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[[File:I Tonya 14 (36989840836) (cropped).jpg|upright=0.8|thumb|alt=McKenna Grace posing against a black background at the I, Tonya premiere in 2017|Grace at the premiere of ''[[I, Tonya]]'' in 2017]]
In September 2015, Grace joined the cast of the drama film ''[[Gifted (2017 film)|Gifted]]'' (2017),<ref name="Kroll">{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |title=Jenny Slate Joins Chris Evans in Marc Webb's ''Gifted'' (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/jenny-slate-chris-evans-marc-webb-gifted-exclusive-1201594014/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=June 19, 2023 |date=September 15, 2015 |archive-date=July 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721033706/http://variety.com/2015/film/news/jenny-slate-chris-evans-marc-webb-gifted-exclusive-1201594014/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which tells the story of Mary Adler (Grace), an [[intellectually gifted]] seven-year-old. She was selected for her "childlike charm yet old-soul maturity" and chemistry with co-star [[Chris Evans (actor)|Chris Evans]].<ref name="Bendlin">{{cite web |last1=Cohen |first1=Sandy |date=April 3, 2017 |title=''Gifted'' Unites Chris Evans with a New Young Leading Lady |url=https://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2017/04/03/gifted-unites-chris-evans-with-a-new-young-leading-lady/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620133644/https://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2017/04/03/gifted-unites-chris-evans-with-a-new-young-leading-lady/ |archive-date=June 20, 2023 |access-date=June 20, 2023 |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |via=[[Boston.com]]}}</ref><ref name="Krizanovich">{{cite web |last1=Krizanovich |first1=Karen |title=A Very ''Gifted'' Cast: Child Actor Stars as a Maths Prodigy |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/gifted/cast-child-actor-stars-as-maths-prodigy |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=June 20, 2023 |date=April 25, 2016 |url-access=limited |archive-date=November 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118034252/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/gifted/cast-child-actor-stars-as-maths-prodigy/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She prepared for her role by watching several films about child prodigies, including ''[[I Am Sam]]'' (2001) and ''[[In America (film)|In America]]'' (2002). Grace used songwriting to help remember the complex mathematical problems that Mary solves in the film.<ref name="Chen">{{cite news |last1=Chen |first1=Sandie Angulo |title=How Actress Mckenna Grace, 10, Nailed Her Movie Role as a Math Whiz |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/how-actress-mckenna-grace-10-nailed-her-movie-role-as-a-math-whiz/2017/04/10/98611f50-1ae8-11e7-bcc2-7d1a0973e7b2_story.html |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=June 19, 2023 |date=March 6, 2018 |url-access=limited |archive-date=January 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128033434/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/how-actress-mckenna-grace-10-nailed-her-movie-role-as-a-math-whiz/2017/04/10/98611f50-1ae8-11e7-bcc2-7d1a0973e7b2_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It became her breakthrough role.<ref name="Licuria">{{cite web |last1=Licuria |first1=Rob |title=Making of ''The Bad Seed Returns'': Lively Roundtable Panel with Mckenna Grace, Producers and Writer [Watch] |url=https://www.goldderby.com/feature/the-bad-seed-returns-roundtable-panel-1205412205 |website=[[GoldDerby]] |access-date=June 20, 2023 |date=May 1, 2023 |archive-date=June 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620204330/https://www.goldderby.com/feature/the-bad-seed-returns-roundtable-panel-1205412205/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Anderson">{{cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=Elissa |title=Mckenna Grace: Exclusive Photos of the Actress |url=https://hollywoodlife.com/pics/mckenna-grace-exclusive-photos-actress/mckenna-grace-4 |website=[[Hollywood Life]] |access-date=June 20, 2023 |date=February 11, 2020 |archive-date=June 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620133645/https://hollywoodlife.com/pics/mckenna-grace-exclusive-photos-actress/mckenna-grace-4 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Licuria |first1=Rob |title=Making of ''The Bad Seed Returns'': Lively Roundtable Panel with Mckenna Grace, Producers and Writers [Watch] |url=https://www.goldderby.com/feature/the-bad-seed-returns-roundtable-panel-1205412205 |website=[[GoldDerby]] |access-date=June 8, 2024 |date=May 1, 2023 |archive-date=June 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620204330/https://www.goldderby.com/feature/the-bad-seed-returns-roundtable-panel-1205412205/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Richard Roeper]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' found her to be "an irresistible force", praising her scenes with Evans as "sensational".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Roeper |first1=Richard |author1-link=Richard Roeper |title=Young Math Whiz Gets a Lesson in Division in Gripping ''Gifted'' |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/young-math-whiz-gets-a-lesson-in-division-in-gripping-gifted |website=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |access-date=June 19, 2023 |language=en |date=April 5, 2017 |archive-date=February 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215040113/https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/young-math-whiz-gets-a-lesson-in-division-in-gripping-gifted/ |url-status=live }}</ref> For her performance, Grace received a nomination for the [[Critics' Choice Movie Award]] for [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer|Best Young Performer]].<ref name="choice"/>
 
Grace portrayed the younger version of [[Tonya Harding]] in the biopic ''[[I, Tonya]]'' (2017).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Idasetima |first1=Courtney |title=''I, Tonya'': 8 of the Film's Stars and Their Real-Life Inspirations |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/true-story-i-tonya-how-accurate-are-characters-1047569/diane-rawlinson-portrayed-by-julianne-nicholson |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=June 25, 2023 |date=December 8, 2017 |archive-date=June 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625050259/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/true-story-i-tonya-how-accurate-are-characters-1047569/diane-rawlinson-portrayed-by-julianne-nicholson |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Edelstein |first1=Jean Hannah |title=How ''I, Tonya'' Betrays Its Tragicomic Ice-Skating Protagonist |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/dec/11/how-i-tonya-betrays-its-tragicomic-ice-staking-protagonist |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=June 25, 2023 |date=December 11, 2017 |archive-date=April 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428083359/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/dec/11/how-i-tonya-betrays-its-tragicomic-ice-staking-protagonist |url-status=live }}</ref> She said it was the most difficult role she had ever undertaken physically due to having to learn to ice skate.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shanahan |first1=Mark |title=10-Year-Old Actress Shares Surprising Insight on ''I, Tonya'' |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2017/03/29/year-old-actress-shares-surprising-insight-tonya/4c956eky4md3eGrAkYgZOP/story.html |access-date=June 25, 2023 |website=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=March 29, 2017 |url-access=limited |archive-date=June 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609064545/https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2017/03/29/year-old-actress-shares-surprising-insight-tonya/4c956eky4md3eGrAkYgZOP/story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> As Harding was a skilled jumper from a young age, Grace had a [[double (filmmaking)|double]] who performed the spins, jump combinations, and double [[Lutz jump|lutz]] in the film.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Marotta |first1=Jenna |title=Training Margot Robbie to Be ''I, Tonya'': Skating Choreographer Sarah Kawahara Tells All |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/i-tonya-skating-choreographer-sarah-kawahara-training-margot-robbie-tonya-harding-1201906171 |website=[[IndieWire]] |access-date=June 25, 2023 |date=December 13, 2017 |archive-date=July 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702122323/https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/i-tonya-skating-choreographer-sarah-kawahara-training-margot-robbie-tonya-harding-1201906171/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''I, Tonya'' was well-received by reviewers, with particular praise for its cast's performances.<ref>{{cite Rotten Tomatoes|title=I, Tonya|type=m|id=i_tonya|access-date=June 25, 2023|publisher_hide=yes}}</ref> Writing for ''[[RogerEbert.com]]'', the film critic [[Christy Lemire]] complimented Grace's portrayal of Harding's angst and heartache.