• Susan Mikula is a photographer and artist, partner of Rachel Maddow.
• She has established a style that often involves instant film and Polaroid cameras.
• Has a net worth of $5 million earned from her art and photography.
• Met Rachel Maddow in 1999 and they have been together for 18 years.
• Openly expressed her lesbian sexuality and intend to adopt one day.
Known for movies
The McVeigh Tapes: Confessions of an American Terrorist (2010)
as Herself – Host
The Assassination of Dr. Tiller (2010)
as Herself – Host
First in the South Democratic Candidates Forum on MSNBC (2015)
as Herself – Moderator
Short Info
| Date Of Birth | April 1, 1973 |
| Mark | Short hair |
| Fact | Maddow was named MSNBC political analyst in January of 2008. |
Who Is Susan Mikula?
Susan is a photographer and artist, also known for being the partner of television host, author and political commentator Rachel Maddow. Susan has done numerous art exhibitions over the course of her career since the 1990s, and has also joined in various competitions. She has since expanded to photography since the mid-2000s. She has established a style that often involves instant film and Polaroid cameras. She doesn’t use any image editing or manipulation, nor does she crop any of her photos. This has led her work to be critically acclaimed, and described as complex as well as beautiful. She presents a lot of exhibits and collections on landscape photography.
Art as Wealth – Susan’s Net Worth
How rich is Susan Mikula? As of early-2018, sources inform us of a net worth that is at $5 million, mostly earned through success in art, as she’s sold high valued art and photographs. She’s also done high valued commissioned work over the course of her career. As she continues with her career, it is expected that her wealth will also continue to increase.
Fame as an Artist and Photographer
To make ends meet, Susan started off working as an accountant, while doing art work which was often shown as a part of group exhibitions. Her popularity started to increase over the years, and soon her work started to flourish, leading to the first significant increase of her net worth thanks to a solo exhibition. She then forayed into learning photography, and decided not to pursue any formal education in the art, mainly teaching herself, and many believe that this lack of formal education allowed her style to grow without any inhibitions. She started to make take what were initially deemed as strange photos, but which also started to capture her art critics.
She focused on using Polaroid cameras which is known to be a difficult camera to master, due to its unpredictability, however, she mentions that this is the essence of her method. She brought her first Polaroid SX-70 camera in 2007, and has continued using similar cameras, specifically depending on the subject or project in mind. She doesn’t use any artificial light nor does she make any changes to her work. When doing a project, the installation, printing and even the position of her camera become extremely important due to the fact that she does not apply any post processing. She has mentioned that it is difficult to find film for Polaroid cameras, leading her to explore various avenues such as eBay, junk stores and yard sales. One of her most notable projects is called “9 Portraits”, which was later showcased at the Northampton Fairgrounds in 2006. Two years later she released her first book of photographs entitled “Susan Mikula: Photographs”. She’s also published as a part of collections in other photographic magazines, including a collection on abandoned industrial sites called “American Bond”, and another collection entitled “u.X’ which has subjects consisting of plastic toys of the past, as well as cave paintings in France.
Mikula’s work is often seen in various exhibitions around the US, including in New York, Miami, San Francisco and Los Angeles. In 2017, she did work for the US Consulate in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, being hired specifically by the Art in Embassies program. She also promotes her work online as a part of an official website. Her website displays her latest works, and some selected work as a part of her portfolio. She also displays recent news on her work, but her site hasn’t been updated since June 2017.
Away from the Lens – Susan’s Early Days and Romance
What is Mikula’s Age? She was born in 1958, in New Jersey USA. Before pursuing a career in art, she studied at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts where she completed courses in color theory. She met her current partner Rachel Maddow in 1999, while Rachel was doing her doctoral dissertation. According to them, their meeting was very “Desperate Housewives” themed, and their first date was during an event entitled “NRA Ladies’ Day on the Range”. The couple have been together for 18 years and are known to spend their time primarily in two locations, which are a pre-civil war farmhouse located in Berkshire, Western Massachusetts, and an apartment in New York City. They enjoy spending weekends at Berkshire and they own a pet Labrador. They’ve also spent a significant amount of money to maintain the originality of their old home.
She has openly expressed her lesbian sexuality, and mentions that she enjoys life together with Rachel. They have also stated their intention to adopt one day.
