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Mckenna Grace Says She Avoids Nudity and Highly Sexual Roles
Mckenna Grace says she does not take roles involving nudity or highly sexual scenes because they make her uncomfortable.
The 20-year-old actor made the comments in an interview while promoting her next film, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.
She plays Maysilee Donner in the film, which is scheduled to open globally on November 20.
Grace said her preference does not mean she only wants wholesome roles, noting that her character is violently attacked in Scream 7.
Her long-term ambition is to play a Disney princess someday.
She began acting as a child and said that, as an adult, she now has more say in her roles and can pitch ideas to producers.
Her next major release is Sunrise on the Reaping, and she has said that joining a franchise she cares about felt daunting.
Mckenna Grace says she avoids roles involving nudity or highly sexual content.
She told Cosmopolitan that performing such scenes is terrifying to her, though she does not know whether her view will change.
Grace said she hopes to play a Disney princess someday.
She noted that she takes on roles that are not wholesome, including a character who is killed by Ghostface in Scream 7.
Grace is set to play Maysilee Donner in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, due in theaters Nov. 20.
- Who
- Mckenna Grace, an actor.
- What
- She says she avoids roles involving nudity or highly sexual content.
- When
- She made the comments in an interview with Cosmopolitan during her press tour for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.
- Where
- The interview was with Cosmopolitan. The location was not stated.
- Why
- Grace said such roles are terrifying to her and that she hopes to play a Disney princess someday.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Grace attended the U.K. premiere of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Hollywood Reporter and Variety published articles about Grace’s comments to Cosmopolitan.
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is scheduled to open in theaters.
- Actor
- Mckenna Grace
- Role in Sunrise on the Reaping
- Maysilee Donner
- Interview outlet
- Cosmopolitan
- Upcoming film release
- The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, Nov. 20
- Role cited in Scream 7
- Grace’s character is gutted by Ghostface
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What people are saying
I definitely don’t do nudity or very hypersexual things.
I respect anybody who can, but it’s terrifying to me.
I don’t know if that’ll ever change.
my dream is to try and be a Disney princess someday.