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'''Margaret Grace Denig''' (born September 21, 1983) is an American actress. She is known for playing [[Shannon Rutherford]] on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television series ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'' (2004–2006; 2010), Kim Mills in the ''[[Taken (franchise)|Taken]]'' trilogy (2008–2014), Irina in [[The Twilight Saga (film series)|''The Twilight Saga'']] (2011–2012), and Althea Szewczyk-Przygocki in ''[[Fear the Walking Dead]]'' (2018–2021).
'''Margaret Grace Denig''' (born September 21, 1983), best known as '''Maggie Grace''', is an [[United States|American]] [[actress]]. Originally from [[Worthington, Ohio|Worthington]], [[Ohio]], she dropped out of high school to move to [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] with her mother after her parents' divorce. While struggling financially, she landed her first role as the titular character in the web-based video series ''Rachel's Room'' in 2001. She went on to earn a [[Young Artist Award]] nomination in 2002 with her portrayal of 15-year-old murder victim [[Martha Moxley]] in the television movie ''[[Murder in Greenwich (film)|Murder in Greenwich]]''.


In 2004 Grace was cast as [[Shannon Rutherford]] in the television series ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'', on which she was a main cast member for the first two seasons, winning a [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] shared with the [[ensemble cast]]. Leaving the series, Grace was keen to work more prominently in film having starred opposite [[Tom Welling]] in ''[[The Fog (2005 film)|The Fog]]'' in 2005. She appeared in ''[[Suburban Girl]]'', ''[[The Jane Austen Book Club (film)|The Jane Austen Book Club]]'' (both 2007), and ''[[Taken (film)|Taken]]'' (2008). She has completed production in the lead role of Alice in ''[[Malice in Wonderland (film)|Malice in Wonderland]]'', an upcoming exaggerated modern take on [[Lewis Carroll]]'s novel ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]''.
Grace earned a [[Young Artist Award]] nomination in 2002 with her portrayal of 15-year-old murder victim [[Murder of Martha Moxley|Martha Moxley]] in the television movie ''[[Murder in Greenwich (film)|Murder in Greenwich]]''. In 2004, she was cast as [[Shannon Rutherford]] in the television series ''Lost'', on which she was a main cast member for the first two seasons, winning a [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] shared with the [[ensemble cast]]. Leaving the series, Grace was keen to work more prominently in film. She appeared in ''[[The Jane Austen Book Club (film)|The Jane Austen Book Club]]'' (2007), and opposite [[Liam Neeson]] as Kim Mills in ''[[Taken (film)|Taken]]'' in 2008. She reprised the role of Kim in ''[[Taken 2]]'' (2012) and ''[[Taken 3]]'' (2014).

She played the lead role, [[Alice (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)|Alice]], in ''[[Malice in Wonderland (2009 film)|Malice in Wonderland]]'', a modern take on [[Lewis Carroll]]'s novel ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]''. Grace reprised the role of Shannon in two more episodes of ''Lost'', including [[The End (Lost)|the series finale]]. In 2013, she appeared in the sixth season of ''[[Californication (TV series)|Californication]]''. She portrayed Faith, a groupie and a muse to the stars, who captures the eye of Hank Moody, played by [[David Duchovny]]. She joined the cast of the series ''[[Fear the Walking Dead]]'' in 2018 as a journalist named Althea.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Grace was born Margaret Grace Denig in [[Worthington, Ohio|Worthington]], [[Ohio]],<ref name=mail>{{cite web| author=Graham, Caroline| title=Maggie Grace is in ''Lost'' paradise|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-399437/Maggie-Grace-Lost-paradise.html| work=[[Daily Mail]]|date=August 7, 2006|accessdate= 2009-01-08}}</ref> the second of three children to parents Valinn and Rick Denig, who ran a family jewelry business.<ref name=usa>{{cite web| title = She's not lost in a fog| work = [[USA Today]]| url = http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-10-18-maggie-grace-side_x.htm| author = Keck, William| date = October 18, 2005| accessdate = 2009-01-08}}</ref> Her family lived in a 200-year-old house, the first [[saltbox]] house in central Ohio.<ref name=teen>{{cite web| title = Maggie Grace: "Lost" in The Fog| publisher = TeenHollywood.com| url = http://www.teenhollywood.com/d.asp?r=108825&c=1038&p=1| author = Barker, Lynn| date = October 12, 2005| accessdate = 2009-01-08}}</ref> She attended Worthington Christian Schools from kindergarten through ninth grade and briefly attended [[Thomas Worthington High School]],<ref name=city>{{cite news| author=Graham, Caroline| title=Finding Grace| work=CityScene|date=November/December 2005}}</ref> where she began acting in school plays and community theater,<ref name=lat>{{cite web| title = The island life seems to suit her just fine| work = [[Los Angeles Times]]| url = http://articles.latimes.com/2005/sep/11/entertainment/ca-grace11| author = King, Susan| date = September 11, 2005| accessdate = 2009-01-08}}</ref> including a [[Jewish Community Center]]'s Gallery Players' 2000 production of ''[[The Crucible]]''.<ref>{{cite news| author=Foley, Kristen M.| title=Lost Girl| work=C: The Columbus Magazine|date=February 2005}}</ref> Her parents divorced "amicably" when she was 16 years old, but her mother sought a "fresh start".<ref name=mail/> Grace dropped out of high school to move to [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[California]] with her mother, while her younger siblings Ian and Marissa continued to live with their father.<ref name=usa/> In Los Angeles, Grace and her mother moved around often as they struggled financially, taking out short-term rents rather than paying for permanent residence while eating a basic diet as it was all they could afford.<ref name=mail/><ref name=cosmo>{{cite news| author=Cleeve, Dan| title=Maggie Grace| work=[[CosmoGirl]]|date=March 2006}}</ref>
Margaret Grace Denig was born in [[Worthington, Ohio]], to Valinn (''[[née]]'' Everett) and Fred Denig, who ran a family jewelry business.<ref name="usa">{{cite web |title=She's not lost in a fog |work=[[USA Today]] |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-10-18-maggie-grace-side_x.htm |first=William |last=Keck |date=October 18, 2005 |access-date=January 8, 2009}}</ref> She attended Worthington Christian Schools from kindergarten through ninth grade and briefly attended [[Thomas Worthington High School]],<ref name="city">{{cite news |first=Caroline |last=Graham |title=Finding Grace |work=CityScene |date=November–December 2005}}</ref> where she began acting in school plays and community theater,<ref name="lat">{{cite web |title=The island life seems to suit her just fine |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-sep-11-ca-grace11-story.html |last1=King |first1=Susan |date=September 11, 2005 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110511195037/http://articles.latimes.com/2005/sep/11/entertainment/ca-grace11 |archive-date = May 11, 2011 |access-date=January 18, 2022}}</ref> including a 2000 Gallery Players production of ''[[The Crucible]]'', at a local [[Jewish Community Center]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Kristen M. |last=Foley |title=Lost Girl |work=C: The Columbus Magazine |date=February 2005}}</ref><ref name="interview">{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Sells |title=Maggie Grace |url=http://www.thereeldeal.co/interviews/maggie_grace.html |work=The Reel Deal |date=January 2009 |access-date=July 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330180430/http://www.thereeldeal.co/interviews/maggie_grace.html |archive-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref> As a child, Grace was a voracious reader and a self-described "[[Shakespeare]] nerd"<ref name="Shakespeare">{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-maggie-grace-20150108-story.html |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |last1=King |first1=Susan |title='Shakespeare nerd' Maggie Grace has been 'Taken' by the action genre |date=January 8, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150112175627/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-maggie-grace-20150108-story.html |archive-date= January 12, 2015 |access-date=April 2, 2016}}</ref> telling the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' that at age 13, she "was really into [[Jane Austen]], kind of like how some kids are into ''[[Star Trek]]''".<ref name="Shakespeare" />