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lemire |first1=Christy |author1-link=Christy Lemire |title=''I, Tonya'' |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/i-tonya-2017 |website=[[RogerEbert.com]] |access-date=June 25, 2023 |language=en |date=December 7, 2017 |archive-date=March 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321101311/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/i-tonya-2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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Grace appeared in three films released in 2019. The first of these was a comedy-drama titled ''[[Troop Zero]]'', which features Grace as a misfit girl who wants to send messages to space and enters a nationwide competition alongside a group of Birdie Scouts.<ref>{{cite web |title=''Troop Zero'': Film Review {{!}} Sundance 2019 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/troop-zero-review-1179353 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=June 26, 2023 |date=January 25, 2019 |archive-date=March 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327142342/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/troop-zero-review-1179353/ |url-status=live }}</ref> For ''Troop Zero'', she cut her hair asymmetrically, with one side near her shoulder and the other by her chin. Grace also tried not to wash her hair or maintain herself too well since she wanted to appear crazy like her character.<ref name="Radish" /> Critics were generally favorable in their reviews of the film and lauded the cast.<ref>{{cite Rotten Tomatoes|title=Troop Zero|type=m|id=troop_zero|access-date=June 26, 2023|publisher_hide=yes}}</ref> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' described her as a "magnetic young performer",<ref>{{cite web |last1=Barker |first1=Andrew |title=''Troop Zero'': Film Review |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/film-review-troop-zero-1203470916 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=June 26, 2023 |date=January 17, 2020 |archive-date=September 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926025027/https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/film-review-troop-zero-1203470916/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while ''The A.V. Club'' found her approach to her character "refreshingly non-intuitive", noting her portrayal of the feelings of loss through excitement rather than misery.<ref>{{cite web |last1=D'Angelo |first1=Mike |title=The Writer of ''Beasts of the Southern Wild'' Returns with the Uneven but Heartfelt ''Troop Zero'' |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-writer-of-beasts-of-the-southern-wild-returns-with-1840992531 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |access-date=June 26, 2023 |language=en |date=January 14, 2020 |archive-date=June 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626033832/https://www.avclub.com/the-writer-of-beasts-of-the-southern-wild-returns-with-1840992531 |url-status=live }}</ref> Grace next portrayed a 13-year-old version of [[Carol Danvers (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|the eponymous character]] in the superhero film ''[[Captain Marvel (film)|Captain Marvel]]''.<ref name="rt captain marvel">{{cite Rotten Tomatoes|title=Captain Marvel|type=m|id=captain_marvel|access-date=June 25, 2023|publisher_hide=yes}}</ref><ref name="ew20200922">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/2019/03/08/captain-marvel-mckenna-grace-sabrina-i-tonya/|title=''Captain Marvel''{{'s}} Mckenna Grace Made a Career Playing the Younger Versions of Big Stars|access-date=September 22, 2020|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|archive-date=December 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205084755/https://ew.com/movies/2019/03/08/captain-marvel-mckenna-grace-sabrina-i-tonya/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was a critical and commercial success,<ref name="rt captain marvel" /><ref name="bom captain marvel">{{Cite Box Office Mojo |id=4154664 |title=Captain Marvel |access-date=June 25, 2023 |publisher_hide=yes }}</ref> grossing over $1.1&nbsp;billion and ranking among the [[List of highest-grossing films|highest-grossing films of all time]].<ref name="bom captain marvel" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Top Lifetime Grosses |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/chart/top_lifetime_gross/ |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=June 26, 2023 |archive-date=June 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622042131/http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic.htm?page=2&p=.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
Grace's final release of 2019 was the supernatural horror film ''[[Annabelle Comes Home]]'', which became the seventh installment in [[The Conjuring Universe|''The Conjuring'' Universe]].<ref>{{cite web |title=''The Conjuring'' Universe |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/franchise/the_conjuring_universe |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=June 27, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=May 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519160747/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/franchise/the_conjuring_universe |url-status=live }}</ref> She starred as Judy Warren, daughter of the paranormal investigators [[Ed and Lorraine Warren]].<ref name="ab3">{{cite news |title=Mckenna Grace to Star in ''Annabelle 3'' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/mckenna-grace-to-star-in-annabelle-3/article25094035.ece |access-date=October 1, 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=October 1, 2018 |archive-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122171238/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/mckenna-grace-to-star-in-annabelle-3/article25094035.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> The director [[Gary Dauberman]] stated he was "very, very fortunate and very, very happy" to cast Grace, citing her professionalism and talent.<ref>{{cite interview |last1=Dauberman |first1=Gary |author-link=Gary Dauberman |interviewer=Fred Topel |title=''Annabelle Comes Home'' Director Gary Dauberman on Exposing His Kid to Horror and the Fate of 'Swamp Thing' [Interview] |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/567356/annabelle-comes-home-director-interview |website=[[/Film]] |access-date=June 27, 2023 |date=June 27, 2019 |archive-date=July 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701111225/https://www.slashfilm.com/567356/annabelle-comes-home-director-interview/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Upon release, ''Annabelle Comes Home'' grossed over $231&nbsp;million and received mixed reviews;<ref>{{cite Box Office Mojo|title=Annabelle Comes Home|id=8350360|access-date=June 27, 2023|publisher_hide=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite Metacritic|title=Annabelle Comes Home|type=m|id=annabelle-comes-home|access-date=June 27, 2023|publisher_hide=yes}}</ref> Grace's performance was praised, however.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Walsh |first1=Katie |title=Review: Is ''Annabelle Comes Home'' the Best Film in the Horror Trilogy? |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-annabelle-comes-home-review-20190624-story.html |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=June 27, 2023 |date=June 25, 2019 |url-access=limited |archive-date=June 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627111035/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-annabelle-comes-home-review-20190624-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Laffly |first1=Tomris |title=''Annabelle Comes Home'' |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/annabelle-comes-home-2019 |website=[[RogerEbert.com]] |access-date=June 27, 2023 |language=en |date=June 25, 2019 |archive-date=June 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627111036/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/annabelle-comes-home-2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=LaSalle |first1=Mick |title=Review: ''Annabelle Comes Home'' a Horror Film That Respects Its Audience |url=https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/review-annabelle-comes-home-a-horror-film-that-respects-its-audience |website=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |access-date=June 27, 2023 |date=June 24, 2019 |archive-date=June 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627111035/https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/review-annabelle-comes-home-a-horror-film-that-respects-its-audience |url-status=live }}</ref> According to ''[[The New York Observer]]'', the "terrific" Grace had her own unique interpretation of the "horror movie kid" cliché that suits the "twisted age in which we find ourselves".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Oliver |title=''Annabelle Comes Home'' to Show ''The Conjuring'' Universe What It's Been Lacking |url=https://observer.com/2019/06/annabelle-comes-home-conjuring-universe-horror-revived-review |website=[[The New York Observer]] |access-date=June 27, 2023 |date=June 24, 2019 |url-access=limited |archive-date=April 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419101518/https://observer.com/2019/06/annabelle-comes-home-conjuring-universe-horror-revived-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She also voiced the younger [[Daphne Blake]] in 2020's ''[[Scoob!]