20-Year-Old Actress Sets Boundary: No Nudity

Mckenna Grace, 20, has stated that she will not perform nudity or highly sexualized scenes in her future film and television work. The actress, who is best known for her role in the horror franchise Scream, told Cosmopolitan that she finds such requirements terrifying. She said, “I definitely don’t do nudity or very hypersexual things. I respect anybody who can, but it’s terrifying to me.”

Grace rose to prominence as a child actor after appearing in her first commercial at age five. She built her career with roles in The Young and the Restless, Gifted, I, Tonya, and The Haunting of Hill House before turning 13. She is now transitioning into adult roles, a shift she describes as giving her more control over her characters.

She explained the difference in working conditions by noting that child actors are often expected to act like adults off-camera but like children on set. “Now it’s cool to be an adult and be able to give my opinion and have a bit more ownership over characters,” she said. She added that she enjoys pitching ideas directly to producers.

The actress is currently preparing for the release of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, scheduled for November 20. In that film, she plays Maysilee Donner, the arena ally of Haymitch Everdeen, a role played by Joseph Zada. Grace described the casting process as “daunting and insane” because many fans initially suggested other actresses for the part.

She noted that the positive reaction from the fanbase helped ease the pressure of joining the franchise. “That meant so much to me that the fanbase liked me as Maysilee because I was like, ‘I don’t even know if I like myself as Maysilee! How am I gonna do this justice?’” she said. The film is part of a series she cares about deeply.

In addition to The Hunger Games, Grace is starring in Regretting You and Five Nights at Freddy’s 2. Her recent work includes Scream 7, in which her character is killed by Ghostface. Despite her dark roles, she said her long-term goal is to play a Disney princess one day.