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- Birthday: 2006-06-25
- Born Place: Grapevine, Texas, USA
Mckenna Grace
Mckenna Grace is a prolific and highly acclaimed American actress and singer who was born on June 25, 2006, in Grapevine, Texas. Her career began at a remarkably young age, with her first professional acting role at five years old. She and her family later relocated to Los Angeles to support her burgeoning career. Grace quickly became known for her ability to portray both complex and emotionally mature characters, often playing younger versions of lead characters in major film and television productions.Her breakthrough role came in the 2017 film Gifted, where she starred opposite Chris Evans as a child prodigy. Her performance earned her a nomination for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer. She continued to impress with a wide range of roles, including playing a young Tonya Harding in I, Tonya, a younger Carol Danvers in Captain Marvel, and a young Theodora Crain in the critically acclaimed horror series The Haunting of Hill House.Grace has also made a name for herself in the horror genre, with journalists noting her as a "scream queen" for her roles in films like Annabelle Comes Home and Malignant. Her role as the abused teenager Esther Keyes in the TV series The Handmaid's Tale earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, making her the first child to be recognized for a guest acting Emmy. She has also found success in voice acting, lending her voice to characters in animated films like The Angry Birds Movie and PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie.Beyond acting, Grace is also a singer and songwriter, releasing music under Photo Finish Records. She has written and executive produced projects as well, including the television film The Bad Seed Returns. She continues to be one of the most in-demand young actors in Hollywood, with film roles in major franchises like Five Nights at Freddy's 2, Regretting You (2025), The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, and Scream 7.