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hermanns |first1=Grant |title=''Scoob!'' Review |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/reviews/1134596-scoob-review |website=[[ComingSoon.net]] |access-date=June 27, 2023 |date=May 15, 2020 |archive-date=June 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627111035/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/reviews/1134596-scoob-review |url-status=live }}</ref> She was set to reprise the role in the follow-up ''[[Scoob! Holiday Haunt]]'', which was canceled in August 2022.<ref name ="HBO Max">{{cite web |last=Burlingame |first=Russ |title=''Scoob!: Holiday Haunt'' First Look Revealed in HBO Max Teaser |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/amp/news/scoob-holiday-haunt-first-look-revealed-in-hbo-max-teaser/ |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |access-date=December 22, 2021 |date=December 22, 2021 |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222191829/https://comicbook.com/movies/amp/news/scoob-holiday-haunt-first-look-revealed-in-hbo-max-teaser/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Burton |first1=Carson |title=''Scoob! Holiday Haunt'' Was Axed Three Months Ago. Its Director Explains Why He Finished It Anyway |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/scoob-holiday-haunt-michael-kurinsky-scooby-doo-shelved-1235429928 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=June 8, 2024 |date=November 12, 2022 |archive-date=July 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240708010955/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/scoob-holiday-haunt-michael-kurinsky-scooby-doo-shelved-1235429928/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
===2021–present: Mainstream success===
In 2021, Grace began recurring on the [[Hulu]] dystopian series ''The Handmaid's Tale'', an adaptation of [[The Handmaid's Tale|the 1985 novel of the same name]], as Esther Keyes, an intelligent and rebellious 14-year-old who has been abused, [[rape]]d, and [[Child marriage|married off]] to an older Commander.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=''The Handmaid's Tale'' Mckenna Grace Joins Cast as Season 4 Production Resumes |url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/the-handmaids-tale-mckenna-grace-joins-cast-season-4-production-resumes-1234579246 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=June 28, 2023 |date=September 17, 2020 |archive-date=April 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409132214/https://deadline.com/2020/09/the-handmaids-tale-mckenna-grace-joins-cast-season-4-production-resumes-1234579246/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Beachum">{{cite interview |last1=Grace |first1=Mckenna |interviewer=Chris Beachum |title=Mckenna Grace Interview: ''The Handmaid's Tale'' |url=https://www.goldderby.com/video/mckenna-grace-interview-the-handmaids-tale |website=[[GoldDerby]] |access-date=June 28, 2023 |date=July 14, 2021 |archive-date=June 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628130923/https://www.goldderby.com/video/mckenna-grace-interview-the-handmaids-tale/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She was selected for her ability to portray scariness and awfulness.<ref name="Lambe">{{cite web |last1=Lambe |first1=Stacy |title=''The Handmaid's Tale'': Inside Mckenna Grace's Shocking Debut in Season 4 |url=https://www.etonline.com/the-handmaids-tale-mckenna-grace-shocking-debut-in-season-4-164773 |website=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |access-date=June 28, 2023 |date=April 28, 2021 |archive-date=June 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628051052/https://www.etonline.com/the-handmaids-tale-mckenna-grace-shocking-debut-in-season-4-164773 |url-status=live }}</ref> Grace said that it was vital for someone the same age as the character play the part since all the abuse Esther endured was experienced by many 14-year-olds on a daily basis: "If it makes people upset or uncomfortable that an actual 14-year-old is having to talk about how she was raped and it's ''acting'', then maybe that will make you want to do something for actual girls who are going through this."<ref name="Feller">{{cite interview |last1=Grace |first1=Mckenna |interviewer=Madison Feller |title=''The Handmaid's Tale''{{'s}} Mckenna Grace on Playing 14-Year-Old Cigarette-Smoking Wife Mrs. Esther Keyes |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a36265158/handmaids-tale-esther-keyes-mckenna-grace-interview |website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]] |access-date=June 28, 2023 |date=April 28, 2021 |archive-date=May 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506041220/https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a36265158/handmaids-tale-esther-keyes-mckenna-grace-interview/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[The Handmaid's Tale (season 4)|show's fourth season]] premiered on April 27, 2021, to positive reviews.<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|id=the_handmaids_tale|type=tv|access-date=June 28, 2023|season=4|title=The Handmaid's Tale}}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' commented that Grace had "a memorable turn as a tyrannical child bride",<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Baldwin |first1=Kristen |title=''The Handmaid's Tale'' Season 4 Review: Guys, Just End It Already |url=https://ew.com/tv/tv-reviews/the-handmaids-tale-season-4-review |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=June 28, 2023 |language=en |date=April 23, 2021 |archive-date=May 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526211716/https://ew.com/tv/tv-reviews/the-handmaids-tale-season-4-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''[[Den of Geek]]'' commended her "remarkable self-possession".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mellor |first1=Louisa |title=''The Handmaid's Tale'' Season 4 Episode 1 Review: Has the Story Outgrown the Limits of June's Character? |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-handmaids-tale-season-4-episode-1-review-has-the-story-outgrown-the-limits-of-junes-character/ |website=[[Den of Geek]] |access-date=June 28, 2023 |date=April 28, 2021 |archive-date=June 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628051052/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-handmaids-tale-season-4-episode-1-review-has-the-story-outgrown-the-limits-of-junes-character/ |url-status=live }}</ref> At the [[73rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards]], Grace received a nomination for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series]], making her the tenth youngest actor nominated at the Emmys and the first child recognized for a guest acting award.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stewart |first1=Matthew |title=10 Youngest Emmy Nominees for Best Drama Guest Actress |url=https://www.goldderby.com/gallery/youngest-emmy-nominees-drama-series-guest-actress/grace-the-handmaids-tale |website=[[GoldDerby]] |access-date=June 28, 2023 |date=August 31, 2022 |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117101200/https://www.goldderby.com/gallery/youngest-emmy-nominees-drama-series-guest-actress/grace-the-handmaids-tale/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
In 2021, Grace voiced a silly and energetic horserider in the [[DreamWorks Animation|DreamWorks]] animated film ''[[Spirit Untamed]]'' and played the young version of [[Annabelle Wallis]]'s character in the horror film ''[[Malignant (2021 film)|Malignant]]''.<ref name="Caruso" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Huver |first1=Scott |title=Unexpected Connections Aligned Perfectly to Bring Director Elaine Bogan & Her Voice Cast to ''Spirit Untamed''&nbsp;– Contenders L.A. |url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/spirit-untamed-elaine-bogan-amie-doherty-contenders-los-angeles-1234873467 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=June 28, 2023 |date=November 15, 2021 |archive-date=June 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628154606/https://deadline.com/2021/11/spirit-untamed-elaine-bogan-amie-doherty-contenders-los-angeles-1234873467/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Grace had a leading role as Phoebe Spengler in the supernatural comedy ''[[Ghostbusters: Afterlife]]'' (2021), the sequel to ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' (1984) and ''[[Ghostbusters II]]'' (1989).<ref name="Kit">{{cite web |last1=Kit |first1=Borys |title=''Captain Marvel'' Actress Mckenna Grace Nabs Starring Role in Jason Reitman's ''Ghostbusters'' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/mckenna-grace-star-jason-reitmans-ghostbusters-1198214 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=June 28, 2023 |date=March 29, 2019 |archive-date=February 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209052523/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/mckenna-grace-star-jason-reitmans-ghostbusters-1198214/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Breznican |first1=Anthony |title=First Look at ''Ghostbusters: Afterlife'' |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/12/ghostbusters-afterlife-first-look |website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |access-date=June 28, 2023 |date=December 6, 2019 |url-access=limited |archive-date=December 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20191207025747/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/12/ghostbusters-afterlife-first-look |url-status=live }}</ref> For the role, she cut and dyed her hair.