Mckenna Grace is an American actress who has appeared in films, television series, video games, and narrative podcasts. A 2022 Yahoo! Entertainment article referred to her as "one of the most successful and prolific child actors of her generation", with over 70 credits by that point.[1] Having wanted to act since age four, Grace secured her first part in a commercial at five years old. She made her onscreen debut in Disney XD's sitcom Crash & Bernstein (2012–2014),[2] [3] while she had her first film role in Goodbye World (2013). She subsequently appeared in several films and television shows, including The Young and the Restless (2013–2015), The Vampire Diaries (2015), Mr. Church (2016), (2016), Designated Survivor (2016–2019), and Fuller House (2016–2020).
In 2017, Grace garnered global recognition for her role as an intellectually gifted seven-year-old in the drama film Gifted,[4] [5] for which she received a nomination for the Critics' Choice Movie Awards for Best Young Performer.[6] She also appeared in the 2017 films How to Be a Latin Lover, , and I, Tonya. The following year, Grace portrayed a murderous girl in The Bad Seed, a psychic middle child in The Haunting of Hill House, the younger version of the titular character in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, and a child prodigy in Young Sheldon. She played the lattermost role until 2023. Grace appeared in three films released in 2019. Her first was Captain Marvel, in which she portrayed a 13-year-old version of the titular character. She also led the comedy-drama Troop Zero and the supernatural horror Annabelle Comes Home. Grace subsequently had voice roles in Scoob! (2020) and Spirit Untamed (2021).
Grace portrayed an intelligent teenager who has been abused and raped in the Hulu dystopian show The Handmaid's Tale (2021–2022), and a rebellious first-year student in an episode of the Disney+ horror comedy Just Beyond (2021). For the former, she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.[7] Grace starred in the Ghostbusters sequels Afterlife (2021) and Frozen Empire (2024). In 2022, she wrote, executive produced, and starred in a sequel to The Bad Seed and portrayed Jan Broberg in Peacock's true crime miniseries A Friend of the Family. The following year, she appeared in the science fiction adventure film Crater (2023). Aside from acting, Grace has written and performed her own music, including 2 extended plays and 16 singles. She also directs and stars in her music videos.
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Goodbye World | |||
| Suburban Gothic | Zelda | |||
| 2015 | Russell Madness | Lena | ||
| Frankenstein | Molly | |||
| 2016 | Mr. Church | |||
| Voice role | ||||
| 2017 | Gifted | |||
| How to Be a Latin Lover | Arden | |||
| I, Tonya | ||||
| 2018 | Ready Player One | Elementary school kid | ||
| 2019 | Captain Marvel | |||
| Troop Zero | ||||
| Annabelle Comes Home | ||||
| 2020 | Scoob! | Voice role | ||
| 2021 | Spirit Untamed | Voice role | ||
| Malignant | ||||
| 2023 | Crater | Addison | ||
| Skye | Voice role | |||
| 2024 | ||||
| 2025 | Nobody 2 | Post-production | ||
| Spider & Jessie | Spider | Also executive producer; post-production | ||
| Anniversary | Birdie | Post-production | ||
| Slanted | Filming |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–2014 | Crash & Bernstein | Recurring role | |||
| 2013 | The Goodwin Games | Episode: "Hamletta" | |||
| Joe, Joe & Jane | Sydney | Pilot | |||
| 2013–2014 | Instant Mom | Sam | 2 episodes | ||
| 2013–2015 | The Young and the Restless | Recurring role | |||
| 2014 | Clarence | Tinia, Ashley, and Braidy Sumoski | Voice role; 3 episodes | ||
| Episode: "Dead Woods" | |||||
| Clementine | Lucy | Pilot | |||
| 2015 | K.C. Undercover | Quinn | Episode: "Give Me a 'K'! Give Me a 'C' | " | |
| The Vampire Diaries | 2 episodes | ||||
| Genie in a Bikini | Teresa | Television film | |||
| Dog with a Blog | Jules | Episode: "You're Not My Sister Anymore" | |||
| Pickle and Peanut | Cindy / Sugarbee | Voice role; 2 episodes | |||
| Babysitter's Black Book | Cindy | Television film | |||
| 3 episodes | |||||
| 2015–2017 | Once Upon a Time | 4 episodes | |||
| 2016 | Teachers | Avery | Episode: "Drunk Kiss" | ||
| Bizaardvark | Didi | Episode: "Pretty-Con" | |||
| Marvel's Most Wanted | Pilot | ||||
| 2016–2017 | Kambuni | Voice role; 2 episodes | |||
| 2016, 2018 | Elena of Avalor | Bella | Voice role; 2 episodes | ||
| 2016–2019 | Designated Survivor | Recurring role | |||
| 2016–2020 | Fuller House | Recurring role | |||
| 2017–2021 | Mickey and the Roadster Racers | Recurring voice role | |||
| 2018 | Television film | ||||
| Main role; miniseries | |||||
| Chilling Adventures of Sabrina | Episode: "A Midwinter's Tale" | ||||
| 2018–2023 | Young Sheldon | Recurring role, 9 episodes | |||
| 2020 | The Grandson | Episode: "Chapter Two: The Shrieking Eels" | |||
| 2021–2022 | Recurring role | ||||
| 2021 | Just Beyond | Episode: "Leave Them Kids Alone" | |||
| 2022 | Television film; also co-writer and executive producer | ||||
| Main role; miniseries | |||||
| 2024–present | Nocturna / Natalia Night | Voice role; 1 episodes |
| Details | ||
| Bittersweet 16 |
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| Autumn Leaves |
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| Year | Album | |
|---|---|---|
| "Haunted House"[10] | 2021 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife |
| "Do All My Friends Hate Me?"[11] | 2022 | rowspan="2" |
| "You Ruined Nirvana"[12] | ||
| "Post Party Trauma"[13] | Bittersweet 16 | |
| "Self Dysmorphia"[14] | ||
| "Ugly Crier"[15] | 2023 | Bittersweet 16 |
| "Checkered Vans"[16] | ||
| "Buzzkill Baby"[17] | ||
| "Casual Kisser"[18] | ||
| "Bark to the Beat" (with Blackbear)[19] | PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie | |
| "Catch Me"[20] | Autumn Leaves | |
| "Natalie"[21] | 2024 | rowspan=5 |
| "Middle Name" (with Carver Jones)[22] | ||
| "Gentleman"[23] | ||
| "Loser!!"[24] | ||
| "Swim Team"[25] |
| Year | Title | ||
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| 2021 | "Haunted House" | ||
| 2022 | "Do All My Friends Hate Me?" | ||
| "You Ruined Nirvana" | |||
| 2023 | "Ugly Crier" | ||
| "Buzzkill Baby" | |||
| "Casual Kisser" | |||
| "Catch Me" | |||
| 2024 | "Gentleman" | ||
| "Loser! | " |