026
Gas$1.13$3.45/gal
Average home$100,000$435,000
Average income$37,553$67,500
Minimum wage$4.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.29$0.73
Population255.0M341 million

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