<ref name="Davids" /> The film was released theatrically on November 19, 2021,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mendelson |first1=Scott |title=''Ghostbusters: Afterlife'' and ''Sing 2'' Top VOD Charts |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2022/01/10/ghostbusters-afterlife-and-sing-2-top-vod-charts |website=[[Forbes (magazine)|Forbes]] |access-date=June 8, 2024 |language=en |date=January 10, 2022 |archive-date=April 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410063013/https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2022/01/10/ghostbusters-afterlife-and-sing-2-top-vod-charts/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and became a moderate commercial success, grossing over $204&nbsp;million on a budget of $75&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mendelson |first1=Scott |title=Box Office: ''Afterlife'' Proves Foreign Moviegoers Don't Care About ''Ghostbusters'' |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2022/01/04/box-office-afterlife-proves-overseas-audiences-dont-care-about-ghostbusters |website=[[Forbes]] |access-date=June 28, 2023 |language=en |date=January 4, 2022 |archive-date=May 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530130440/https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2022/01/04/box-office-afterlife-proves-overseas-audiences-dont-care-about-ghostbusters/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite Box Office Mojo|title=Ghostbusters: Afterlife|id=4513678|access-date=June 28, 2023|publisher_hide=yes}}</ref> Critics were generally ambivalent towards the film, though they commended Grace's performance.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Campbell |first1=Christopher |title=''Ghostbusters: Afterlife'' First Reviews: McKenna Grace Shines in a Worthy Sequel Fans Will Love |url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/ghostbusters-afterlife-first-reviews-mckenna-grace-shines-in-a-worthy-sequel-fans-will-love |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=June 28, 2023 |date=October 9, 2021 |archive-date=February 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221034921/https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/ghostbusters-afterlife-first-reviews-mckenna-grace-shines-in-a-worthy-sequel-fans-will-love/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Aquilina |first1=Tyler |title=Critics Mixed on ''Ghostbusters: Afterlife'': 'Joyous Sequel' or 'Dispiriting Nostalgia Exercise'? |url=https://ew.com/movies/ghostbusters-afterlife-review-roundup |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=September 5, 2023 |language=en |date=October 9, 2021 |archive-date=May 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523084626/https://ew.com/movies/ghostbusters-afterlife-review-roundup/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Mark Feeney]] of ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' asserted that "[''Ghostbusters: Afterlife''] has its moments, most of them owing to a quite-phenomenal Mckenna Grace",<ref>{{cite web |last1=Feeney |first1=Mark |author1-link=Mark Feeney |title=''Ghostbusters: Afterlife'' Is Supernatural Without Much Super |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/11/17/arts/ghostbusters-afterlife-is-supernatural-without-much-super |website=[[The Boston Globe]] |access-date=June 28, 2023 |date=November 17, 2021 |url-access=limited |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328222358/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/11/17/arts/ghostbusters-afterlife-is-supernatural-without-much-super/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''[[Gizmodo]]'' considered her performance "instantly unforgettable[,]&nbsp;... truly revelatory, [and] star-making".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lussier |first1=Germain |title=''Ghostbusters: Afterlife'' Review: Great Until It's Derailed by Fan Service |url=https://gizmodo.com/ghostbusters-afterlife-is-great-until-its-derailed-by-1847571602 |website=[[Gizmodo]] |access-date=June 28, 2023 |language=en |date=October 9, 2021 |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324203431/https://gizmodo.com/ghostbusters-afterlife-is-great-until-its-derailed-by-1847571602 |url-status=live }}</ref> Grace was nominated for the [[Critics' Choice Super Award]] for Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Daniels |first1=Karu F. |title=''Shang-Chi'', ''Spider-Man'' Lead Critics Choice Super Awards Nods |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-shang-chi-spider-man-lead-critics-choice-super-awards-nominations-20220224-yemyrsmh25ajndu3xjivkecuh4-story.html |website=[[New York Daily News|Daily News]] |access-date=June 28, 2023 |date=February 23, 2022 |archive-date=July 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701111225/https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-shang-chi-spider-man-lead-critics-choice-super-awards-nominations-20220224-yemyrsmh25ajndu3xjivkecuh4-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
At the start of the [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]] in 2020, filming for ''The Handmaid's Tale'' halted. Grace and her father decided to write a follow-up to ''The Bad Seed'', knowing that Lifetime wanted to air a sequel. He wrote the general structure of the film while she gave feedback, primarily on the dialogue.<ref name="Turchiano">{{cite web |last1=Turchiano |first1=Danielle |title=''The Bad Seed Returns'' Matures Emma Thanks to Real-life Father-daughter Writing Duo Mckenna Grace and Ross Burge |url=https://www.metacritic.com/news/the-bad-seed-returns-mckenna-grace-writing-psychology |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=June 20, 2023 |language=en |date=September 5, 2022 |archive-date=June 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630074829/https://www.metacritic.com/news/the-bad-seed-returns-mckenna-grace-writing-psychology/ |url-status=live }}</ref> According to Lifetime's executive vice president Tanya Lopez, the network was "blown away" by Grace's concept for the sequel.<ref name="BadSeed Andreeva" /> Grace, who reprised her role as Emma, found acting her own script to be a unique experience: "It wasn't my interpretation of someone else's writing or character&nbsp;... It was me being able to act out the scenes as I had envisioned them."<ref name="Topel" /> The film, titled ''[[The Bad Seed Returns]]'', premiered on Lifetime on September 5, 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McCormack |first1=Olivia |title=What to Watch on Monday: ''If We're Being Honest with Laverne Cox'' Premieres on E! |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/tv/2022/09/05/what-watch-monday-if-were-being-honest-with-laverne-cox-premieres-e |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=June 29, 2023 |date=September 5, 2022 |url-access=limited |archive-date=September 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906000144/https://www.washingtonpost.com/tv/2022/09/05/what-watch-monday-if-were-being-honest-with-laverne-cox-premieres-e/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was the first project produced by Grace's company, Beautiful Ghosts Productions, with her also serving as executive producer.<ref name="BadSeed Andreeva">{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=Mckenna Grace to Headline & EP ''The Bad Seed'' Sequel Greenlighted by Lifetime Which She Co-Wrote |url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/mckenna-grace-the-bad-seed-sequel-lifetime-emma-1234872504 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=June 29, 2023 |date=November 12, 2021 |archive-date=December 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204010900/https://deadline.com/2021/11/mckenna-grace-the-bad-seed-sequel-lifetime-emma-1234872504/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the same month, Grace reprised her role as Esther in the fifth season of ''The Handmaid's Tale''. ''Den of Geek'' favorably compared her screams in the season's sixth episode{{efn|In this episode, Esther learns she is pregnant after being raped. Aunt Lydia feels sorry for her, but Esther gets angry at her since she left her alone with her rapist.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Roots |first1=Kimberly |title=''Handmaid's Tale'' Recap: A Rapist Finally Gets His Due, Serena Flips the Script |url=https://tvline.com/recaps/the-handmaids-tale-recap-season-5-episode-6-together-1234885967 |website=[[TVLine]] |access-date=June 29, 2023 |date=October 13, 2022 |archive-date=June 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630074829/https://tvline.com/recaps/the-handmaids-tale-recap-season-5-episode-6-together-1234885967/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}} to those of [[Linda Blair]] in ''[[The Exorcist]]'' (1973), stating they "distilled seasons of ''The Handmaid’s Tale''{{'s}} protest [against misogyny] into one primal outburst".