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Mckenna Grace (born June 25, 2006) is an American actress and singer. Born in Grapevine, Texas, she began acting professionally at age five and relocated to Los Angeles, California, as a child. 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 subsequently appeared in the films I, Tonya (2017), Troop Zero (2019), and Captain Marvel (2019). During this time, she appeared in several horror projects, including The Bad Seed (2018), The Haunting of Hill House (2018), 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 appeared in the supernatural comedy films Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) as Phoebe Spengler, 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. 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.
Ever After High follows a new generation of students who are the children of famous fairytale characters, attending an enchanted boarding school where they're expected to follow their parents' legendary destinies. The story centers on Raven Queen, daughter of the Evil Queen, who rebels against her predetermined role as a villain, and Apple White, daughter of Snow White, who embraces her destined path as a hero. As these two best friends navigate the pressures of legacy, they discover that their choices matter more than fate. The series explores themes of identity, friendship, and self-determination as students grapple with whether they must repeat their parents' stories or forge their own paths. With magical classes, fairytale drama, and a diverse cast of character descendants—from Madeline Hatter (Mad Hatter's daughter) to Cerise Hood (Little Red Riding Hood's daughter)—the show blends classic fairytale elements with contemporary coming-of-age storytelling. The central conflict between destiny and free will drives both comedic and emotional moments as characters learn that being "ever after" doesn't mean being trapped by the past.
