Mackenzie Foy

{{Infobox person

| name = Mackenzie Foy

| image = Mackenzie Foy Cannes 2015.jpg

| caption = Foy in 2015

| birth_name = Mackenzie Christine Foy

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|11|10}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| occupation = Actress and model

| years_active = 2009–present

}}

Mackenzie Christine Foy (born November 10, 2000) is an American actress and model. She is known for portraying Renesmee Cullen in the 2012 film The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, which earned her a Young Artist Award nomination as Best Supporting Young Actress in a Feature Film.{{cite news|url=http://www.breakingdawnmovie.org/breaking-dawn-filming-news-mackenzie-foy-to-appear-in-breaking-dawn-part-1/|title=Breaking Dawn Filming News: Mackenzie Foy To Appear In Breaking Dawn Part 1 and 2?|date=November 22, 2011|access-date=December 3, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103220055/http://www.breakingdawnmovie.org/breaking-dawn-filming-news-mackenzie-foy-to-appear-in-breaking-dawn-part-1/|archive-date=January 3, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms34.html|title=34th Annual Young Artist Awards|access-date=March 31, 2013|work=YoungArtistAwards.org|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403013454/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms34.html|archive-date=April 3, 2013}} She portrayed young Murph in the 2014 space epic Interstellar, for which she received a Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor among other awards nominations. She starred as Clara in Disney's 2018 film The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. Her most recent film work was in the 2020 Disney+ film Black Beauty.

Early life

Foy was born on November 10, 2000,{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gap2WssoxWc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/gap2WssoxWc |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Keira Knightley & Mackenzie Foy Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions |date=February 15, 2019 |type=YouTube |language=en}}{{cbignore}} in Los Angeles, California, where she was raised. Her father, a truck driver, and mother, a homemaker, had no connections to the film industry. Foy began modeling at age 3, and started acting at age 8.{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2012/11/18/meet-breaking-dawn-actress-mackenzie-foy/1710359/ |title=Mackenzie Foy stands out in 'Breaking Dawn -- Part 2'|last=Mandell|first=Andrea|date=November 18, 2012|work=USA Today|access-date=August 10, 2015}} Mackenzie Foy is a practitioner of Taekwondo.{{cite web|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/mackenzie-foy-instagram-deep-dive|title=Mackenzie Foy's Instagram Is Proof She Was Destined to Be a Disney Princess|magazine=W|date=November 3, 2018}}

Career

Foy began modeling in print ads in 2004, working for Garnet Hill, Polo Ralph Lauren and Guess.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2012/06/15/meet-renesmee/|last=Vilkomerson|first=Sara|title=Meet Renesmee! Mackenzie Foy of 'Breaking Dawn -- Part 2'|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=June 15, 2012}}{{cite news|url=http://news.moviefone.com/2012/07/12/mackenzie-foy-interview-breaking-dawn_n_1670033.html|title=Mackenzie Foy, 'Twilight' Star, On Shooting 'Breaking Dawn' And Her Favorite Scene|work=Moviefone|date=July 13, 2012|access-date=August 24, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826113316/http://news.moviefone.com/2012/07/12/mackenzie-foy-interview-breaking-dawn_n_1670033.html|archive-date=August 26, 2012}}{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywood.com/news/Twilight_Breaking_Dawn_2_Renesmee_bella_and_edwards_daughter_Mackenzie_Foy_5_Things_to_Know_About_/30672701|title='Twilight' Star Renesmee Revealed: 5 Things to Know About Mackenzie Foy|website=Hollywood.com|date=June 13, 2012|access-date=August 24, 2012}} From there, she modeled for companies such as The Walt Disney Company, Mattel and Gap.{{cite news|url=http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/8013804-meet-robert-pattinson-and-kristen-stewarts-baby-in-twilight|title=Meet Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart's baby (in Twilight)|website=Allvoices|date=January 27, 2011|access-date=November 12, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209110113/http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/8013804-meet-robert-pattinson-and-kristen-stewarts-baby-in-twilight|archive-date=February 9, 2011}}

Foy's acting career began when she was eight years old, when she guest-starred in television shows such as 'Til Death, FlashForward and Hawaii Five-0. In 2010, she was cast as Renesmee Cullen in the film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's book Breaking Dawn, the fourth and final novel in the Twilight saga series. The first movie, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, in which Renesmee is shown only in a flash-forward, was released on November 18, 2011, while the second, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, on November 16, 2012.

