Mckenna Grace says Disney princess dream prevents her from doing certain roles

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Skip to contentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today.Join todayAlready a member? Log inShahana YasminTuesday 03 November 2026 10:34 GMTThe Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping teaserActor Mckenna Grace has revealed that she avoids taking on roles involving nudity or hypersexual themes because she fears them and retains a long-held ambition to play a Disney princess in the future.The 20-year-old performer, who began acting at age five, established her career with prominent roles in Gifted, I, Tonya, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and an Emmy-nominated performance in The Handmaid's Tale.Speaking about her transition from child acting to adulthood, Grace reflected on the contradictory expectations of growing up on set, while expressing enthusiasm for having greater input and creative ownership over her current characters.Grace is set to star as Maysilee Donner in the upcoming prequel film The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, where she actively advocated for character details that align with fan expectations.Directed by Francis Lawrence and featuring an ensemble cast including Ralph Fiennes, Glenn Close, and Elle Fanning, the prequel centres on the Second Quarter Quell and is due in cinemas on 20 November.In fullHunger Games star Mckenna Grace reveals childhood dream that rules out nude scenesMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in