==Career==
==Career==
Grace acquired an agent within a week of relocating to [[Los Angeles]] and enrolled in acting classes.<ref name="interview" /> She landed her first role in ''Rachel's Room'', a 2001 web-based video series about the affairs inside a teenage girl's bedroom that was created by ''[[Dawson's Creek]]'' executive producer [[Paul Stupin]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Stupin Gets Raw In 'Room' With An Internet View |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url=http://www.allbusiness.com/services/motion-pictures/4866247-1.html |first=Chris |last=Marlowe |date=September 10, 2001 |access-date=January 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071204005400/http://www.allbusiness.com/services/motion-pictures/4866247-1.html |archive-date=December 4, 2007}}</ref> Her next role was on the 2002 television series ''Septuplets'', which was cancelled before the first episode had aired.<ref name="usa" /> Her breakout role was on 2002's television movie ''[[Murder in Greenwich (film)|Murder in Greenwich]]'', based on the true story of 15-year-old [[Martha Moxley]]'s murder. She was nominated for a [[Young Artist Award]] for her portrayal of Moxley in the Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Leading Young Actress category, but lost to [[Clara Bryant]] for ''[[Tru Confessions]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=24th Annual Young Artist Awards Nominations |publisher=[[Young Artist Awards]] |url=http://youngartistawards.org/noms24.htm |first=Eric |last=Goldman |date=March 29, 2003 |access-date=January 8, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110180321/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms24.htm |archive-date=January 10, 2016}}</ref> She went on to feature in minor roles on the television series ''[[CSI: Miami]]'', ''[[The Lyon's Den]]'', ''[[Miracles (TV series)|Miracles]]'', ''[[Like Family]]'', ''[[Cold Case]]'' and ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'', and the films ''Twelve Mile Road'' and ''Creature Unknown''.
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In mid-2004, Grace's agent sent her the script for the [[Pilot (Lost)|pilot episode]] of ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]''; she was given the role of [[Shannon Rutherford]] after a successful audition.<ref name="usa" /> She was nominated in 2005 for a [[Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Award]] for Choice TV Breakout Performance – Female for her role on ''Lost'', but lost to ''[[Desperate Housewives]]''{{'}} [[Eva Longoria]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fox.com/tca2005/nominees.htm |title=The Teen Choice Awards – Nominees |year=2005 |access-date=March 6, 2008 |publisher=[[20th Century Fox]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205192001/http://www.fox.com/tca2005/nominees.htm |archive-date=February 5, 2008}}</ref> She lived in Hawaii during the filming of the show's [[Lost season 1|first season]], and signed on to star opposite [[Tom Welling]] in ''[[The Fog (2005 film)|The Fog]]'', a 2005 remake of the [[The Fog|1980 horror film of the same name]], as a character originally played by [[Jamie Lee Curtis]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Set Visit: The Fog |publisher=IGN |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/10/05/set-visit-the-fog |first=Jeff |last=Otto |date=October 4, 2005 |access-date=January 18, 2022}}</ref> Though the filming of ''Lost'' was supposed to have ended before ''The Fog'' began, the productions coincided due to ''Lost''{{'}}s extended [[Exodus (Lost)|season finale]]<ref name="lat" /> and Grace flew between the two sets, on the Hawaiian island of [[Oahu]] and on [[Bowen Island]] in [[British Columbia]].<ref name=teen>{{cite web |title=Maggie Grace: "Lost" in The Fog |publisher=TeenHollywood.com |url=http://www.teenhollywood.com/d.asp?r=108825&c=1038&p=1 |first=Lynn |last=Barker |date=October 12, 2005 |access-date=January 8, 2009 |archive-date=April 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415131114/http://www.teenhollywood.com/2005/10/12/maggie-grace-lost-in-the-fog |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Grace acquired an agent within a week of relocating to Los Angeles and enrolled in acting classes.<ref name=orh>{{cite web| title = Maggie Grace| work = The Oregon Herald| url = http://www.oregonherald.com/reviews/mark-sells/interviews/maggie_grace.html| author = Sells, Mark| date = January 2009| accessdate = 2009-01-26}}</ref> She landed her first role in ''Rachel's Room'', a 2001 web-based video series about the affairs inside a teenage girl's bedroom that was created by ''[[Dawson's Creek]]'' executive producer [[Paul Stupin]].<ref>{{cite web| title = Stupin Gets Raw In 'Room' With An Internet View| work = [[The Hollywood Reporter]]| url = http://www.allbusiness.com/services/motion-pictures/4866247-1.html| author = Marlowe, Chris| date = September 10, 2001| accessdate = 2009-01-08}}</ref> Her next role was on the 2002 television series ''Septuplets'', which was cancelled before the first episode had aired.<ref name=usa/> Her breakout role was on 2002's [[television movie]] ''[[Murder in Greenwich (film)|Murder in Greenwich]]'', based on the true story of 15-year-old [[Martha Moxley]]'s murder.<ref name=mail/> She was nominated for a [[Young Artist Award]] for her portrayal of Moxley in the Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Leading Young Actress category, but lost to [[Clara Bryant]] for ''[[Tru Confessions]]''.<ref>{{cite web| title = 24th Annual Young Artist Awards Nominations| publisher = [[Young Artist Awards]]| url = http://youngartistawards.org/noms24.htm| author = Eric Goldman| date = March 29, 2003| accessdate = 2009-01-08}}</ref> She went on to feature in minor roles on the television series ''[[CSI: Miami]]'', ''[[The Lyon's Den]]'', ''[[Miracles (TV series)|Miracles]]'', ''[[Like Family]]'', ''[[Cold Case (TV series)|Cold Case]]'' and ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'', and the films ''Twelve Mile Road'' and ''[[Creature Unknown]]'', before appearing in a season-long recurring role on ''[[Oliver Beene]]'' as a [[Sweden|Swedish]] exchange student.<ref name=city/>
[[File:Maggie Grace by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|300px|Grace at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]], April 2008]]