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mellor |first1=Louisa |title=''The Handmaid's Tale'' Season 5 Episode 6 Review: Serena Tastes Her Own Medicine |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-handmaids-tale-season-5-episode-6-review-serena |website=[[Den of Geek]] |access-date=June 29, 2023 |date=October 12, 2022 |archive-date=May 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529053515/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-handmaids-tale-season-5-episode-6-review-serena/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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In March 2022, Grace joined the cast of [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]]'s [[true crime]] miniseries ''[[A Friend of the Family (TV series)|A Friend of the Family]]'' as [[Jan Broberg]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=Hendrix Yancey Joins Mckenna Grace in ''A Friend Of The Family'' True-Crime Limited Series at Peacock |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/mckenna-grace-jan-broberg-a-friend-of-the-family-limited-series-peacock-nick-antosca-1234983901 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=June 29, 2023 |date=March 25, 2022 |archive-date=January 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129044724/https://deadline.com/2022/03/mckenna-grace-jan-broberg-a-friend-of-the-family-limited-series-peacock-nick-antosca-1234983901/ |url-status=live }}</ref>—who was kidnapped twice and sexually abused by a family friend as a child<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Broberg |first1=Jan |author1-link=Jan Broberg Felt |title=Why I Told My Story of Childhood Sexual Abuse in ''A Friend of the Family'' |url=https://time.com/6232343/a-friend-of-the-family-true-story |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=June 29, 2023 |language=en |date=November 10, 2022 |url-access=limited |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629084919/https://time.com/6232343/a-friend-of-the-family-true-story/ |url-status=live }}</ref>—sharing the role with [[Hendrix Yancey]]. While filming, Grace tried to spend as much time with Yancey as she could and copied her mannerisms and smile.<ref name="Collins">{{cite interview |last1=Grace |first1=Mckenna |interviewer=Sean T. Collins |title=Mckenna Grace on Finding Hope at the End of ''A Friend of the Family'' |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/mckenna-grace-friend-of-the-family.html |website=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]] |access-date=June 29, 2023 |language=en-us |date=November 18, 2022 |url-access=limited |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629045150/https://www.vulture.com/article/mckenna-grace-friend-of-the-family.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Grace also worked alongside Broberg, who produced the show; the two discussed subtle gestures to show stress, such as nail biting.<ref name="Vineyard">{{cite interview |last1=Broberg |first1=Jan |last2=Grace |first2=Mckenna |interviewer=Jennifer Vineyard |author1-link=Jan Broberg Felt |title=''A Friend of the Family'': Jan Broberg and Mckenna Grace Discuss the Finale |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/arts/television/friend-of-the-family-finale.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=June 29, 2023 |date=November 10, 2022 |url-access=limited |archive-date=July 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711225836/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/arts/television/friend-of-the-family-finale.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Grace described the role as "really emotionally and sometimes physically exhausting"; she had to push herself to new limits, and blend three versions of Broberg (her own, Yancey's, and the real-life Broberg).<ref name="FordDixon">{{cite interview |last1=Grace |first1=Mckenna |interviewer1=Latasha Ford |interviewer2=Marcus James Dixon |title=Mckenna Grace (''A Friend of the Family''): 'I Am Just So Proud to Have Gotten to Tell Jan's story' [Complete Interview Transcript] |url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2023/mckenna-grace-a-friend-of-the-family-interview-transcript |website=[[GoldDerby]] |access-date=June 29, 2023 |date=June 27, 2023 |archive-date=June 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627220920/https://www.goldderby.com/article/2023/mckenna-grace-a-friend-of-the-family-interview-transcript/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''A Friend of the Family'' premiered on October 6, 2022, to positive critical reviews;<ref>{{cite Rotten Tomatoes|title=A Friend of the Family|type=tv|id=a_friend_of_the_family|season=1|access-date=June 29, 2023|publisher_hide=yes}}</ref> [[Common Sense Media]] argued that "Grace does a terrific job conveying the mixture of vulnerability and growing dread her character is experiencing".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nixon |first1=Jenny |title=''A Friend of the Family'' |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/a-friend-of-the-family |publisher=[[Common Sense Media]] |access-date=August 9, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729051136/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/a-friend-of-the-family |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
The following year, Grace starred in the [[science fiction film|science fiction]] adventure film ''[[Crater (film)|Crater]]'', playing Addison, the daughter of a respected scientist from Earth.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Complex |first1=Valerie |title=''Crater'' Review: A Teen Sci-Fi Adventure That Subverts the Typical Disney YA Routine |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/disney-crater-review-a-teen-sci-fi-adventure-that-subverts-the-typical-disney-1235364906 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=June 29, 2023 |date=May 12, 2023 |archive-date=June 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605190736/https://deadline.com/2023/05/disney-crater-review-a-teen-sci-fi-adventure-that-subverts-the-typical-disney-1235364906/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Grace decided to sign onto the film after the screenplay made her cry. She described it as "really special", admiring its ending, heart, dialogue, and the relationships between the characters.<ref name="Booth">{{cite web |last1=Booth |first1=Kaitlyn |title=''Crater'': Mckenna Grace Says Just Reading the Script Made Her Cry |url=https://bleedingcool.com/movies/crater-mckenna-grace-says-just-reading-the-script-made-her-cry |website=[[Bleeding Cool]] |access-date=June 29, 2023 |language=en |date=May 12, 2023 |archive-date=May 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512210515/https://bleedingcool.com/movies/crater-mckenna-grace-says-just-reading-the-script-made-her-cry/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Crater'' was released on [[Disney+]] on May 12, 2023,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Squires |first1=Bethy |title=Disney+ Craters ''Crater'' After Seven Weeks on the Service |url=https://www.vulture.com/2023/07/disney-pulls-crater-after-seven-weeks.html |website=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]] |url-access=limited |access-date=June 8, 2024 |language=en |date=July 5, 2023 |archive-date=June 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608144546/https://www.vulture.com/2023/07/disney-pulls-crater-after-seven-weeks.html |url-status=live }}</ref> to generally positive reviews.<ref>{{cite Rotten Tomatoes|title=Crater|type=m|id=crater_2023|access-date=June 29, 2023|publisher_hide=yes}}</ref> Articles in ''[[Entertainment.ie]]'' and ''Variety'' considered Grace to be the film's finest performer.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lloyd |first1=Brian |title=''Crater'' Is Familiar, and Comforting, but Too Safe for Its Own Good |url=https://entertainment.ie/movies/movie-reviews/crater-553271 |website=[[Entertainment.ie]] |access-date=June 29, 2023 |language=en |date=May 13, 2023 |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629093721/https://entertainment.ie/movies/movie-reviews/crater-553271/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Nordine |first1=Michael |title=''Crater'' Review: Diverting Disney+ Adventure Takes Its Young Heroes on a Trip to the Moon |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/crater-review-1235609171 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=June 29, 2023 |date=May 12, 2023 |archive-date=June 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605190736/https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/crater-review-1235609171/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Later that year, she led ''[[PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie]]'', which is based on the [[PAW Patrol|titular television series]], as the voice of Skye.<ref>{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title=''PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie'' Adds Kristen Bell, McKenna Grace, James Marsden, Lil Rel Howery, North West & More |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/north-west-paw-patrol-the-mighty-movie-kristen-bell-mckenna-grace-cast-1235240456 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=June 29, 2023 |date=January 25, 2023 |archive-date=May 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511125059/https://deadline.com/2023/01/north-west-paw-patrol-the-mighty-movie-kristen-bell-mckenna-grace-cast-1235240456/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Minow |first1=Nell |title=''PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie'' |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/paw-patrol-the-mighty-movie-movie-review-2023 |website=[[RogerEbert.com]] |access-date=October 3, 2023 |language=en |date=September 29, 2023 |archive-date=October 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003005638/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/paw-patrol-the-mighty-movie-movie-review-2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
Grace reprised her role as Phoebe in ''[[Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire]]'', which was released in March 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cooper |first1=Brenna |last2=Sandwell |first2=Ian |title=''Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire''{{'s}} Mckenna Grace Explains 'Important' Phoebe Change |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a60282644/ghostbusters-frozen-empire-mckenna-grace-phoebe-change |website=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=June 8, 2024 |date=March 22, 2024}}</ref> In preparation, Grace analyzed [[Harold Ramis]]'s performance as Egon Spengler, which she described as her "biggest inspiration".<ref name="Davids">{{cite interview |last1=Grace |first1=Mckenna |interviewer=Brian Davids |title=''Frozen Empire'' Star Mckenna Grace on the Saga of Phoebe Spengler, the Definitive Hero of ''Ghostbusters''|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/ghostbusters-frozen-empire-mckenna-grace-1235858232 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=March 23, 2024 |date=March 22, 2024}}</ref> ''The New York Observer'' critic Emily Zemler wrote that she "is very compelling and should have been allowed to properly lead the film".<ref name="Zemler">{{cite web |last1=Zemler |first1=Emily |title=''Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire'' Review: Overstuffed, Unfunny, Not Scary |url=https://observer.com/2024/03/ghostbusters-frozen-empire-review-overstuffed-unfunny-not-scary |website=[[The New York Observer]] |access-date=March 21, 2024 |date=March 20, 2024 |url-access=limited |archive-date=March 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320193153/https://observer.com/2024/03/ghostbusters-frozen-empire-review-overstuffed-unfunny-not-scary/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Frank Scheck]] of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' said ''Frozen Empire'' indicates that she could become "the [''Ghostbusters''] franchise's MVP".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Scheck |first1=Frank |author1-link=Frank Scheck |title=''Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire'' Review: Paul Rudd and Carrie Coon in a Sometimes Strained, Mostly Breezy Installment of the Paranormal Comedy |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/ghostbusters-frozen-empire-review-paul-rudd-carrie-coon-1235855556 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=March 21, 2024 |date=March 20, 2024 |archive-date=March 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320162428/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/ghostbusters-frozen-empire-review-paul-rudd-carrie-coon-1235855556/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
====Upcoming projects====
Grace is slated to star as Spider in the upcoming drama film ''Spider & Jessie'', in which two sisters hide their mother's body after a fatal overdose. She stated the project helped her learn more about the severity of the problems of drug use and addiction.<ref name="D'Alessandro">{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title=Mckenna Grace to Lead ''Spider & Jessie'' with Jesse Williams & Jojo Regina Also Starring in Opioid Drama |url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/mckenna-grace-jesse-williams-spider-jessie-movie-1235134017 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=June 28, 2023 |date=October 3, 2022 |archive-date=March 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312023746/https://deadline.com/2022/10/mckenna-grace-jesse-williams-spider-jessie-movie-1235134017/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Through Beautiful Ghosts,<ref name="BadSeed Andreeva" /> she is set to produce and star in ''Rabbit Cake'', making her one of the youngest producers ever.<ref name="Borys">{{cite web |last1=Kit |first1=Borys |title=''Annabelle Comes Home'' Star Mckenna Grace to Topline and Produce ''Rabbit Cake'' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/mckenna-grace-topline-produce-rabbit-cake-1220650 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=June 29, 2023 |date=June 24, 2019 |archive-date=April 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422221454/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/mckenna-grace-topline-produce-rabbit-cake-1220650/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She will play the lead roles in the teen romance film ''99 Days'',<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grobar |first1=Matt |title=Mckenna Grace & Asher Angel to Star in Teen Romance ''99 Days'' Based On Katie Cotugno's Bestseller for Alloy Entertainment; Architect Launching Sales at Cannes |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/mckenna-grace-asher-angel-to-star-in-99-days-movie-alloy-entertainment-1235365093 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=June 29, 2023 |date=May 12, 2023 |archive-date=May 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521192951/https://deadline.com/2023/05/mckenna-grace-asher-angel-to-star-in-99-days-movie-alloy-entertainment-1235365093/ |url-status=live }}</ref> the young adult film ''Everything I Never Did'',<ref>{{cite web |last1=Frater |first1=Patrick |title=Mckenna Grace Sets Starring Role in YA Love Story ''Everything I Never Did'' (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/mckenna-grace-everything-i-never-did-1235977793 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=April 24, 2024 |date=April 22, 2024 |archive-date=April 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424022012/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/mckenna-grace-everything-i-never-did-1235977793/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[psychological thriller]] film ''Straight Lies''; she will also serve as an executive producer on ''Straight Lies''.<ref name="Cordero">{{cite web |last1=Cordero |first1=Rosy |title=Mckenna Grace to Star in & EP New Psychological Thriller ''Straight Lies'' from Mandalay Pictures |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/mckenna-grace-straight-lies-mandalay-pictures-1235845055 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=March 9, 2024 |date=March 4, 2024 |archive-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309091242/https://deadline.com/2024/03/mckenna-grace-straight-lies-mandalay-pictures-1235845055/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Grace's other upcoming projects include [[Olivia Wilde]]'s ''Perfect'', a drama about gymnast [[Kerri Strug]];<ref>{{cite web |last1=White |first1=James |title=Mckenna Grace Joins Olivia Wilde's Based-on-truth Gymnastics Drama Perfect |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/mckenna-grace-joins-olivia-wilde-based-on-truth-gymnastics-drama-perfect |website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |access-date=June 29, 2023 |date=August 26, 2021 |archive-date=October 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008070610/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/mckenna-grace-joins-olivia-wilde-based-on-truth-gymnastics-drama-perfect/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Jan Komasa]]'s ''[[Anniversary (upcoming film)|Anniversary]]'', a [[thriller film|thriller]] about a very close family split apart by a new movement;<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wiseman |first1=Andreas |title=Diane Lane, Kyle Chandler, Madeline Brewer, Zoey Deutch, Phoebe Dynevor, Mckenna Grace & Daryl McCormack Lead Thriller ''Anniversary'' for Lionsgate & Fifth Season&nbsp;– Cannes Market |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/phoebe-dynevor-madeline-brewer-zoey-deutch-mckenna-grace-movie-anniversary-1235365408 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=June 29, 2023 |date=May 12, 2023 |archive-date=May 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522211316/https://deadline.com/2023/05/phoebe-dynevor-madeline-brewer-zoey-deutch-mckenna-grace-movie-anniversary-1235365408/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and Amy Wang's ''Slanted'', a [[satire (film and television)|satirical]] drama.<ref name="Grobar Slanted">{{cite web |last1=Grobar |first1=Matt |title=Shirley Chen & McKenna Grace to Topline Amy Wang's Satirical Drama ''Slanted''; Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Amelie Zilber Among Others Set |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/slanted-movie-casts-shirley-chen-mckenna-grace-maitreyi-ramakrishnan-more-1235943506 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=May 30, 2024 |date=May 29, 2024 |archive-date=May 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530015522/https://deadline.com/2024/05/slanted-movie-casts-shirley-chen-mckenna-grace-maitreyi-ramakrishnan-more-1235943506/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
==Reception and artistry==
Grace is known for portraying younger versions of lead characters.<ref>{{multiref2|{{cite web |last1=Dodson |first1=P. Claire |title=Mckenna Grace on ''Ghostbusters'', Childhood & Doing Everything at Once |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/mckenna-grace-on-ghostbusters-childhood-and-doing-everything-at-once-interview |website=[[Teen Vogue]] |access-date=June 19, 2023 |date=November 19, 2021 |archive-date=June 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230619152946/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/mckenna-grace-on-ghostbusters-childhood-and-doing-everything-at-once-interview |url-status=live }}|{{cite web |last1=Vary |first1=Adam B. |title=How Mckenna Grace Went from a ''Gifted'' Child Star to the Next ''Ghostbuster'' |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/mckenna-grace-ghostbusters-afterlife-1235114298/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=June 19, 2023 |date=November 17, 2021 |archive-date=September 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909192548/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/mckenna-grace-ghostbusters-afterlife-1235114298/ |url-status=live }}|{{cite web |last1=Caruso |first1=Skyler |title=''Ghostbusters: Afterlife'' Star Mckenna Grace Has Played Younger Versions of These Famous Actors |url=https://people.com/movies/ghostbusters-afterlife-star-mckenna-grace-has-played-younger-versions-of-these-famous-characters |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=June 19, 2023 |language=en |date=November 18, 2021 |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324102805/https://people.com/movies/ghostbusters-afterlife-star-mckenna-grace-has-played-younger-versions-of-these-famous-characters/ |url-status=live }}|{{cite web |last1=Rearick |first1=Lauren |title=Even Mckenna Grace Is Amazed That She Looks Like Kiernan Shipka and Brie Larson |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/mckenna-grace-celebrity-doppelganger |website=[[Teen Vogue]] |access-date=June 24, 2023 |date=January 31, 2020 |archive-date=June 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624113825/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/mckenna-grace-celebrity-doppelganger |url-status=live }}}}</ref> In 2018, ''[[IndieWire]]'' cited Grace as one of the best child television actors at the time.<ref name="Nguyen">{{cite web |last1=Nguyen |first1=Hanh |title=The Best Child Actors on TV Right Now&nbsp;– ''IndieWire'' Critics Survey |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/best-child-actors-tv-critics-survey-1201920706 |website=[[IndieWire]] |access-date=June 30, 2023 |date=January 23, 2018 |archive-date=June 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630145946/https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/best-child-actors-tv-critics-survey-1201920706/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''The Hollywood Reporter'' named her one of the top 30 stars under age 18 in 2018 and 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Sandberg|first1=Bryn|date=August 8, 2018|title=Hollywood's Top 30 Stars Under Age 18|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/hollywoods-top-30-stars-under-age-18-1130157/|url-status=live|access-date=August 29, 2021|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|archive-date=August 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809021637/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/hollywoods-top-30-stars-under-age-18-1130157}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Sandberg |first1=Bryn Elise |date=August 16, 2019 |title=Young Hollywood 2019: Top 30 Stars Under Age 18 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/young-hollywood-2019-top-30-stars-under-age-18-1231169/mckenna-grace-2/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415221820/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/young-hollywood-2019-top-30-stars-under-age-18-1231169/mckenna-grace-2/ |archive-date=April 15, 2023 |access-date=August 29, 2021}}</ref> The following year, the [[Hollywood Critics Association]] included Grace in a list of the "Next Generation of Hollywood".<ref name="HCA" /> In 2022, [[Yahoo! Entertainment]] called her "one of the most successful and prolific child actors of her generation".<ref name="Polowy">{{cite web |last1=Polowy |first1=Kevin |title=Why McKenna Grace Is 'Honored' to Play Younger Versions of Actresses like Margot Robbie, Brie Larson in Movies |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/mckenna-grace-younger-versions-actresses-a-friend-of-the-family-interview-170039971.html |website=[[Yahoo! Entertainment]] |access-date=June 20, 2023 |date=October 7, 2022 |archive-date=June 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620133644/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/mckenna-grace-younger-versions-actresses-a-friend-of-the-family-interview-170039971.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Following several roles in horror projects, including ''The Bad Seed'' and ''Annabelle Comes Home'', ''[[TheWrap]]'' dubbed her a [[scream queen]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Knolle |first1=Sharon |title=Hollywood's New Scream Queens: From Jenna Ortega to Mia Goth |url=https://www.thewrap.com/new-hollywood-scream-queens-jenna-ortega-mia-goth |website=[[TheWrap]] |access-date=June 8, 2024 |date=October 31, 2023 |archive-date=June 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608144549/https://www.thewrap.com/new-hollywood-scream-queens-jenna-ortega-mia-goth/ |url-status=live }}</ref> According to ''[[The Independent]]'', Grace has "become a staple of the modern horror genre".<ref name="Hirwani">{{cite web |last1=Hirwani |first1=Peony |title=''Handmaid's Tale'' Star McKenna Grace Says 'Life Imitates Art' After Spinal Surgery |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/mckenna-grace-spinal-surgery-handmaids-tale-b2222043.html |website=[[The Independent]] |access-date=June 25, 2023 |language=en |date=November 10, 2022 |url-access=limited |archive-date=June 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625021221/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/mckenna-grace-spinal-surgery-handmaids-tale-b2222043.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
Commenting on Grace's performance in ''Gifted'', Bill Goodykoontz of ''[[USA Today]]'' described her as "the rare child actor who doesn't seem like she's trying to hit emotional marks".<ref name="Goodykootnz">{{cite web |last1=Goodykoontz |first1=Bill |title=Child Actress Mckenna Grace Makes ''Gifted'' Work |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/billgoodykoontz/2017/04/06/gifted-movie-review-chris-evans-mckenna-grace/99998568/ |website=[[USA Today]] |access-date=June 19, 2023 |date=April 6, 2017 |archive-date=June 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620133644/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/billgoodykoontz/2017/04/06/gifted-movie-review-chris-evans-mckenna-grace/99998568/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Marc Webb]], who directed Grace in ''Gifted'', praised her comedic timing, which he described as "a different kind of sophistication that is very deep and very pure and really sincere".<ref name="Gulino">{{cite web |last1=Gulino |first1=Elizabeth |title=''Gifted'' Premiere: Octavia Spencer, Chris Evans Praise Co-Star McKenna Grace |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/gifted-premiere-octavia-spencer-chris-evans-jenny-slate-praise-star-mckenna-grace-991390 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=June 19, 2023 |date=April 5, 2017 |archive-date=June 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230619152950/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/gifted-premiere-octavia-spencer-chris-evans-jenny-slate-praise-star-mckenna-grace-991390/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Grace stated that when acting in more dramatic and intense scenes, she "tricks" herself into feeling emotions, and "then you have to figure out how to disassociate it from your real emotions".<ref name="Strause">{{cite interview |last1=Grace |first1=Mckenna |interviewer=Jackie Strause |title=Mckenna Grace on ''Handmaid's Tale'', ''Friend of the Family'' Roles and Sharing Her Scoliosis Story |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/mckenna-grace-the-handmaids-tale-a-friend-of-the-family-scoliosis-recovery-1235270005 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=June 20, 2023 |date=November 27, 2022 |archive-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127090715/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/mckenna-grace-the-handmaids-tale-a-friend-of-the-family-scoliosis-recovery-1235270005/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She described acting intense feelings, such as fury and hatred, as "just something that happens" and a mix of research and intuition. To connect to characters and give them more depth, Grace composes music and creates playlists that she listens to while on set.<ref name="Feldman">{{cite web |last1=Feldman |first1=Dana |title=Mckenna Grace Relies on Pure Instinct as She Takes on Tough Roles |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danafeldman/2022/10/24/mckenna-grace-relies-on-pure-instinct-as-she-takes-on-tough-roles/?sh=667218e86914 |website=[[Forbes]] |access-date=June 26, 2023 |language=en |date=October 24, 2022 |archive-date=June 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626042250/https://www.forbes.com/sites/danafeldman/2022/10/24/mckenna-grace-relies-on-pure-instinct-as-she-takes-on-tough-roles/?sh=667218e86914 |url-status=live }}</ref> Of her role choices, Grace commented that she aims to act in projects in which she can tell "important stories" that have genuine meaning to her.<ref name="Levine" /><ref name="FordDixon" />