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In February 2012, she joined the cast of James Wan's horror film The Conjuring.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/mackenzie-foy-warren-files/|last=White|first=James|title=Mackenzie Foy On For The Warren Files|magazine=Empire|date=February 6, 2012}} Shooting on the film began in February 2012 in North Carolina,{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/horror-pic-taps-twilight-dark-knight-kids-1118049816/|title=Horror pic taps 'Twilight,' 'Dark Knight' kids|last=McNary|first=Dave|magazine=Variety|date=February 6, 2012}} and it was released in July 2013. In February, she was also in the last episode of the second season of the horror TV series R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour, in which she played Natalie, a girl who goes to live with her grandfather and discovers that one of the dolls is alive and has bad intentions.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.channelguidemag.com/tv-news/2012/02/03/twilight-star-mackenzie-foy-battles-an-evil-doll-in-the-haunting-hour/|title="Twilight" star Mackenzie Foy battles an evil doll in "The Haunting Hour"|website=Channelguidemagblog.com|date=February 3, 2012}}

On October 10, 2012, Foy joined Wish You Well, the film adaptation of David Baldacci's book, where she played the lead.{{cite news|url=http://pagetopremiere.com/2012/10/mackenzie-foy-of-breaking-dawn-joins-adaptation-of-wish-you-well/|title=Mackenzie Foy of 'Breaking Dawn' Joins Adaptation of 'Wish You Well'|website=Pagetopremiere.com|date=October 10, 2012|access-date=October 11, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014061839/http://pagetopremiere.com/2012/10/mackenzie-foy-of-breaking-dawn-joins-adaptation-of-wish-you-well/|archive-date=October 14, 2012}} On November 17, 2012, Foy was in another episode of R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour, playing Georgia Lomin.{{cite news|url=http://www.fanlala.com/news/mackenzie-foy-guest-starring-brand-new-haunting-hour|title=Mackenzie Foy is Guest Starring in a Brand New 'Haunting Hour'|website=Fanlala|date=November 12, 2012|access-date=November 19, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928063819/http://www.fanlala.com/news/mackenzie-foy-guest-starring-brand-new-haunting-hour|archive-date=September 28, 2013}} In 2014, Foy appeared in Erica Dunton's movie Black Eyed Dog.

Foy co-starred as the childhood version of Matthew McConaughey's daughter in Christopher Nolan's Interstellar. She provided the voice of Celestine in the English dub of Ernest & Celestine (2012), Violet in The Boxcar Children (2014) and The Little Girl in The Little Prince (2015). In July 2016, it was announced that Foy would play the lead role of Clara in the film The Nutcracker and the Four Realms.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nutcracker-casts-interstellar-actress-mackenzie-915079|title='The Nutcracker' Casts 'Interstellar' Actress Mackenzie Foy as Clara|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 27, 2016|access-date=July 28, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/1540149/disneys-nutcracker-movie-finds-its-lead-actress-adds-a-legend|last=Holmes|first=Adam|title=Disney's Nutcracker Movie Finds Its Lead Actress, Adds A Legend|website=CinemaBlend|date=July 29, 2016}}

In May 2019 it was announced that Foy would co-star with Kate Winslet in a new adaptation of Black Beauty, which was filmed in the fall of 2019 and was released in 2020.{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/festivals/mackenzie-foy-kate-winslet-black-beauty-1203207937/|title=Mackenzie Foy, Kate Winslet to Star in 'Black Beauty'|magazine=Variety|date=May 7, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/black-beauty-claire-forlani-iain-glen-kate-winslet-mackenzie-foy-1202762316/|title='Black Beauty': Claire Forlani & Iain Glen Join Mackenzie Foy & Kate Winslet In Constantin Classic Redo, Shoot Underway|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 17, 2019|access-date=October 17, 2019}}

Filmography

= Film =

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scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
2011 \| The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 \| rowspan="2" \| Renesmee Cullen \|
2012 \| The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 \|
2013 \| The Conjuring \| Cindy Perron \|
2013 \| Wish You Well \| Lou Cardinal \|
2014 \| Ernest & Celestine \| Celestine \| Voice role English American version
2014 \| The Boxcar Children \| Violet \| Voice role
2014 \| Black Eyed Dog \| Daisy \| Not the 2006 Canadian film
2014 \| Interstellar \| Young Murph \|
2015 \| The Little Prince \| The Little Girl \| Voice role
2018 \| The Nutcracker and the Four Realms \| Clara Stahlbaum \|
2020 \| Black Beauty \| Jo Green \|
{{TBA}} \| {{pending film\|The Isolate Thief}} \| {{Unknown}} \| Post-production

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scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

2011

| The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1

| rowspan="2" | Renesmee Cullen

2012

| The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2

2013

| The Conjuring

| Cindy Perron

2013

| Wish You Well

| Lou Cardinal

2014

| Ernest & Celestine

| Celestine

| Voice role
English American version

2014

| The Boxcar Children

| Violet

| Voice role

2014

| Black Eyed Dog

| Daisy

| Not the 2006 Canadian film

2014

| Interstellar

| Young Murph

2015

| The Little Prince

| The Little Girl

| Voice role

2018

| The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

| Clara Stahlbaum

2020

| Black Beauty

| Jo Green

| {{pending film|The Isolate Thief}}

| {{Unknown}}

| Post-production

= Television =

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scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
2009 \| 'Til Death \| Little Girl \| Episode: "No Complaints"
2010 \| FlashForward \| Kate Erskine \| Episode: "Blowback"
2010 \| Hawaii Five-0 \| Lily Wilson \| Episode: "Ho'apono"
2012 \| R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series \| Natalie / Georgia Lomin \| Guest role; 2 episodes
2014 \| The Cookie Mobster \| Sally \| rowspan="2" \| Television film
2015 \| Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise \| Jenny O'Neill