In mid-2004, Grace's agent sent her the script for the [[Pilot (Lost)|pilot episode]] of ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]''; she was given the role of [[Shannon Rutherford]] after a successful audition.<ref name=mail/><ref name=usa/> She was nominated in 2005 for a [[Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Award]] for Choice TV Breakout Performance – Female for her role on ''Lost'', but lost to ''[[Desperate Housewives]]''{{'}} [[Eva Longoria Parker|Eva Longoria]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox.com/tca2005/nominees.htm|title=The Teen Choice Awards - Nominees|date=2005|accessdate=2008-03-06|publisher=[[20th Century Fox]]}}</ref> She lived in [[Hawaii]] during the filming of the show's [[Lost (season 1)|first season]], and signed on to star opposite [[Tom Welling]] in ''[[The Fog (2005 film)|The Fog]]'',<ref name=mail/> a 2005 remake of the [[The Fog|1980 horror film of the same name]], as a character originally played by [[Jamie Lee Curtis]].<ref>{{cite web| title = Set Visit: The Fog| publisher = [[IGN]]| url = http://movies.ign.com/articles/655/655538p1.html| author = Otto, Jeff| date = October 4, 2005| accessdate = 2009-01-08}}</ref> Though the filming of ''Lost'' was supposed to have ended before ''The Fog'' began, the productions coincided due to ''Lost''{{'}}s extended [[Exodus (Lost)|season finale]]<ref name=lat/> and Grace flew between the two sets, on Hawaiian the island of [[Oahu]] and on [[Bowen Island]] in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]].<ref name=teen/> After ranking at #27 on ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]''{{'}}s Hot 100 list of 2005,<ref>{{cite web| title = MAXIM MAGAZINE Unveils Their "Hot 100" for 2005; Eva Longoria Crowned #1 This Year| publisher = [[Business Wire]]| url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_May_10/ai_n13679947| date = May 10, 2005| accessdate = 2009-01-08}}</ref> she returned for ''Lost''{{'}}s [[Lost (season 2)|second season]]. Her character was killed off the series in the season's eighth episode, "[[Collision (Lost)|Collision]]" when the series' writers began to feel that the character's "story avenues [were] limited". Executive producer [[Carlton Cuse]] said 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.<ref>{{cite news|author=Malcom, Shawna|title=Has ''Lost'' Seen the Last of Shannon?|work=[[TV Guide]]|date=November 29, 2005}}</ref> After leaving the series, she nevertheless joined the other principal ''Lost'' [[List of Lost (TV series) cast members|cast members]] of season 2 onstage at the [[12th Screen Actors Guild Awards]] where ''Lost'' won the award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.<ref>{{cite web| title = 'Lost's' killed-off actors get to share in glory| work = [[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]]| url = http://archives.starbulletin.com/2006/01/31/features/story03.html| author = Eric Goldman| date = January 31, 2006| accessdate = 2009-01-08}}</ref>
After ranking at #27 on ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]''{{'}}s Hot 100 list of 2005,<ref>{{cite web |title=MAXIM MAGAZINE Unveils Their "Hot 100" for 2005; Eva Longoria Crowned #1 This Year |publisher=[[Business Wire]] |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_May_10/ai_n13679947 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120526012941/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_May_10/ai_n13679947|archive-date=May 26, 2012 |date=May 10, 2005 |access-date=January 8, 2009}}</ref> she returned for ''Lost''{{'}}s [[Lost season 2|second season]]. Her character was killed in the season's eighth episode, "[[Collision (Lost)|Collision]]", when the series' writers began to feel that the character's "story avenues [were] limited". Executive producer [[Carlton Cuse]] said 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.<ref>{{cite news |first=Shawna |last=Malcom |title=Has ''Lost'' Seen the Last of Shannon? |work=[[TV Guide]] |date=November 29, 2005}}</ref> After leaving the series, she nevertheless joined the other principal ''Lost'' [[List of Lost (TV series) cast members|cast members]] of season 2 onstage at the [[12th Screen Actors Guild Awards]] where ''Lost'' won the award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.<ref>{{cite web |title='Lost's' killed-off actors get to share in glory |work=[[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]] |url=http://archives.starbulletin.com/2006/01/31/features/story03.html|first=Eric |last=Goldman |date=January 31, 2006 |access-date=January 18, 2022}}</ref>