General Info
| Full Name | Rachel Maddow |
| Date Of Birth | April 1, 1973 |
| Height | 1.8 m |
| Profession | Author, Commentator, Actor, Radio personality |
| Education | University of Oxford, Stanford University, Castro Valley High School, Lincoln College, Oxford |
| Nationality | American |
Family
| Parents | Elaine Maddow, Bob Maddow |
| Siblings | David Maddow |
| Partner | Susan Mikula, Susan Mikula |
Accomplishments
| Awards | News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis, Shorty Award for Best Journalist |
| Nominations | GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding TV Journalism – Segment, TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in News and Information, 45. Episode 45, 44. Episode 44, 43. Episode 43 |
| TV Shows | The Rachel Maddow Show |
Social profile links
Marks
| # | Marks / Signs |
|---|---|
| 1 | Short hair |
| 2 | Towering height |
Quotes
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | If you’re someone people count on, particularly in difficult moments, that’s a sign of a life lived honorably. |
| 2 | I think the [George W. Bush] administration has essentially been like, I mean, I like vegans, but it’s like hiring a vegan to be your butcher. Like, if you have somebody who is really against the idea of providing you the service you’ve hired them for, they’re going to be bad at providing that service. |
Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Her paternal grandfather was from a Jewish family from Ukraine and Lithuania, while her paternal grandmother was of Dutch (Protestant) descent. Her mother, whose family is from Newfoundland, Canada, has English and Irish (Catholic) ancestry. |
| 2 | Her MSNBC documentary “The Assassination of Dr. Tiller” won a Gracie award in 2011. It covered the May 31, 2009, murder of Kansas abortion provider George Tiller, one of the nation’s few late-term abortion providers, by Scott Roeder, 52, of Kansas City, Missouri. |
| 3 | Maddow was honored by the Interfaith Alliance with the 2010 Walter Cronkite Faith and Freedom award. |
| 4 | Maddow was named MSNBC political analyst in January of 2008. |
| 5 | She first gained national prominence as a host on Air America Radio, where she worked from its inception in 2004. Prior to joining AAR, she worked for WRNX in Holyoke, Massachusetts, and WRSI in Northampton, Massachusetts. |
| 6 | “The Rachel Maddow Show” has been nominated by the Television Critics Association for “Outstanding Achievement in News and Information”, and TRMS received a GLAAD award in 2010. |
| 7 | Maddow received a bachelor’s degree in public policy from Stanford University. She earned her doctorate in political science at Oxford University, which she attended on a Rhodes Scholarship. |
| 8 | Partner since 1999 of photographer Susan Mikula. Their first date was celebrated at a gun range. |
Pictures
Movies
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brother Nature | 2016 | Rachel Maddow | |
| The Jim Gaffigan Show | 2015 | TV Series | Rachel Maddow |
| Alpha House | 2014 | TV Series | Rachel Maddow |
| House of Cards | 2014 | TV Series | Rachel Maddow |
| 30 Rock | 2012 | TV Series | Rachel Maddow |
| The Ides of March | 2011 | Rachel Maddow |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| When I Came Home | 2006 | Documentary special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hating Breitbart | 2012 | Documentary | Herself |
| Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2012 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell | 2012 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| Today | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Herself |
| Meet the Press | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Herself – MSNBC / Herself – Host, ‘The Rachel Maddow Show’ |
| Save KLSD: Media Consolidation and Local Radio | 2012 | Documentary | Herself |
| Howard Stern on Demand | 2012 | TV Series | Herself |
| Day of Destruction, Decade of War | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The Onion News Network | 2011 | TV Series | Herself |
| Miss Representation | 2011 | Documentary | Herself – Host MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show |
| The Assassination of Dr. Tiller | 2010 | Documentary | Herself – Host |
| The McVeigh Tapes: Confessions of an American Terrorist | 2010 | TV Movie | Herself – Host |
| Blueprint for Accountability: Working the Dark Side | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Charlie Rose | 2009 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| A Tribute to Arianna Huffington: Newhouse Mirror Awards | 2009 | Short | Herself |
| Ugly Betty | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| Late Night with Conan O’Brien | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
| Buzz: AT&T Original Documentaries | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Hardball with Chris Matthews | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
| Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
| Paula Zahn Now | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Advocate Newsmagazine | 2006 | TV Series | Herself – Correspondent |
| Tucker | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| American Morning | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| America Undercover | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The View | 2009-2017 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2015-2017 | TV Series | Herself |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Rachel Maddow Show | 2009-2016 | TV Series | Herself – Host / Herself |
| The Place for Politics 2016: MSNBC Election Night Coverage | 2016 | TV Movie | Herself – Anchor |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| 20 Stories That Shook the World in 20 Years | 2016 | TV Movie documentary | Herself – Host |
| Jeopardy! | 2016 | TV Series | Herself – Video Clue Presenter |
| CBS News Sunday Morning | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| First in the South Democratic Candidates Forum on MSNBC | 2015 | TV Special | Herself – Moderator |
| The Meredith Vieira Show | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Daily Show | 2009-2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Wendy Williams Show | 2012-2015 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Guest / Herself – MSNBC Hostess |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 2009-2015 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Guest |
| WWE Tribute to the Troops | 2014 | TV Special | Herself |
| Vote 2014: MSNBC Election Coverage | 2014 | TV Movie | Herself – Host |
| P.O.V. | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2009-2013 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Guest |
| The Simpsons | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Muslims Are Coming! | 2013 | Documentary | Herself |
| All In with Chris Hayes | 2013 | TV Series | Herself – Host, The Rachel Maddow Show |
| Watch What Happens: Live | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Herself – Guest / Herself |
| All the President’s Men Revisited | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| Now with Alex Wagner | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| Real Time with Bill Maher | 2009-2013 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Guest |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2008-2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Colbert Report | 2008-2012 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Guest |
| Katie | 2012 | TV Series | Herself |
Awards
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Wilde Wit of the Year | Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA) | ||
| 2012 | Gracie | Gracie Allen Awards | Outstanding Host – News/Non-Fiction | |
| 2011 | Wilde Wit of the Year | Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA) | ||
| 2011 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis | The Rachel Maddow Show (2008) |
| 2010 | Savage Wit of the Year | Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Wilde Wit of the Year | Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA) | ||
| 2015 | Wilde Wit of the Year | Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA) | ||
| 2013 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Spoken Word Album | For the album “Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power.” |
| 2013 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis | The Rachel Maddow Show (2008) |
| 2012 | Wilde Wit of the Year | Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA) | ||
| 2012 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis | The Rachel Maddow Show (2008) |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia
