Who Is McKenna Grace? 5 Things About the ‘Hunger Games’ Actress Playing Maysilee

Mckenna Grace has gradually climbed up Hollywood’s ladder over the years. With countless film and television roles, such as in The Handmaid’s Tale, I, Tonya and Young Sheldon, the 18-year-old actress has now been cast in the role of Maysilee Donner in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. As book fans know, Maysilee’s character is a complicated one, and she isn’t always easy to get along with. Fans can’t wait to see the fresh take that McKenna will bring to the character!

Hollywood Life has rounded up five things you should know about Mckenna below.

Mckenna Was a Child Actor

The young actress — at 7 years old — made her acting debut in 2013 when she starred in the television pilot Joe, Joe & Jane. She quickly went on to recur on the Disney XD series Crash & Bernstein. She played Faith Newman on The Young and the Restless from 2013 to 2015.

McKenna’s First Lead Role Was in ‘Gifted’

Mckenna was just 10 years old when she played Mary Adler, an intellectually gifted 7-year-old who gets caught in a custody battle between her uncle and grandmother, in the 2017 film Gifted. Chris Evans played Mckenna’s uncle in the film. Mckenna was nominated for the Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer. Her next major role is in Ghostbusters: Afterlife.

Mckenna Has appeared in Several Hit TV Shows

She’s just 17 years old, but Mckenna is already a Hollywood veteran. She played Penny Kirkman on Designated Survivor and Rose Harbenberger on Fuller House. She notably starred as young Theo on The Haunting of Hill House. Mckenna also played Paige in a series of episodes of Young Sheldon.

McKenna Played the Younger Versions of Famous Actresses

Mckenna played a young Tonya Harding in the 2017 film I, Tonya. Margot Robbie played the adult version. She also played a young Carol Danvers in the 2019 film Captain Marvel. Brie Larson played the adult version. On top of that, Mckenna appeared on The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina as a younger version of Kiernan Shipka’s Sabrina Spellman.

McKenna Is a Vegetarian

Mckenna explained why she’s a vegetarian in an interview with PETA in 2016. “I became a vegetarian because I felt really bad for the animals,” the young actress said. “[They] are very sweet, and I don’t think that they deserve to be tortured. If you have a dog at home or a cat, they’re your friends, they aren’t your food.”