''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported in May 2005 that Grace was in negotiations to play [[X-Men]] character [[Kitty Pryde]] in the 2006 film ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]'',<ref>{{cite web| title = Grammer, Grace in X3| publisher = [[IGN]]| url = http://movies.ign.com/articles/615/615829p1.html| author = IGN FilmForce| date = May 18, 2005| accessdate = 2009-01-08}}</ref> but in July, auditions were reportedly being held for her replacement.<ref>{{cite web| title = Maggie Grace quits 'X-Men 3'| publisher = [[Digital Spy]]| url = http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a22343/maggie-grace-quits-x-men-3.html| author = Saney, Daniel| date = July 6, 2005| accessdate = 2009-01-08}}</ref> The role ultimately went to [[Ellen Page]],<ref>{{cite web| title = Exclusive: The New Kitty Pryde| publisher = [[IGN]]| url = http://movies.ign.com/articles/637/637120p1.html| author = IGN FilmForce| date = July 27, 2005| accessdate = 2009-01-08}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|author=Russo, Tim|title=Freaks & Cliques|work=[[Premiere (magazine)|Premiere]]|date=May 2006}}</ref> Grace's next role was in the 2007 [[independent film]] ''[[Suburban Girl]]'', alongside [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]] and [[Alec Baldwin]].<ref name=variety>{{cite web| title = Maggie Grace| work= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]| url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117959818.html| author = Dodd, Stacy| date = February 19, 2007| accessdate = 2009-01-08}}</ref> In 2007, she starred in ''[[The Jane Austen Book Club (film)|The Jane Austen Book Club]]'', based on [[Karen Joy Fowler]]'s [[The Jane Austen Book Club|novel of the same name]]. She is a fan of [[Jane Austen]] and had read Fowler's novel when it was released in 2004. When she was given the film's script, she met with the director [[Robin Swicord]], with whom she says she "[[geek]]ed out", and was given the role of Allegra, an openly [[lesbian]] 20-year-old.<ref name=soon>{{cite web| title = Exclusive: Actress Maggie Grace| publisher = ComingSoon.net| url = http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=38029| author = Douglas, Edward| date = October 4, 2007| accessdate = 2009-01-08}}</ref> After the filming of ''The Jane Austen Book Club'' was completed, Grace briefly returned to Hawaii to shoot a guest spot on the ''Lost'' [[Lost (season 3)|season 3]] episode "[[Exposé (Lost)|Exposé]]".<ref name=soon/> She starred in the 2008 thriller film ''[[Taken (film)|Taken]]'' with [[Liam 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.<ref>{{cite web| title = EXCLUSIVE: Maggie Grace Dishes on Being Taken| publisher = MovieWeb.com| url = http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEdrmgei4koafi| author = Gallagher, Brian| date = May 8, 2009| accessdate = 2009-05-11}}</ref> She has completed production of Simon Fellows' upcoming film ''Malice in Wonderland'', a modern adaptation of [[Lewis Carroll]]'s ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]''.<ref name=orh/><ref>{{cite web| title = Maggie Grace| work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]| url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117990506.html| author = Perry, Byron| date = August 13, 2007| accessdate = 2009-01-08}}</ref> She has begun production on ''[[Flying Lessons]]'' and has been cast opposite [[Tom Cruise]] and [[Cameron Diaz]] in [[James Mangold]]'s upcoming film [[Knight and Day]].<ref name=orh/><ref>{{cite web| title = Maggie Grace joins spy thriller| work = [[The Hollywood Reporter]]| url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ib8e913d233af22e02e62704526ff8640| author = Kit, Borys| date = August 27, 2009| accessdate = 2009-08-28}}</ref>
''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported in May 2005 that Grace was in negotiations to play [[X-Men]] character [[Kitty Pryde]] in the 2006 film ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Grammer, Grace in X3 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/05/18/grammer-grace-in-x3 |work=IGN |date=May 18, 2005 |access-date=January 18, 2022}}</ref> but in July, auditions were reportedly being held for her replacement.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maggie Grace quits 'X-Men 3' |publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a22343/maggie-grace-quits-x-men-3/|first=Daniel |last=Saney |date=July 6, 2005 |access-date=January 18, 2022}}</ref> The role ultimately went to [[Elliot Page]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Exclusive: The New Kitty Pryde |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/07/27/exclusive-the-new-kitty-pryde|work=IGN|date=July 27, 2005 |access-date=January 18, 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |first=Tim |last=Russo |title=Freaks & Cliques |work=[[Premiere (magazine)|Premiere]] |date=May 2006}}</ref> Grace's next role was in the 2007 [[independent film]] ''[[Suburban Girl]]'', alongside [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]] and [[Alec Baldwin]].<ref name="variety">{{cite web |title=Maggie Grace |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/2007/scene/markets-festivals/maggie-grace-2-1117959818/ |first=Stacy |last=Dodd |date=February 19, 2007 |access-date=January 18, 2022}}</ref> In 2007, she starred in ''[[The Jane Austen Book Club (film)|The Jane Austen Book Club]]'', based on [[Karen Joy Fowler]]'s [[The Jane Austen Book Club|novel of the same name]]. She is a fan of [[Jane Austen]] and had read Fowler's novel when it was released in 2004. When she was given the film's script, she met with the director [[Robin Swicord]], with whom she says she "[[geek]]ed out", and was given the role of Allegra, an openly lesbian 20-year-old.<ref name="soon">{{cite web |title=Exclusive: Actress Maggie Grace |publisher=ComingSoon.net |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/38029-exclusive-actress-maggie-grace |first=Edward |last=Douglas |date=October 4, 2007 |access-date=January 18, 2022}}</ref>

After the filming of ''The Jane Austen Book Club'' was completed, Grace briefly returned to Hawaii to shoot a guest spot on the ''Lost'' [[Lost season 3|season 3]] episode "[[Exposé (Lost)|Exposé]]".<ref name="soon" /> She starred in the 2008 thriller film ''[[Taken (film)|Taken]]'' with [[Liam 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=EXCLUSIVE: Maggie Grace Dishes on Being Taken |publisher=MovieWeb.com |url=https://movieweb.com/exclusive-maggie-grace-dishes-on-being-taken/|first=Brian |last=Gallagher |date=May 8, 2009 |access-date=January 18, 2022}}</ref> She played the lead in Simon Fellows' 2009 ''[[Malice in Wonderland (2009 film)|Malice in Wonderland]]'', a modern adaptation of [[Lewis Carroll]]'s ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maggie Grace |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/2008/scene/markets-festivals/maggie-grace-3-1117990506/ |first=Byron |last=Perry |date=August 13, 2008 |access-date=January 18, 2022}}</ref> In 2010, Grace starred in the drama ''[[Flying Lessons (2010 film)|Flying Lessons]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/distribution/new-films-acquires-flying-lessons-saving-grace-b-jones/5013938.article |title=New Films acquires Flying Lessons, Saving Grace B Jones |publisher=ScreenDaily |date=May 21, 2010 |first=Jeremy |last=Kay |access-date=January 18, 2022}}</ref> and appeared opposite [[Tom Cruise]] and [[Cameron Diaz]] in [[James Mangold]]'s film ''[[Knight and Day]]'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Maggie Grace Joins Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz in James Mangold's WICHITA |work=Collider |url=https://collider.com/maggie-grace-joins-tom-cruise-and-cameron-diaz-in-james-mangolds-wichita/6603/ |first=Nicole |last=Pedersen |date=August 27, 2009 |access-date=January 11, 2011 |archive-date=May 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510103002/http://collider.com/maggie-grace-joins-tom-cruise-and-cameron-diaz-in-james-mangolds-wichita/6603/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> as well as in ''[[Faster (2010 film)|Faster]]'', with [[Dwayne Johnson]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2010/film/markets-festivals/actresses-circle-faster-1118013491/ |first=Tatiana |last=Siegel |date=January 7, 2010 |title=Actresses circle 'Faster' |work=Variety |access-date=February 23, 2010}}</ref> Grace's busy schedule prevented her from returning as Shannon in "[[LA X]]", the season premiere for ''Lost'''s [[Lost season 6|sixth and final season]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/159015/on_first_day_of_lost-mas_sawyer_kissing |title=On the First Day of Lost-mas: Sawyer Is Kissing Who?! Maggie Grace Is Where? |publisher=[[E! Online]] |first=Kristin |last=Dos Santos |date=February 14, 2010 |access-date=December 21, 2009}}</ref> but she did return for the series finale "[[The End (Lost)|The End]]".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/02/17/lost-exclusive-maggie-grace-shannon/ |date=February 17, 2010 |title='Lost' exclusive: Maggie Grace, a.k.a. Shannon, returns this season |first1=Jeff |last1=Jensen |first2=Dan |last2=Snierson |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=January 11, 2011}}</ref> In September 2010, it was revealed that Grace was chosen to play Irina in ''[[The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1|The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1]]'' and ''[[The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2|2]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://ew.com/article/2010/09/27/maggie-grace-breaking-dawn-irina/ |title=Maggie Grace to play villain Irina in 'Breaking Dawn' |newspaper=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |first=Nicole |last=Sperling |date=September 27, 2010|access-date=January 8, 2022}}</ref>

In December 2012, it was announced Grace would be making her Broadway debut in ''[[Picnic (play)|Picnic]]''. The play opened for previews on December 14, running at the American Airlines Theatre. [[Sebastian Stan]] co-stars with Grace in the Pulitzer Prize winning play.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://broadwaytour.net/picnic-starring-maggie-grace-sebastian-stan-opens-january-13 |title='Picnic' Starring Maggie Grace, Sebastian Stan Opens January 13 |date=December 14, 2012 |work=Broadway Tour |access-date=January 8, 2013}}</ref>

She also made her first appearance as a guest star in the Showtime Series ''[[Californication (TV series)#Season Six|Californication]]'' in January 2013, in which she plays a groupie and [[Wiktionary:muse#Etymology 1|muse]] to the rock and roll world as well as the personal interest of Hank Moody, starring [[David Duchovny]].

In 2018, she joined the cast of ''[[Fear the Walking Dead]]'' as [[Althea (character)|Althea]], a journalist.

=== Other projects ===
Grace has been on the covers of many international fashion magazines, including ''[[Saturday Night Magazine (U.S.)|Saturday Night]], [[Femme Fatales (magazine)|Femme Fatales]], [[Vanidades]], [[7x7 (magazine)|7x7]]'' and ''Organic Spa Magazine''; Canada's ''[[Glow (magazine)|Glow]]'' and ''[[Viva (Canadian magazine)|Viva]];'' UK's ''[[CosmoGirl]];'' Brazil's ''[[Caras (magazine)|Caras]]''; France's ''[[Télé 7 Jours]]''; Singapore's ''Solitaire'' and Russia's ''[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan Beauty]].''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1192254/publicity/ |title=Maggie Grace |website=IMDb |access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
While still working on ''Lost,'' Grace and [[Ian Somerhalder]] adopted 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."<ref>{{cite web |title=Lost in love: TV show's stars hit it off in Hawaii |publisher=[[iVillage]] |url=http://www.ivillage.co.uk/newspol/celeb/cfeat/articles/0,,528719_703424,00.html |date=October 18, 2006 |access-date=January 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202193930/http://www.ivillage.co.uk/newspol/celeb/cfeat/articles/0%2C%2C528719_703424%2C00.html |archive-date=December 2, 2008}}</ref> In February 2017, Grace became engaged to Brent Bushnell, the CEO of an entertainment company.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://futureofstorytelling.org/speaker/brent-bushnell |title=Brent Bushnell - CEO & Roustabout, Two Bit Circus |website=futureofstorytelling.org |access-date=2019-08-16 |archive-date=October 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024153349/https://futureofstorytelling.org/speaker/brent-bushnell |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://people.com/celebrity/maggie-grace-engaged/ |title=Lost Actress Maggie Grace Is Engaged to Boyfriend Brent Bushnell |first=Alexia |last=Fernandez |work=People |date=February 7, 2017 |access-date=September 4, 2017}}</ref> They were married on May 28, 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.brides.com/story/lost-star-maggie-grace-is-married |title=Lost Star Maggie Grace Is Married! Here's What We Know About Her California Wedding |first=Jamie |last=Cuccinelli |work=[[Brides (magazine)|Brides]] |date=May 30, 2017 |access-date=September 4, 2017}}</ref> The couple's first child, a son, was born in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://people.com/parents/maggie-grace-brent-bushnell-welcome-first-child-son/ |title=Lost Alum Maggie Grace and Husband Brent Bushnell Welcome a Son: '2020 Is a Wild Time'|first=Jen|last=Juneau|work=[[Brides (magazine)|Brides]] |date=October 27, 2020 |access-date=October 27, 2020}}</ref>
Grace lived in [[Honolulu]], Hawaii while working on ''Lost'', saying "I love it here, but it's not a place you can really pursue acting."<ref>{{cite web| title = Success finds Maggie| work= [[USA Today]]| url = http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-10-18-maggie-grace-main_x.htm| author = Keck, William| date = October 18, 2005| accessdate = 2009-01-08}}</ref> She claimed that, while living in Hawaii, her ''Lost'' [[List of Lost (TV series) cast members|co-stars]] would introduce her to men and that some "would probably have me with a different guy every night". She said that her male co-stars were "mostly very protective" and "very opinionated" when deciding whether she should date certain men;<ref>{{cite web| title = 'Lost' actress gets advice from co-stars| publisher = [[Digital Spy]]| url = http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a27650/lost-actress-gets-advice-from-co-stars.html| author = Kilkelly, Daniel| date = December 24, 2005| accessdate = 2009-01-08}}</ref> actor [[Josh Holloway]] once offered to help her select dates from a portfolio of male models with whom he previously worked.<ref name=usa/> Grace and [[Ian Somerhalder]], her [[Boone Carlyle|onscreen stepbrother]], were rumored to be dating in April 2006 after both had left ''Lost''.<ref>{{cite web| title = Lost love found| publisher = [[TV.com]]| url = http://www.tv.com/maggie-grace/person/181956/story/4185.html| author = Mahan, Colin| date = April 19, 2006| accessdate = 2009-01-08}}</ref> When asked about Somerhalder in August, she stated, "Ian's great, I adore him, although I'm only 22 – far too young to even think about having a serious relationship."<ref name=mail/> While still working on ''Lost'', Grace and Somerhalder adopted 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".<ref>{{cite web| title = Lost in love: TV show's stars hit it off in Hawaii| publisher = [[iVillage]]| url = http://www.ivillage.co.uk/newspol/celeb/cfeat/articles/0,,528719_703424,00.html| date = October 18, 2006| accessdate = 2009-01-08}}</ref> In 2008 and 2009, she briefly dated Blake Mycoskie, founder of [[TOMS Shoes]]<ref>{{cite web| title = You couldn't make Blake up - he's handsome, rich and helps children in the Third World| work = [[Daily Mail]]| url = http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1094728/LIZ-JONES-You-make-Blake--hes-handsome-rich-helps-children-Third-World.html| author = Jones, Liz| date = December 15, 2008| accessdate = 2009-03-22}}</ref>.


Grace says that the person she is most inspired by is her mother. 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 mum".<ref name=cosmo/> She is a self-proclaimed [[anglophilia|anglophile]], having written to a [[pen pal]] in the [[Lake District]] from the age of eight, having first visited [[England]] at 13 years old, and admiring a number of British poets as well as [[William Shakespeare]].<ref>{{cite web| title = 'Anglophile' Maggie Grace| publisher = [[Monsters and Critics]]| url = http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1429342.php/Anglophile_Maggie_Grace| author = BANG Media| date = September 8, 2008| accessdate = 2009-01-08}}</ref> She calls herself very clumsy, claiming to "trip over my legs all the time",<ref>{{cite web| title = Maggie Grace's clumsy leg| publisher = [[AskMen.com]]| url = http://askmen.com/celebs/entertainment-news/maggie-grace/maggie-grace-clumsy-leg.html| date = December 28, 2005| accessdate = 2009-01-08}}</ref> and was jokingly nicknamed "Maggie Graceless" by one of her former castmates.<ref name=ok>{{cite news| author=Smith, Ryan| title=Bold prints for fall| work=[[OK!]]|date=October 1, 2007}}</ref> She plays in a Los Angeles [[kickball]] league with her friends.<ref name=ok/>
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."<ref name="cosmo">{{cite news |first=Dan |last=Cleeve |title=Maggie Grace |work=[[CosmoGirl]] |date=March 2006}}</ref> She is a self-proclaimed [[anglophilia|Anglophile]], having written to a [[pen pal]] in the [[Lake District]] from the age of eight, and admiring a number of English poets, including [[William Shakespeare]]; she first visited England when she was thirteen.<ref>{{cite web |title='Anglophile' Maggie Grace |publisher=Monsters and Critics |url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1429342.php/Anglophile_Maggie_Grace |date=September 8, 2008 |access-date=January 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512002828/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1429342.php/Anglophile_Maggie_Grace |archive-date=May 12, 2011}}</ref> She calls herself very clumsy, claiming to "trip over my legs all the time,"<ref>{{cite web |title=Maggie Grace's clumsy leg |publisher=FemaleFirst |url=https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Maggie+Grace-7872.html |date=December 28, 2005 |access-date=January 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210201158/http://www.askmen.com/celebs/entertainment-news/maggie-grace/maggie-grace-clumsy-leg.html |archive-date=December 10, 2008}}</ref> and was jokingly nicknamed "Maggie Graceless" by one of her former cast-mates.<ref name="ok">{{cite news |first=Ryan |last=Smith |title=Bold prints for fall |work=[[OK!]] |date=October 1, 2007}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
=== Film ===
{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Film
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
| '''Year''' || '''Title''' || '''Role''' || '''Note(s)'''
|-
|-
! Year
| 2001 || ''[[Rachel's Room]]'' || Rachel Reed || Web-based video series
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|-
|2002
| 2002 || ''[[Murder in Greenwich (film)|Murder in Greenwich]]'' || [[Martha Moxley]] || [[Television movie|TV movie]]; nominated for [[Young Artist Award]]
|''Shop Club''
|
|
|-
|-
|2004
| 2003 || ''[[Twelve Mile Road]]'' || Dulcie Landis || TV movie
|''[[Creature Unknown]]''
|Amanda
|
|-
|-
|2005
| 2004 || ''[[Creature Unknown]]'' || Amanda || [[Direct-to-DVD]]
| data-sort-value="Fog, The" |''[[The Fog (2005 film)|The Fog]]''
|Elizabeth Williams
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |2007
| 2005 || ''[[The Fog (2005 film)|The Fog]]'' || Elizabeth Williams ||
| data-sort-value="Jane Austen Book Club, The" | ''[[The Jane Austen Book Club (film)|The Jane Austen Book Club]]''
|Allegra
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2007 || ''[[Suburban Girl]]'' || Chloe ||
|''[[Suburban Girl]]''
|Chloe
|
|-
|-
|2008
| ''[[The Jane Austen Book Club (film)|The Jane Austen Book Club]]'' || Allegra Avila ||
|''[[Taken (film)|Taken]]''
|Kim Mills
|
|-
|-
|2009
| 2008 || ''[[Taken (film)|Taken]]'' || Kim Mills ||
|''[[Malice in Wonderland (2009 film)|Malice in Wonderland]]''
|Alice
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" |2010
| 2009 || ''[[Malice in Wonderland (2009 film)|Malice in Wonderland]]'' || Alice ||
| data-sort-value="Experiment, The" | ''[[The Experiment (2010 film)|The Experiment]]''
|Bay
|
|-
|-
|''[[Faster (2010 film)|Faster]]''
|rowspan="4"| 2010 || ''[[Das Experiment#Remake|The Experiment]]'' || Kelly || Post-production
|Lily
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Flying Lessons]]'' || Sophie Conway || Post-production
|''[[Flying Lessons (2010 film)|Flying Lessons]]''
|Sophie Conway
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Knight & Day]]'' || April || Post-production
|''[[Knight and Day]]''
|April Havens
|
|-
|-
|2011
| ''[[Faster (2010 film)|Faster]]'' || TBA || Pre-Production
| data-sort-value="Twilight Sage: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, The" | ''[[The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1]]''
|Irina
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" |2012
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
|''[[Decoding Annie Parker]]''
! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Television
|Sarah
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
|
|'''Year(s)''' || '''Title''' || '''Role''' || '''Note(s)'''
|-
|-
|''[[Lockout (film)|Lockout]]''
| 2002 || ''[[Septuplets (TV series)|Septuplets]]'' || Hope Wilde || Never aired
|Emilie Warnock
|
|-
|-
|''[[Taken 2]]''
|rowspan="3"|2003 || ''[[CSI: Miami]]'' || Amy Gorman || Episode: "[[List of CSI: Miami episodes|Spring Break]]"
|Kim Mills
|
|-
|-
| data-sort-value="Twilight Sage: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, The" | ''[[The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2]]''
| ''[[The Lyon's Den]]'' || Haley Dugan || Episodes: "Duty to Serve", "Beach House"
|Irina
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |2014
| ''[[Miracles (TV series)|Miracles]]'' || Hannah Cottrell || Episode: "[[Mother's Daughter]]"
|''[[About Alex]]''
|Siri
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Taken 3]]''
|rowspan="4"|2004 || ''[[Like Family]]'' || Mary || Episode: "My Two Moms"
|Kim Mills
|
|-
|-
|''[[We'll Never Have Paris]]''
| ''[[Cold Case (TV series)|Cold Case]]'' || Rene || Episode: "[[List of Cold Case episodes|Volunteers]]"
|Kelsey
|
|-
|-
|2015
| ''[[Oliver Beene]]'' || Elke || Recurring role; 8 episodes
| ''[[Unity (film)|Unity]]''
|Narrator
| Documentary
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' || Jessie Dawning || Episode: "[[List of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episodes|Obscene]]"
| data-sort-value="Choice, The" | ''[[The Choice (2016 film)|The Choice]]''
|Stephanie Parker
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Showing Roots]]''
| 2004–2007|| ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' || [[Shannon Rutherford]] || 29 episodes, [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] win; [[Teen Choice Award]] nomination
|Violet
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2017
| ''[[Aftermath (2017 film)|Aftermath]]''
|Christina
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Scent of Rain and Lightning, The" | ''[[The Scent of Rain and Lightning (film)|The Scent of Rain and Lightning]]''
|Laurie
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2018
| data-sort-value="Hurricane Heist, The" | ''[[The Hurricane Heist]]''
|Casey Corbyn
|
|-
|''[[Supercon (film)|Supercon]]''
|Allison
|
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Love, Weddings & Other Disasters]]''
|Jessie
|
|-
| 2023
| data-sort-value="Secret Art of Human Flight, The" | ''[[The Secret Art of Human Flight]]''
|Wendy
|
|-
| 2024
| data-sort-value="Blackwater Lane, The" | ''[[Blackwater Lane]]''
|Rachel
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" |2002
|''[[Murder in Greenwich (film)|Murder in Greenwich]]''
|[[Murder of Martha Moxley|Martha Moxley]]
|Television film
|-
|''Septuplets''
|Hope Wilde
|Unknown episodes
|-
| rowspan="4" |2003
|''[[CSI: Miami]]''
|Amy Gorman
|Episode: "Spring Break"
|-
| data-sort-value="Lyon's Den, The" | ''[[The Lyon's Den]]''
|Haley Dugan
|Episode: "Beach House"
|-
|''[[Miracles (TV series)|Miracles]]''
|Hannah Cottrell
|Episode: "[[Mother's Daughter (Miracles)|Mother's Daughter]]"
|-
|''[[Twelve Mile Road]]''
|Dulcie Landis
|Television film
|-
| rowspan="4" |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 (2004 TV series)|Lost]]''
|[[Shannon Rutherford]]
|Main role (seasons 1–2); special guest (seasons 3, 6);
|-
| rowspan="4" |2013
|''[[Californication (TV series)|Californication]]''
|Faith
|Recurring role (season 6)
|-
| data-sort-value="Following, The" | ''[[The Following]]''
|Sarah Fuller
|Episode: "Pilot"
|-
|''[[WIGS (web channel)|Susanna]]''
|Susanna
|Main role (season 1)
|-
|''[[When Calls the Heart]]''
|Aunt Elizabeth
|Television film<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/12/16/hallmark-channel-original-series-when-calls-the-heart-to-premiere-january-11th/222857/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217025840/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/12/16/hallmark-channel-original-series-when-calls-the-heart-to-premiere-january-11th/222857/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 17, 2013 |title=Hallmark Channel Original Series 'When Calls the Heart' to Premiere January 11th |publisher=Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com |access-date=June 18, 2014}}</ref>
|-
|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
| data-sort-value="Althea Tapes, The" | ''[[Fear the Walking Dead#The Althea Tapes|The Althea Tapes]]''
|Althea Szewczyk-Przygocki
|Main role
|}
|}


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Maggie Grace
Grace in 2018
Born
Margaret Grace Denig

(1983-09-21) September 21, 1983 (age 41)[1]
Worthington, Ohio, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present
Spouse
Brent Bushnell
​
(m. 2017)​
Children1

Margaret Grace Denig (born September 21, 1983) is an American actress. She is known for playing Shannon Rutherford on the ABC television series Lost (2004–2006; 2010), Kim Mills in the Taken trilogy (2008–2014), Irina in The Twilight Saga (2011–2012), and Althea Szewczyk-Przygocki in Fear the Walking Dead (2018–2021).

Grace earned a Young Artist Award nomination in 2002 with her portrayal of 15-year-old murder victim Martha Moxley in the television movie Murder in Greenwich. In 2004, she was cast as Shannon Rutherford in the television series Lost, on which she was a main cast member for the first two seasons, winning a Screen Actors Guild Award shared with the ensemble cast. Leaving the series, Grace was keen to work more prominently in film. She appeared in The Jane Austen Book Club (2007), and opposite Liam Neeson as Kim Mills in Taken in 2008. She reprised the role of Kim in Taken 2 (2012) and Taken 3 (2014).

She played the lead role, Alice, in Malice in Wonderland, a modern take on Lewis Carroll's novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Grace reprised the role of Shannon in two more episodes of Lost, including the series finale. In 2013, she appeared in the sixth season of Californication. She portrayed Faith, a groupie and a muse to the stars, who captures the eye of Hank Moody, played by David Duchovny. She joined the cast of the series Fear the Walking Dead in 2018 as a journalist named Althea.

Early life

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Margaret Grace Denig was born in Worthington, Ohio, to Valinn (née Everett) and Fred Denig, who ran a family jewelry business.[2] She attended Worthington Christian Schools from kindergarten through ninth grade and briefly attended Thomas Worthington High School,[3] where she began acting in school plays and community theater,[4] including a 2000 Gallery Players production of The Crucible, at a local Jewish Community Center.[5][6] As a child, Grace was a voracious reader and a self-described "Shakespeare nerd"[7] telling the Los Angeles Times that at age 13, she "was really into Jane Austen, kind of like how some kids are into Star Trek".[7]

Career

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Grace acquired an agent within a week of relocating to Los Angeles and enrolled in acting classes.[6] She landed her first role in Rachel's Room, a 2001 web-based video series about the affairs inside a teenage girl's bedroom that was created by Dawson's Creek executive producer Paul Stupin.[8] Her next role was on the 2002 television series Septuplets, which was cancelled before the first episode had aired.[2] Her breakout role was on 2002's television movie Murder in Greenwich, based on the true story of 15-year-old Martha Moxley's murder. She was nominated for a Young Artist Award for her portrayal of Moxley in the Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Leading Young Actress category, but lost to Clara Bryant for Tru Confessions.[9] She went on to feature in minor roles on the television series CSI: Miami, The Lyon's Den, Miracles, Like Family, Cold Case and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and the films Twelve Mile Road and Creature Unknown.

Grace at the New York premiere of Won't Back Down in September 2012

In mid-2004, Grace's agent sent her the script for the pilot episode of Lost; she was given the role of Shannon Rutherford after a successful audition.[2] She was nominated in 2005 for a Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Breakout Performance – Female for her role on Lost, but lost to Desperate Housewives' Eva Longoria.[10] She lived in Hawaii during the filming of the show's first season, and signed on to star opposite Tom Welling in The Fog, a 2005 remake of the 1980 horror film of the same name, as a character originally played by Jamie Lee Curtis.[11] Though the filming of Lost was supposed to have ended before The Fog began, the productions coincided due to Lost's extended season finale[4] and Grace flew between the two sets, on the Hawaiian island of Oahu and on Bowen Island in British Columbia.[12]

After ranking at #27 on Maxim's Hot 100 list of 2005,[13] she returned for Lost's second 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 producer Carlton Cuse said 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 principal Lost cast members of season 2 onstage at the 12th Screen Actors Guild Awards where Lost won the award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.[15]

Variety reported in May 2005 that Grace was in negotiations to play X-Men character Kitty Pryde in the 2006 film X-Men: The Last Stand,[16] but in July, auditions were reportedly being held for her replacement.[17] The role ultimately went to Elliot 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 2007 independent film Suburban Girl, alongside Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alec Baldwin.[20] In 2007, she starred in The Jane Austen Book Club, based on Karen Joy Fowler's novel of the same name. She is a fan of Jane Austen and had read Fowler's novel when it was released in 2004. When she was given the film's script, she met with the director Robin Swicord, with whom she says she "geeked out", and was given the role of Allegra, an openly lesbian 20-year-old.[21]

After the filming of The Jane Austen Book Club was completed, Grace briefly returned to Hawaii to shoot a guest spot on the Lost season 3 episode "Exposé".[21] She starred in the 2008 thriller film Taken with Liam 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' 2009 Malice in Wonderland, a modern adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.[23] In 2010, Grace starred in the drama Flying Lessons,[24] and appeared opposite Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz in James Mangold's film Knight and Day,[25] as well as in Faster, with Dwayne Johnson.[26] Grace's busy schedule prevented her from returning as Shannon in "LA X", the season premiere for Lost's sixth 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 in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 and 2.[29]

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

She also made her first appearance as a guest star in the Showtime Series Californication in January 2013, in which she plays a groupie and muse to the rock and roll world as well as the personal interest of Hank Moody, starring David Duchovny.

In 2018, she joined the cast of Fear the Walking Dead as Althea, a journalist.

Other projects

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Grace has been on the covers of many international fashion magazines, including Saturday Night, Femme Fatales, Vanidades, 7x7 and Organic Spa Magazine; Canada's Glow and Viva; UK's CosmoGirl; Brazil's Caras; France's Télé 7 Jours; Singapore's Solitaire and Russia's Cosmopolitan Beauty.[31]

Personal life

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While still working on Lost, Grace and Ian Somerhalder adopted 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-proclaimed Anglophile, having written to a pen pal in the Lake District from the age of eight, and admiring a number of English poets, including William 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

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Film

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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

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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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