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Mckenna Grace

Mckenna Grace

Actor, also producer and writer · Born June 25, 2006 (20) · Grapevine, Texas, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

Mckenna Grace Burge (born June 25, 2006) is an American actress and singer. Her earliest roles included Jasmine Bernstein in the Disney XD sitcom Crash & Bernstein (2012–2014) and Faith Newman in the soap opera The Young and the Restless (2013–2015). After several small roles, she starred as a child prodigy in Gifted (2017), a breakthrough for which she received a nomination for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer. Grace garnered further recognition for playing younger versions of characters in I, Tonya (2017), The Haunting of Hill House (2018) and Captain Marvel (2019), and for her lead roles in The Bad Seed (2018), Troop Zero (2019), and Annabelle Comes Home (2019). For playing the abused teenager Esther Keyes in The Handmaid's Tale (2021–2022), 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. She portrayed Phoebe Spengler in the supernatural comedy films Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024), receiving critical praise and a Critics' Choice Super Award nomination. In 2022, Grace wrote, executive produced, and starred in The Bad Seed Returns, and portrayed Jan Broberg in A Friend of the Family. She then starred in the romantic drama Regretting You (2025), the supernatural horror Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025) and the slasher Scream 7 (2026). After signing with Photo Finish Records in 2020, Grace released her debut single, "Haunted House", in 2021, as part of the Ghostbusters: Afterlife soundtrack. She released two extended plays in 2023: Bittersweet 16 and Autumn Leaves, which explored pop rock and folk sounds, respectively. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mckenna Grace, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
June 25, 2006 (20)
From
Grapevine, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
67 on MovieCove · 78 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 2% in 30 days

What are Mckenna Grace's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
42%
Self
22%
Survival
16%
Society
12%
Morality
6%
Power
2%
Family bonds16 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 6 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 12 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 15 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 10 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 8

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 22 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

19 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 11 of 19 analyzed roles.

Hero
11 of 19
Ally
4 of 19
Shadow
2 of 19
Shapeshifter
1 of 19
Herald
1 of 19
Show the 19 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Dread
10
Hopeful
11
Melancholic
9
Joyful
7
Other
25

How their films linger

Hopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Mckenna Grace's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 55 of their 67 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mckenna Grace's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

78 credits, 67 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Songs · as Maysilee Donner / Merrilee Donner

  • The Last Kiss(2026)

    as Laurel Hansen

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Nimrods(2025)

    Songs · as Olivia

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie(2026)

    as Skye (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Slanted(2025)

    as Jo Hunt

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Scream 7(2026)

    Songs · as Hannah Thurman

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Five Nights at Freddy's 2(2025)

    as Lisa

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Anniversary(2025)

    as Birdie Taylor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Regretting You(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Clara Grant

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • What We Hide(2025)

    Executive Producer · Songs · as Spider

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Batman: Caped Crusader(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Natalia / Nocturna (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire(2024)

    as Phoebe Spengler

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Krapopolis(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Voice

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie(2023)

    Songs · as Skye (voice)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Crater(2023)

    as Addison

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • A Friend of the Family(2022)

    Show 9 episodes · as Jan Broberg

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Bad Seed Returns(2022)

    Executive Producer · Story · Teleplay · as Emma Grossman

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Spirit & Friends(2022)

    Show 20 episodes · as Abigail (voice)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife(2021)

    Songs · as Phoebe

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Just Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Veronica

  • Malignant(2021)

    as Young Madison

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Spirit Untamed(2021)

    as Abigail Stone (voice)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Marvel Studios: Legends(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Young Carol (Archive Footage)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Scoob!(2020)

    as Young Daphne (voice)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as The Grandson

  • Annabelle Comes Home(2019)

    as Judy Warren

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Captain Marvel(2019)

    as Young Carol (13 Years Old)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Troop Zero(2019)

    as Christmas Flint

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Chilling Adventures of Sabrina(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Young Sabrina Spellman

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Haunting of Hill House(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Young Theodora

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Bad Seed(2018)

    as Emma

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Ready Player One(2018)

    as Elementary Kid

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Lucky Penny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Paige

  • The 15:17 to Paris(2018)

    Sound

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • I, Tonya(2017)

    as Tonya (8-12 Yrs)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Young Sheldon(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Paige Swanson

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Amityville: The Awakening(2017)

    as Juliet Walker

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Handmaid's Tale(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Esther Keyes

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Gifted(2017)

    as Mary Adler

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • How to Be a Latin Lover(2017)

    as Arden

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Lego Batman Movie(2017)

    Sound

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Mickey and the Roadster Racers(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Bitsy Beagleberg (voice)

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Designated Survivor(2016)

    Show 17 episodes · as Penny Kirkman

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Mr. Church(2016)

    as Izzy

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Elena of Avalor(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bella (voice)

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Bizaardvark(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Didi

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Independence Day: Resurgence(2016)

    as Daisy

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Angry Birds Movie(2016)

    as Ella Bird (voice)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Before I Wake(2016)

    Sound

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Fuller House(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · as Rose Harbenberger

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • The Lion Guard(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Kambuni (voice) · as Young Hippo #2 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Teachers(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Avery

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Pickle and Peanut(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Cindy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • Frankenstein(2015)

    as Molly

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Genie in a Bikini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Teresa

  • Good Kill(2014)

    Sound

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Babysitter's Black Book(2015)

    as Cindy

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Russell Madness(2015)

    as Lena

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Pearl Whale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Pearl

  • K.C. Undercover(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Quinn

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • American Sniper(2014)

    Sound

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Suburban Gothic(2014)

    as Zelda

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Clarence(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Tinia (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Instant Mom(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sam

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • The Bridge(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Girl

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Goodbye World(2013)

    as Hannah

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Goodwin Games(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Even Younger Chloe

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • R (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Riley (Young)

  • Dog with a Blog(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jules

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Crash & Bernstein(2012)

    Show 13 episodes · as Jasmine Bernstein

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Gravity Falls(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Once Upon a Time(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · as Young Emma Swan

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Vampire Diaries(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Young Caroline

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Young Abby Fisher

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Scooby-Doo: Origins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Daphne Blake

  • Straight Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · Actor

  • The Nowhere Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Carin

  • The Official Mistress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Comtesse Madeleine de Vascone

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 78 titles, 73 of them dated from 2000 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Annabelle Comes Home (2019)

$231M worldwide

Highest rated

The Haunting of Hill House (2018)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie (2026)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
20002026

Peak 2018 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 15 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting73 of 78: 64 only acting, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rdWriting1 of 78: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing4 of 78: 0 only producing, 4 with another roleOther crew11 of 78: 5 only other crew, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rd

78 titles, 9 with more than one role — acting and other crew overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s47 · 42 acting · 5 crew2020s24 · 24 acting · 7 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 23% of 30 roles
131823

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2018–2021.

  1. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
  2. 2018
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Young Actor/Actress

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Mckenna Grace's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 39; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 67 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th22
  • Below 25th16

Shape of the crowd

32 of their 67 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed32

Most divisive · actor

Spirit & Friends (2022)

98th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Haunting of Hill House (2018)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Mckenna Grace's work okay for kids?

Across up to 22 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore19 titles9–67 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity22 titles8–46 · median 22 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity18 titles23–69 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs17 titles7–61 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense18 titles13–83 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Mckenna Grace work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mckenna Grace's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marsai Martin shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers