61 Facts About Mckenna Grace

Mckenna Grace was born on June 25,2006 and is an American actress and singer.

For playing the abused teenager Esther Keyes in The Handmaid's Tale, Mckenna Grace was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, making her the first child recognized for a guest acting Emmy.

Mckenna Grace appeared in the supernatural comedy films Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire as Phoebe Spengler, receiving critical praise and a Critics' Choice Super Award nomination.

In 2022, Mckenna Grace wrote, executive produced, and starred in The Bad Seed Returns, and portrayed Jan Broberg in A Friend of the Family.

Mckenna Grace released two extended plays in 2023: Bittersweet 16 and Autumn Leaves, which explored pop rock and folk sounds, respectively.

Mckenna Grace is the only child of Ross Burge, an orthopedic surgeon, and Crystal Grace, a medical sales representative.

Mckenna Grace participated in beauty pageants, where she was crowned "Tiny Miss Texas".

Mckenna Grace has never attended a regular school; she has been homeschooled and had on-set tutors.

In 2017, Mckenna Grace stated she was attending a creative writing workshop with other homeschooled students once a week.

Mckenna Grace took a college course on media aesthetics in 2021, in which she had to repeatedly write about The Handmaid's Tale without mentioning her own work on the show.

Mckenna Grace first expressed interest in acting at age four, after she received a collection of DVD films starring Shirley Temple from her great-grandmother.

Mckenna Grace's acting teacher, who was Morgan Fairchild's sister, advised that she should sign with an agent.

Mckenna Grace secured her first part in a commercial at the age of five.

Mckenna Grace reprised her role in the show's second season, playing the role until 2014.

In 2015, Mckenna Grace portrayed young Caroline Forbes in The Vampire Diaries.

TVLine included her appearance in a list of the best flashback castings on television: "It's one thing to look like the younger version of a character, but Mckenna Grace even cried like Caroline".

In September 2015, Mckenna Grace joined the cast of the drama film Gifted, which tells the story of Mary Adler, an intellectually gifted seven-year-old.

Mckenna Grace was selected for her "childlike charm yet old-soul maturity" and chemistry with co-star Chris Evans.

Mckenna Grace prepared for her role by watching several films about child prodigies, including I Am Sam and In America.

Mckenna Grace used songwriting to help remember the complex mathematical problems that Mary solves in the film.

Mckenna Grace portrayed the younger version of Tonya Harding in the biopic I, Tonya.

Mckenna Grace said it was the most difficult role she had ever undertaken physically due to having to learn to ice skate.

Mckenna Grace appeared in the 2018 horror drama The Bad Seed, a remake of the 1956 film of the same name, itself an adaptation of William March's 1954 novel.

Mckenna Grace portrays Emma Grossman, a girl who murders anyone who crosses her.

Mckenna Grace, who had longed to play a horror villain, was excited by the opportunity.

In preparation for the role, she watched the 1956 film and focused on emulating the mannerisms of Rhoda Penmark, including her gait and facials; Mckenna Grace consulted Patty McCormack, who played Rhoda in the 1956 film.

In 2018, Mckenna Grace starred in Netflix's horror series The Haunting of Hill House.

Mckenna Grace played a younger version of the titular character, who is portrayed by Kiernan Shipka as a teenager.

Mckenna Grace tried not to wash her hair or maintain herself too well since she wanted to appear crazy like her character.

Mckenna Grace next portrayed a 13-year-old version of the eponymous character in the superhero film Captain Marvel.

Mckenna Grace starred as Judy Warren, daughter of the paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren.

The director Gary Dauberman stated he was "very, very fortunate and very, very happy" to cast Mckenna Grace, citing her professionalism and talent.

Mckenna Grace was selected for her ability to portray scariness and awfulness.

Entertainment Weekly commented that Mckenna Grace had "a memorable turn as a tyrannical child bride", and Den of Geek commended her "remarkable self-possession".

At the 73rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Mckenna Grace received a nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, making her the tenth youngest actor nominated at the Emmys and the first child recognized for a guest acting award.

In 2021, Mckenna Grace voiced a silly and energetic horserider in the DreamWorks animated film Spirit Untamed and played the young version of Annabelle Wallis's character in the horror film Malignant.

Mckenna Grace had a leading role as Phoebe Spengler in the supernatural comedy Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the sequel to Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II.

Mckenna Grace wrote the general structure of the film while she gave feedback, primarily on the dialogue.

Mckenna Grace worked alongside Broberg, who produced the show; the two discussed subtle gestures to show stress, such as nail biting.

Mckenna Grace described the role as "really emotionally and sometimes physically exhausting"; she had to push herself to new limits, and blend three versions of Broberg.

Mckenna Grace decided to sign onto the film after the screenplay made her cry.

Mckenna Grace described it as "really special", admiring its ending, heart, dialogue, and the relationships between the characters.

Mckenna Grace reprised her role as Phoebe in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, which was released in March 2024.

In preparation, Mckenna Grace analyzed Harold Ramis's performance as Egon Spengler, which she described as her "biggest inspiration".

Mckenna Grace appeared in Amy Wang's Slanted, a satirical drama;.

Mckenna Grace is known for portraying younger versions of lead characters.

Mckenna Grace stated that when acting in more dramatic and intense scenes, she "tricks" herself into feeling emotions, and "then you have to figure out how to disassociate it from your real emotions".

Mckenna Grace described acting intense feelings, such as fury and hatred, as "just something that happens" and a mix of research and intuition.

Mckenna Grace signed with Photo Finish Records in 2020 and released her debut single, "Haunted House", alongside a music video in November 2021.

Mckenna Grace co-wrote the song alongside Lily Kincade, with Nathaniel Motte as producer.

Mckenna Grace explained that the song was written during a rough period of her life in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that one "could take it as a breakup song, but it could be about a friend or a family member or any kind of relationship that's ended".

Mckenna Grace wanted to write a full-length album, but Photo Finish suggested she begin with an EP.

Mckenna Grace identified Swift and Lana Del Rey as her key music influences because of their storytelling and the relatable, vivid imagery in their lyrics.

Mckenna Grace was inspired to begin playing the ukulele after watching the singer and ukulele player Grace Vanderwaal win America's Got Talent in 2016.

Mckenna Grace decided to start writing her own music after listening and emotionally connecting to Conan Gray's album Kid Krow during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mckenna Grace has called her own sound "kind of pop-ish" but does not want to "say [she is] a certain music genre and sound cringy".

Mckenna Grace considers songwriting her "therapy" and uses it as a way to express all of her emotions, both positive and negative.

Mckenna Grace stated in 2022 that she prefers to maintain a more private personal life to ensure she "can have a childhood and figure [herself] out as a teenager"; her mother described their home life as "extremely normal".

Mckenna Grace said she separates herself from her characters by spending time with her family and dog.

Mckenna Grace is active on the social networking services Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok.

Mckenna Grace has stated that, as a young female in the film industry, there will inevitably be "very disturbing and gross" remarks directed towards her.