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8 | Mckenna Grace (born June 25, 2006 in Grapevine, Texas) is an American child/teen actress and musician. |
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10 | She's probably best known for her roles as Mary Adler in ''Film/{{Gifted}}'' and Phoebe Spengler in ''Film/GhostbustersAfterlife'' as well as for [[TimeshiftedActor playing the young versions of several big-name roles]]. She's also played memorable roles in series such as ''Series/YoungSheldon'' (as Sheldon's rival Paige) and ''Series/TheHandmaidsTale'' (for which she became the first child star to be nominated for the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series). Despite her young age, she's already amassed a surprisingly strong resume since she began acting at age 6, having worked with Marc Webb, Creator/StevenSpielberg, Craig Gillespie and Creator/RolandEmmerich. |
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12 | In 2021, she released her debut single, "Haunted House", putting out multiple further singles throughout 2022 before releasing her debut EP, ''Bittersweet 16'', in March 2023. |
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14 | She has [[https://twitter.com/MckennaGraceful?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor a Twitter]] and [[https://www.instagram.com/mckennagraceful/?hl=en an Instagram]]. |
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16 | !!Filmography: |
17 | * ''Series/CrashAndBernstein'' (2012-14) as Jasmine Bernstein |
18 | * ''Series/TheYoungAndTheRestless'' (2013-15) as Faith Newman |
19 | * ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' (2014) as Additional Voices (voice) |
20 | * ''{{Series/The Bridge|US}}'' (2014) as Girl |
21 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Clarence}}'' (2014) as Tinia (voice) |
22 | * ''Series/{{CSI}}'' (2014) as Young Abby Fisher |
23 | * ''Series/KCUndercover'' (2015) as Quinn |
24 | * ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'' (2015) as Young Caroline Forbes |
25 | * ''Series/CSICyber'' (2015) as Michelle Mundo |
26 | * ''{{Film/Frankenstein|2015}}'' (2015) as Molly |
27 | * ''Series/DogWithABlog'' (2015) as Jules |
28 | * ''WesternAnimation/PickleAndPeanut'' (2015) as Cindy, Sugarbee (voice) |
29 | * ''Series/OnceUponATime'' (2015, 2017) as Young [[Characters/OnceUponATimeEmmaSwan Emma Swan]] |
30 | * ''{{Series/Teachers|2016}}'' (2016) as Avery |
31 | * ''Film/MrChurch'' (2016) as Isabel 'Izzy' Brooks |
32 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'' (2016-17) as Kambuni (voice) |
33 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBirdsMovie'' (2016) as Ella Bird (voice) |
34 | * ''Film/IndependenceDayResurgence'' (2016) as Daisy Blackwell |
35 | * ''WesternAnimation/ElenaOfAvalor'' (2016, 2018) as Bella (voice) |
36 | * ''Series/DesignatedSurvivor'' (2016-19) as Penny Kirkman |
37 | * ''Series/{{Bizaardvark}}'' (2016) as Didi |
38 | * ''Series/FullerHouse'' (2016-18, 2020) as Rose Harbenberger |
39 | * ''WesternAnimation/MickeyAndTheRoadsterRacers'' (2017-present) as Bitsy Beagleberg (voice) |
40 | * ''Film/{{Gifted}}'' (2017) as Mary Adler |
41 | * ''Film/AmityvilleTheAwakening'' (2017) as Juliet Walker |
42 | * ''Film/HowToBeALatinLover'' (2017) as Arden |
43 | * ''Film/ITonya'' (2017) as Young Tonya Harding |
44 | * ''Film/{{Ready Player One|2018}}'' (2018) as Elementary Kid |
45 | * ''{{Film/The Bad Seed|2018}}'' (2018) as Emma Grossman |
46 | ** ''Film/TheBadSeedReturns'' (2022) as Emma Grossman (also co-wrote and co-produced) |
47 | * ''Film/TroopZero'' (2019) as Christmas Flint |
48 | * ''Series/YoungSheldon'' (2018, 2020-present) as Paige Swanson |
49 | * ''Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse2018'' (2018) as Young Theo Cain |
50 | * ''Series/ChillingAdventuresOfSabrina'' (2018) as Young Sabrina Spellman |
51 | * ''Film/{{Captain Marvel|2019}}'' (2019) as Young ComicBook/CarolDanvers |
52 | * ''Film/AnnabelleComesHome'' (2019) as Judy Warren |
53 | * ''Series/HomeMovieThePrincessBride'' (2020) as The Grandson |
54 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{SCOOB}}'' (2020) as Young Daphne Blake (voice) |
55 | * ''Series/TheHandmaidsTale'' (2021) as Esther Keyes |
56 | * ''WesternAnimation/SpiritUntamed'' (2021) as Abigail Stone (voice) |
57 | * ''Film/{{Malignant}}'' (2021) as Young Maddy |
58 | * ''Film/GhostbustersAfterlife'' (2021) as Phoebe Spengler |
59 | ** ''Film/GhostbustersFrozenEmpire'' (2024) |
60 | * ''Series/AFriendOfTheFamily'' (2022) as Jan Broberg |
61 | |
62 | !! Discography: |
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64 | * ''Bittersweet 16'' (2023) |
65 | |
66 | !!She provides examples of: |
67 | |
68 | * DyeHard: Regularly changes hair colour/style for her roles and makes a point of announcing this via "transition posts" on her social media accounts. However, she went with a wig for ''Film/GhostbustersFrozenEmpire'' |
69 | * PlayingAgainstType: |
70 | ** As the cold-blooded, psychopathic CreepyChild Emma Grossman in the Lifetime adaptation of ''Film/{{The Bad Seed|2018}}''. |
71 | ** Downplayed in ''WesternAnimation/SpiritUntamed'', where she plays a more ditzy comic relief, contrasting the [[ChildProdigy Child Prodigies]] that she usually is known for playing. |
72 | * [[PromotedFanboy Promoted Fangirl]]: Was a fan of ''Ghostbusters'' as a child, before becoming one herself. |
73 | * TimeShiftedActor: |
74 | ** As her resume indicates above, she tends to be cast as the younger self of a work's major character. She's played the younger version of Creator/MargotRobbie in ''Film/ITonya'', Creator/BrieLarson in ''Film/CaptainMarvel2019'', Creator/JenniferMorrison in ''Series/OnceUponATime'', Creator/KiernanShipka in ''Series/ChillingAdventuresOfSabrina'', Creator/KateSiegel in ''Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse2018'', Creator/AnnabelleWallis in ''{{Film/Malignant}}'', and Creator/AmandaSeyfried in ''WesternAnimation/{{SCOOB}}''. |
75 | ** In ''A Friend of the Family'', she gained her own "younger self" with Hendrix Yancey as a younger version of her character. |
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