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Grace signed with [[Photo Finish Records]] in 2020 and released her debut single, "Haunted House", alongside a music video in November 2021. She co-wrote the song alongside Lily Kincade, with [[Nathaniel Motte]] as producer. Grace explained that the song was written during a rough period of her life in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that one "could take it as a breakup song, but it could also be about a friend or a family member or any kind of relationship that's ended".<ref name="Khalifeh">{{cite web |last1=Khalifeh |first1=Mona |title=McKenna Grace Releases Debut Single 'Haunted House' |url=https://www.etonline.com/mckenna-grace-releases-debut-single-haunted-house-175411 |website=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |access-date=June 29, 2023 |date=November 18, 2021 |archive-date=November 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125132227/https://www.etonline.com/mckenna-grace-releases-debut-single-haunted-house-175411 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[NPR]] wrote that the song "has some surprising twists and turns and spells out the beginnings of an exciting new career for Mckenna Grace".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Boilen |first1=Bob |title=New Mix: Beach House, Jasmyn, Mckenna Grace, More |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/11/22/1058073356/new-mix-beach-house-jasmyn-mckenna-grace-more |publisher=[[NPR]] |access-date=June 29, 2023 |date=November 23, 2021 |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629100831/https://www.npr.org/2021/11/22/1058073356/new-mix-beach-house-jasmyn-mckenna-grace-more |url-status=live }}</ref> While not originally written for ''Ghostbusters: Afterlife'', the song was eventually added to the film's soundtrack and used for the closing credits.<ref name="Khalifeh" />
 
Grace released her second and third singles, "Do All My Friends Hate Me?" and "You Ruined Nirvana", in 2022.<ref name="Avila">{{cite web |last1=Avila |first1=Daniela |title=Meet the Talented Emerging Artists Making Their Mark in 2022 |url=https://people.com/music/2022-emerging-artists-gallery |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=June 29, 2023 |language=en |date=February 18, 2022 |archive-date=May 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531014209/https://people.com/music/2022-emerging-artists-gallery/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Mckenna|last=Grace|title=You Ruined Nirvana&nbsp;– Single|url=https://music.apple.com/album/you-ruined-nirvana-single/1618495264|publisher=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=August 4, 2023|archive-date=August 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805115536/https://music.apple.com/us/album/you-ruined-nirvana-single/1618495264|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 18, 2022, she released "Self Dysmorphia", which was inspired by her struggles with [[scoliosis]].<ref name="Levine" /> On putting out the single, Grace said: "it's a little bit weird to put these deeply personal thoughts and struggles out into the world. But, hopefully,&nbsp;... people who are going through the same thing will feel less alone."<ref name="Strause" /> She also performed the song on ''[[The Today Show]]'' in December 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mckenna Grace Performs 'Self Dysmorphia' on ''Today'' |url=https://www.today.com/video/mckenna-grace-performs-self-dysmorphia-on-today-155830853734 |website=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]] |access-date=June 29, 2023 |language=en |date=December 1, 2022 |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629132908/https://www.today.com/video/mckenna-grace-performs-self-dysmorphia-on-today-155830853734 |url-status=live }}</ref> Preceded by the songs "Post Party Trauma",<ref>{{cite web |title=McKenna Grace Talks New Single and Acting Projects |url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/video/1092289 |publisher=[[WAGA-TV]] |access-date=June 29, 2023 |date=July 13, 2022 |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629132914/https://www.fox5atlanta.com/video/1092289 |url-status=live }}</ref> "Ugly Crier",<ref name="MTV Bop Shop" /> and "Checkered Vans",<ref>{{cite web|first=Mckenna|last=Grace|title=Checkered Vans&nbsp;– Single|url=https://music.apple.com/album/checkered-vans-single/1668243470|publisher=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=August 4, 2023|archive-date=August 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805115448/https://music.apple.com/us/album/checkered-vans-single/1668243470|url-status=live}}</ref> Grace's debut [[extended play]] (EP), titled ''Bittersweet 16'', was released on March 3, 2023.<ref name="Russell" /> She wanted to write a full-length album, but Photo Finish suggested she begin with an EP.<ref name="Levine" /> Later that year, she recorded the single "Bark to the Beat" for the ''PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie'' soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Milligan |first1=Mercedes |title=''PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie'' Tunes Up with Tracks from Christina Aguilera, Bryson Tiller & More |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/08/paw-patrol-the-mighty-movie-tunes-up-with-tracks-from-christina-aguilera-bryson-tiller-more |website=[[Animation Magazine]] |access-date=May 4, 2024 |date=August 29, 2023 |archive-date=September 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929071227/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/08/paw-patrol-the-mighty-movie-tunes-up-with-tracks-from-christina-aguilera-bryson-tiller-more |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title=''PAW Patrol 2'' Is the Top Dog at Box Office with $23M Opening&nbsp;– Sunday AM Update |url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/box-office-the-creator-saw-x-paw-patrol-the-might-movie-1235559753 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=May 4, 2024 |date=October 1, 2023 |archive-date=January 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108041904/https://deadline.com/2023/10/box-office-the-creator-saw-x-paw-patrol-the-might-movie-1235559753/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Grace's second EP, ''Autumn Leaves'', was released on October 13, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=''Autumn Leaves''&nbsp;– EP |url=https://music.apple.com/th/album/autumn-leaves-ep/1708683239 |publisher=[[Apple Music]] |access-date=October 15, 2023 |archive-date=October 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017131712/https://music.apple.com/th/album/autumn-leaves-ep/1708683239 |url-status=live }}</ref> According to ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', its single "Catch Me" showcases her skills in storytelling and "woozy, richly textured pop" music.<ref name="Billboard Catch Me">{{cite magazine |last1=Havens |first1=Lyndsey |last2=Lipshutz |first2=Jason |last3=Bowenbank |first3=Starr |title=10 Cool New Pop Songs to Get You Through the Week: Blu DeTiger & Mallrat, Lauren Mayberry, Mckenna Grace & More |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/new-pop-songs-blu-detiger-mallrat-lauren-mayberry-1235443593 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=October 17, 2023 |date=October 16, 2023 |archive-date=October 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017030001/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/new-pop-songs-blu-detiger-mallrat-lauren-mayberry-1235443593/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Grace has since released the songs "Natalie",<ref name="Consequence" /> "Gentleman",<ref name="ABCVideo">{{cite web |title=Video Singer Mckenna Grace on Exploring New Genres and Balancing Acting with Music |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/video/singer-mckenna-grace-exploring-new-genres-balancing-acting-109920397 |website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |access-date=May 4, 2024 |language=en |date=May 4, 2024 |format=Video |archive-date=May 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240504053017/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/video/singer-mckenna-grace-exploring-new-genres-balancing-acting-109920397 |url-status=live }}</ref> and "Swim Team", and performed at the music festival [[Lollapalooza]].<ref name="Ryan">{{cite interview |last1=Grace |first1=Mckenna |interviewer=Jim Ryan |title=Lollapalooza Q&A: Mckenna Grace Drops New Single Ahead of Her Gig at Chicago Festival |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/lollapalooza/2024/08/02/lollapalooza-q-a-mckenna-grace-drops-new-single-ahead-of-her-gig-at-chicago-festival |website=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |access-date=August 3, 2024 |language=en |date=August 3, 2024 |archive-date=August 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803023344/https://chicago.suntimes.com/lollapalooza/2024/08/02/lollapalooza-q-a-mckenna-grace-drops-new-single-ahead-of-her-gig-at-chicago-festival |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Mai |first1=Jeffy |title=Lollapalooza 2024 Lineup and Set Times: The Full Schedule You Need to Know |url=https://www.timeout.com/chicago/news/lollapalooza-2024-lineup-and-set-times-the-full-schedule-you-need-to-know-073124 |website=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]] |access-date=August 3, 2024 |date=July 31, 2024 |archive-date=August 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240802142843/https://www.timeout.com/chicago/news/lollapalooza-2024-lineup-and-set-times-the-full-schedule-you-need-to-know-073124 |url-status=live }}</ref> She is set to release her third EP in late 2024.<ref name="ABCVideo" />
 
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