Mckenna Grace
Biography
Mckenna Grace is an American actress and singer born on June 25, 2006, in Grapevine, Texas. She is recognized for her work in both television and film, having established a career as a child actor that transitioned into teenage roles. Throughout her professional life, she has been credited under the names Mckenna Grace and Mckenna Grace Burge. With a portfolio spanning over 80 known credits, she has gained prominence for portraying a variety of characters across different genres, ranging from sitcoms and soap operas to dramatic feature films. Her early professional start in the entertainment industry has led to her being identified as a prolific performer in contemporary media.
Career overview
Grace began her acting career with early television roles, including Jasmine Bernstein in the Disney XD sitcom Crash and Bernstein from 2012 to 2014 and Faith Newman in the soap opera The Young and the Restless between 2013 and 2015. Her feature film debut occurred in the 2013 apocalyptic drama Goodbye World. She achieved a significant breakthrough with her starring role as a child prodigy in the 2017 film Gifted, a performance that earned her a nomination for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer.
Following this success, Grace garnered further recognition for playing younger versions of established characters in productions such as I, Tonya, The Haunting of Hill House, and Captain Marvel. She has also held lead roles in projects including The Bad Seed, Troop Zero, and Annabelle Comes Home. Additionally, she is known for her portrayal of the character Phoebe Spengler in the film Ghostbusters: Afterlife. With over two dozen feature film credits to her name, Grace has developed from a child actor into a prolific performer in the film and television industry.
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- Scream 7 (2026) as Hannah Thurman
- Scream 7 (2026) Songs
- PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie (2026) as Skye (voice)
- The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (2026) as Maysilee Donner / Merrilee Donner
- Slanted (2026) as Jo Hunt
- Nimrods (2026)
- Regretting You (2025) as Clara Grant
- Regretting You (2025) Executive Producer
- Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025) as Lisa
- Anniversary (2025) as Birdie Taylor
- What We Hide (2025) as Spider
- What We Hide (2025) Executive Producer
- What We Hide (2025) Songs
- Batman: Caped Crusader (2024) as Natalia / Nocturna (voice)
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) as Phoebe Spengler
- Krapopolis (2023) as Voice
- PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023) as Skye (voice)
- PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023) Songs
- Crater (2023) as Addison
- A Friend of the Family (2022) as Jan Broberg
- The Bad Seed Returns (2022) as Emma Grossman
- The Bad Seed Returns (2022) Executive Producer
- The Bad Seed Returns (2022) Story
- The Bad Seed Returns (2022) Teleplay
- Spirit & Friends (2022) as Abigail (voice)
- Marvel Studios Legends (2021) as Young Carol (Archive Footage)
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) as Phoebe
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) Songs
- Just Beyond (2021) as Veronica
- Spirit Untamed (2021) as Abigail Stone (voice)
- Malignant (2021) as Young Madison
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020) as The Grandson
- Scoob! (2020) as Young Daphne (voice)
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self - Musical Guest
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- The Masked Singer (2019) as Self - Clue Giver
- Captain Marvel (2019) as Young Carol (13 Years Old)
- Annabelle Comes Home (2019) as Judy Warren
- Troop Zero (2019) as Christmas Flint
- Ready Player One (2018) as Elementary Kid
- Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018) as Young Sabrina Spellman
- The Haunting of Hill House (2018) as Young Theodora
- The Bad Seed (2018) as Emma
- The 15:17 to Paris (2018) ADR & Dubbing
- Lucky Penny (2018) as Paige
- Young Sheldon (2017) as Paige Swanson
- The Handmaid's Tale (2017) as Esther Keyes
- The Lego Batman Movie (2017) ADR & Dubbing
- Mickey and the Roadster Racers (2017) as Bitsy Beagleberg (voice)
- Gifted (2017) as Mary Adler
- I, Tonya (2017) as Tonya (8-12 Yrs)
- Amityville: The Awakening (2017) as Juliet Walker
- How to Be a Latin Lover (2017) as Arden
- Designated Survivor (2016) as Penny Kirkman
- Elena of Avalor (2016) as Bella (voice)
- The Angry Birds Movie (2016) as Ella Bird (voice)
- Fuller House (2016) as Rose Harbenberger
- The Lion Guard (2016) as Kambuni (voice)
- The Lion Guard (2016) as Young Hippo #2 (voice)
- Teachers (2016) as Avery
- Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) as Daisy
- Bizaardvark (2016) as Didi
- Mr. Church (2016) as Izzy
- Before I Wake (2016) ADR & Dubbing
- K.C. Undercover (2015) as Quinn
- Pickle & Peanut (2015) as Cindy (voice)
- Good Kill (2015) ADR & Dubbing
- Babysitter's Black Book (2015) as Cindy
- Frankenstein (2015) as Molly
- Russell Madness (2015) as Lena
- Genie in a Bikini (2015) as Teresa
- The Pearl Whale (2015)
- Clarence (2014) as Tinia (voice)
- American Sniper (2014) ADR & Dubbing
- Love Is Relative (2014) as Casey
- Suburban Gothic (2014) as Zelda
- The Last Leg (2013) as Self
- The Bridge (2013) as Girl
- Instant Mom (2013) as Sam
- The Goodwin Games (2013) as Even Younger Chloe
- Goodbye World (2013) as Hannah
- Joe, Joe & Jane (2013) as Sydney
- R (2013) as Riley (Young)
- Good Mythical Morning (2012) as Self
- Gravity Falls (2012) as Additional Voices (voice)
- Dog with a Blog (2012) as Jules
- Crash & Bernstein (2012) as Jasmine Bernstein
- Once Upon a Time (2011) as Young Emma Swan
- The Vampire Diaries (2009) as Young Caroline
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Young Abby Fisher
- The View (1997) as Self - Guest
- People's Choice Awards (1975) as Self - Presenter
- Scooby-Doo: Origins as Daphne Blake
- The Last Kiss
- The Official Mistress as Comtesse Madeleine de Vascone
- The Nowhere Game as Carin
- Straight Lies
- Straight Lies Executive Producer
- Everything I Never Did as Jenna Reid
- 99 Days as Molly