Mckenna Grace

McKenna Grace was born on June 25, 2006 in Grapevine, Texas. The only child of orthopedic surgeon Ross Burge and medical sales representative Crystal Grace, she grew up in the Dallas-Fort Worth area at an early age. Shortly after he started acting at the age of five, he moved to Los Angeles with his family. During her childhood, she received gymnastics, step and ballet training; She also participated in beauty contests and won the title of "Tiny Miss Texas". He continued his school life at home and continued his education with his teachers on the sets.

Grace, who started her professional career with the role of Jasmine Bernstein in Disney XD's "Crash & Bernstein" series, also appeared in the soap opera "The Young and the Restless" between 2013 and 2015. In the 2017 movie "Gifted", he played a child who was nominated for the critics' choice young actor award and attracted attention with this performance.

His filmography expanded with the films "I,Tonya" in the same year, "Troop Zero" in 2019 and "Captain Marvel" in the Marvel universe.

In 2021-2022, she won the Primetime Emmy award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her portrayal of an abused teenager in the TV series "The Handmaid's Tale". During the same period, he received critical praise and a Critics' Choice Super Award nomination for his role in the supernatural comedy "Ghostbusters: Afterlife." In 2022, he wrote the script for “The Bad Seed Returns”, executive produced it and starred in it; He also played the character of Jan Broberg in the movie “A Friend of the Family.”

Grace describes her home life as “perfectly normal” and is active on social platforms such as Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Her mother manages her social media accounts and approves her TikTok posts. Vegetarian since 2021. Grace, who was diagnosed with scoliosis at the age of 12, wore a back brace during the filming of "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" but was not comfortable; This eventually led to spine surgery in October 2022, and his curvature was reduced to 6 degrees.

Mckenna Grace was born on June 25, 2006 in Grapevine, Texas, USA. Grace, who attracted attention with her interest in acting at a very young age, stepped into the sector with the support of her family and started to gain recognition in the early period with her roles in series such as "Crash & Bernstein" (2012-2014) and "The Young and the Restless" (2013-2015).

The real turning point for the young actor and the project that made him one of Hollywood's most talented child stars was the 2017 film "Deha" (Gifted). Her portrayal of the mathematical genius Mary Adler in this production, in which she co-starred with Chris Evans, earned her a Best Young Actress nomination at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards and fascinated audiences and critics with the emotional depth she displayed.

In the same year, she proved her versatility by portraying the childhood character of Tonya Harding in the biopic "I, Tonya" (2017).

Grace demonstrated her "scream queen" potential at an early age with her performances throughout her career, especially in horror and thriller genre productions. She played young Theo Crain in Netflix's hit series "The Haunting of Hill House" (2018), Judy Warren in "Annabelle 3" (2019), and Emma Grossman in "The Bad Seed" (2018), the remake of the cult horror movie.

She also portrayed the younger Carol Danvers in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movie "Captain Marvel" (2019). In the television world, while she demonstrated her comedy talent with her role as genius child Paige in the series "Young Sheldon", she was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series at the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2021 for her role as Esther Keyes in "The Handmaid's Tale", becoming one of the youngest names to achieve this success.

Another big leap in his career came with "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" (2021), the sequel of the legendary "Ghostbusters" series. Grace, who played the character of Phoebe Spengler, the granddaughter of Egon Spengler, played by Harold Ramis, formed the emotional center of the film and successfully brought the series to the new generation. He continued this role in the sequel "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire" (2024).

Productions in which he took part

He took part in a total of 84 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) — Self - Musical Guest
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) — Young Abby Fisher
• The View (1997) — Self - Guest
• The Vampire Diaries (2009) — Young Caroline
• Good Mythical Morning (2012)
• Once Upon a Time (2011) — Young Emma Swan
• Young Sheldon (2017) — Paige Swanson
• Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie (2026) — Skye (voice)
• The Handmaid's Tale (2017) — Esther Keyes
• The Last Kiss (2026) — Laurel Hansen
• Mysterious Town (2012) — Additional Voices (voice)
• The Masked Singer (2019) — Self - Clue Giver

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.