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Maggie Grace
Grace in 2018
Born
Margaret Grace Denig

(1983-09-21)September 21, 1983(age 40)[1]
Worthington, Ohio,U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present
Spouse
Brent Bushnell
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(m.2017)​
Children1

Margaret Grace Denig(born September 21, 1983) is an American actress. She is known for playingShannon Rutherfordon theABCtelevision seriesLost(2004–2006; 2010), Kim Mills in theTakentrilogy (2008–2014), Irina inThe Twilight Saga(2011–2012), and Althea Szewczyk-Przygocki inFear the Walking Dead(2018–2021).

Grace earned aYoung Artist Awardnomination in 2002 with her portrayal of 15-year-old murder victimMartha Moxleyin the television movieMurder in Greenwich.In 2004, she was cast asShannon Rutherfordin the television seriesLost,on which she was a main cast member for the first two seasons, winning aScreen Actors Guild Awardshared with theensemble cast.Leaving the series, Grace was keen to work more prominently in film. She appeared inThe Jane Austen Book Club(2007), and oppositeLiam Neesonas Kim Mills inTakenin 2008. She reprised the role of Kim inTaken 2(2012) andTaken 3(2014).

She played the lead role,Alice,inMalice in Wonderland,a modern take onLewis Carroll's novelAlice's Adventures in Wonderland.Grace reprised the role of Shannon in two more episodes ofLost,includingthe series finale.In 2013, she appeared in the sixth season ofCalifornication.She portrayed Faith, a groupie and a muse to the stars, who captures the eye of Hank Moody, played byDavid Duchovny.She joined the cast of the seriesFear the Walking Deadin 2018 as a journalist named Althea.

Early life[edit]

Margaret Grace Denig was born inWorthington, Ohio,to Valinn (néeEverett) and Fred Denig, who ran a family jewelry business.[2]She attended Worthington Christian Schools from kindergarten through ninth grade and briefly attendedThomas Worthington High School,[3]where she began acting in school plays and community theater,[4]including a 2000 Gallery Players production ofThe Crucible,at a localJewish Community Center.[5][6]As a child, Grace was a voracious reader and a self-described "Shakespearenerd "[7]telling theLos Angeles Timesthat at age 13, she "was really intoJane Austen,kind of like how some kids are intoStar Trek".[7]

Career[edit]

Grace acquired an agent within a week of relocating toLos Angelesand enrolled in acting classes.[6]She landed her first role inRachel's Room,a 2001 web-based video series about the affairs inside a teenage girl's bedroom that was created byDawson's Creekexecutive producerPaul Stupin.[8]Her next role was on the 2002 television seriesSeptuplets,which was cancelled before the first episode had aired.[2]Her breakout role was on 2002's television movieMurder in Greenwich,based on the true story of 15-year-oldMartha Moxley's murder. She was nominated for aYoung Artist Awardfor her portrayal of Moxley in the Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Leading Young Actress category, but lost toClara BryantforTru Confessions.[9]She went on to feature in minor roles on the television seriesCSI: Miami,The Lyon's Den,Miracles,Like Family,Cold CaseandLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit,and the filmsTwelve Mile RoadandCreature Unknown.

Grace at the New York premiere ofWon't Back Downin September 2012

In mid-2004, Grace's agent sent her the script for thepilot episodeofLost;she was given the role ofShannon Rutherfordafter a successful audition.[2]She was nominated in 2005 for aTeen Choice Awardfor Choice TV Breakout Performance – Female for her role onLost,but lost toDesperate Housewives'Eva Longoria.[10]She lived in Hawaii during the filming of the show'sfirst season,and signed on to star oppositeTom WellinginThe Fog,a 2005 remake of the1980 horror film of the same name,as a character originally played byJamie Lee Curtis.[11]Though the filming ofLostwas supposed to have ended beforeThe Fogbegan, the productions coincided due toLost's extendedseason finale[4]and Grace flew between the two sets, on the Hawaiian island ofOahuand onBowen IslandinBritish Columbia.[12]

After ranking at #27 onMaxim's Hot 100 list of 2005,[13]she returned forLost'ssecond season.Her character was killed in the season's eighth episode, "Collision",when the series' writers began to feel that the character's" story avenues [were] limited ". Executive producerCarlton Cusesaid that Grace's departure from the show was "sort of a win-win" as she was eager to enter a full-time career in film.[14]After leaving the series, she nevertheless joined the other principalLostcast membersof season 2 onstage at the12th Screen Actors Guild AwardswhereLostwon the award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.[15]

Varietyreported in May 2005 that Grace was in negotiations to playX-MencharacterKitty Prydein the 2006 filmX-Men: The Last Stand,[16]but in July, auditions were reportedly being held for her replacement.[17]The role ultimately went toElliot Page,[18]and Grace later revealed that she had never been contacted about the role and was surprised to read that she was up for the part in question.[19]Grace's next role was in the 2007independent filmSuburban Girl,alongsideSarah Michelle GellarandAlec Baldwin.[20]In 2007, she starred inThe Jane Austen Book Club,based onKaren Joy Fowler'snovel of the same name.She is a fan ofJane Austenand had read Fowler's novel when it was released in 2004. When she was given the film's script, she met with the directorRobin Swicord,with whom she says she "geekedout ", and was given the role of Allegra, an openly lesbian 20-year-old.[21]

After the filming ofThe Jane Austen Book Clubwas completed, Grace briefly returned to Hawaii to shoot a guest spot on theLostseason 3episode "Exposé".[21]She starred in the 2008 thriller filmTakenwithLiam Neeson,who was at the top of a list of male actors Grace wished to work with that she had written just two months before she was cast.[22]She played the lead in Simon Fellows' 2009Malice in Wonderland,a modern adaptation ofLewis Carroll'sAlice's Adventures in Wonderland.[23]In 2010, Grace starred in the dramaFlying Lessons,[24]and appeared oppositeTom CruiseandCameron DiazinJames Mangold's filmKnight and Day,[25]as well as inFaster,withDwayne Johnson.[26]Grace's busy schedule prevented her from returning as Shannon in "LA X",the season premiere forLost'ssixth and final season,[27]but she did return for the series finale "The End".[28]In September 2010, it was revealed that Grace was chosen to play Irina inThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1and2.[29]

In December 2012, it was announced Grace would be making her Broadway debut inPicnic.The play opened for previews on December 14, running at the American Airlines Theatre.Sebastian Stanco-stars with Grace in the Pulitzer Prize winning play.[30]

She also made her first appearance as a guest star in the Showtime SeriesCalifornicationin January 2013, in which she plays a groupie andmuseto the rock and roll world as well as the personal interest of Hank Moody, starringDavid Duchovny.

In 2018, she joined the cast ofFear the Walking DeadasAlthea,a journalist.

Other projects[edit]

Grace has been on the covers of many international fashion magazines, includingSaturday Night,Femme Fatales,Vanidades,7x7andOrganic Spa Magazine;Canada'sGlowandViva;UK'sCosmoGirl;Brazil'sCaras;France'sTélé 7 Jours;Singapore'sSolitaireand Russia'sCosmopolitan Beauty.[31]

Personal life[edit]

While still working onLost,Grace andIan Somerhalderadopted a feral cat named Roo which they found "literally dying" in the jungle on the set. She said that the cat is now her "travel buddy."[32]In February 2017, Grace became engaged to Brent Bushnell, the CEO of an entertainment company.[33][34]They were married on May 28, 2017.[35]The couple's first child, a son, was born in 2020.[36]

Grace often credits her mother as her source of inspiration. When asked about her closest friend, she said that she and her mother were more like sisters and that she is "lucky to have an exceptionally cool mom."[37]She is a self-proclaimedAnglophile;having written to apen palin theLake Districtfrom the age of eight, and admiring a number of English poets, includingWilliam Shakespeare;she first visited England when she was thirteen.[38]She calls herself very clumsy, claiming to "trip over my legs all the time,"[39]and was jokingly nicknamed "Maggie Graceless" by one of her former cast-mates.[40]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Shop Club
2004 Creature Unknown Amanda
2005 The Fog Elizabeth Williams
2007 The Jane Austen Book Club Allegra
Suburban Girl Chloe
2008 Taken Kim Mills
2009 Malice in Wonderland Alice
2010 The Experiment Bay
Faster Lily
Flying Lessons Sophie Conway
Knight and Day April Havens
2011 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Irina
2012 Decoding Annie Parker Sarah
Lockout Emilie Warnock
Taken 2 Kim Mills
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 Irina
2014 About Alex Siri
Taken 3 Kim Mills
We'll Never Have Paris Kelsey
2015 Unity Narrator Documentary
2016 The Choice Stephanie Parker
Showing Roots Violet
2017 Aftermath Christina
The Scent of Rain and Lightning Laurie
2018 The Hurricane Heist Casey Corbyn
Supercon Allison
2020 Love, Weddings & Other Disasters Jessie
2023 The Secret Art of Human Flight Wendy
2024 Blackwater Lane Rachel

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Murder in Greenwich Martha Moxley Television film
Septuplets Hope Wilde Unknown episodes
2003 CSI: Miami Amy Gorman Episode: "Spring Break"
The Lyon's Den Haley Dugan Episode: "Beach House"
Miracles Hannah Cottrell Episode: "Mother's Daughter"
Twelve Mile Road Dulcie Landis Television film
2004 Cold Case Renee Episode: "Volunteers"
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jessie Dawning Episode: "Obscene"
Like Family Mary Episode: "My Two Moms"
Oliver Beene Elke Recurring
2004–2006; 2010 Lost Shannon Rutherford Main role (seasons 1–2); special guest (seasons 3, 6);
2013 Californication Faith Recurring role (season 6)
The Following Sarah Fuller Episode: "Pilot"
Susanna Susanna Main role (season 1)
When Calls the Heart Aunt Elizabeth Television film[41]
2015 Masters of Sex Christine Wesh Episode: "Three's a Crowd"
2018–2021 Fear the Walking Dead Althea Szewczyk-Przygocki Main role (seasons 4–6); guest (season 7)
2019 The Althea Tapes Althea Szewczyk-Przygocki Main role

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