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scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

2009

| 'Til Death

| Little Girl

| Episode: "No Complaints"

2010

| FlashForward

| Kate Erskine

| Episode: "Blowback"

2010

| Hawaii Five-0

| Lily Wilson

| Episode: "Ho'apono"

2012

| R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series

| Natalie / Georgia Lomin

| Guest role; 2 episodes

2014

| The Cookie Mobster

| Sally

| rowspan="2" | Television film

2015

| Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise

| Jenny O'Neill

Awards and nominations

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scope="col" \| Association ! scope="col" \| Year{{efn\|Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.}} ! scope="col" \| Category ! scope="col" \| Work ! scope="col" style="width: 7%;" \| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| {{Abbr\|Refs\|References}}
Young Artist Award \| 2013 \| Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress \| The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 \| rowspan="4" {{nom}} \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{cite web\|url=https://www.al.com/entertainment/2013/05/actress_hoover_native_savannah_1.html\|last=Anderson\|first=James\|title=Actress, Hoover native Savannah Lathem wins Young Artist Award for 'California Solo' movie\|date=May 5, 2013\|website=Al.com\|access-date=June 10, 2024}}
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association \| rowspan="2" \| 2014 \| Best Youth Performance \| rowspan="5" \| Interstellar \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{cite web\|url=http://www.dcfilmcritics.com/awards/14release.pdf\|date=December 8, 2014\|title= D.C. Wants to Have a Talk About the Birds and the Boys\|publisher=The Washington DC Area Film Critics Association\|access-date=August 10, 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923213014/http://www.dcfilmcritics.com/awards/14release.pdf\|archive-date=September 23, 2015\|url-status=dead}}
St. Louis Film Critics Association \| Best Supporting Actress \| style="text-align:center;" \|
Critics' Choice Movie Awards \| 2014 \| Best Young Performer \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{cite news\|last=Siede\|first=Caroline\|date=December 15, 2014\|title=The Critics' Choice Awards enjoyed Birdman and Boyhood as well\|url=https://www.avclub.com/the-critics-choice-awards-enjoyed-birdman-and-boyhood-1798274906\|newspaper=The A.V. Club\|access-date=June 10, 2024}}
Saturn Award \| 2015 \| Best Performance by a Younger Actor \| {{won}} \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{cite news\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/interstellar-sweeps-saturn-awards-2015-115062700163_1.html/\|title='Interstellar' sweeps Saturn Awards 2015\|newspaper=Business Standard\|date=June 27, 2015\|access-date=June 27, 2015}}
Teen Choice Awards \| 2015 \| Choice Movie Actress – Sci-Fi/Fantasy \| {{nom}} \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{cite web\|url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2015/06/09/teen-choice-awards-nominations-zayn-malik-one-direction-2015-nominees-full-list/\|title=Teen Choice Awards Pit One Direction Against Zayn Malik\|last=Longeretta\|first=Emily\|publisher=Hollywood Life\|date=June 9, 2015\|access-date=June 14, 2015\|archive-date=June 10, 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610030449/http://hollywoodlife.com/2015/06/09/teen-choice-awards-nominations-zayn-malik-one-direction-2015-nominees-full-list/\|url-status=dead}}

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scope="col" | Association

! scope="col" | Year{{efn|Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.}}

! scope="col" | Category

! scope="col" | Work

! scope="col" style="width: 7%;" | Result

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Refs|References}}

Young Artist Award

| 2013

| Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress

| The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2

| rowspan="4" {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|url=https://www.al.com/entertainment/2013/05/actress_hoover_native_savannah_1.html|last=Anderson|first=James|title=Actress, Hoover native Savannah Lathem wins Young Artist Award for 'California Solo' movie|date=May 5, 2013|website=Al.com|access-date=June 10, 2024}}

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association

| rowspan="2" | 2014

| Best Youth Performance

| rowspan="5" | Interstellar

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|url=http://www.dcfilmcritics.com/awards/14release.pdf|date=December 8, 2014|title= D.C. Wants to Have a Talk About the Birds and the Boys|publisher=The Washington DC Area Film Critics Association|access-date=August 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923213014/http://www.dcfilmcritics.com/awards/14release.pdf|archive-date=September 23, 2015|url-status=dead}}

St. Louis Film Critics Association

| Best Supporting Actress

| style="text-align:center;" |

Critics' Choice Movie Awards

| 2014

| Best Young Performer

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite news|last=Siede|first=Caroline|date=December 15, 2014|title=The Critics' Choice Awards enjoyed Birdman and Boyhood as well|url=https://www.avclub.com/the-critics-choice-awards-enjoyed-birdman-and-boyhood-1798274906|newspaper=The A.V. Club|access-date=June 10, 2024}}

Saturn Award

| 2015

| Best Performance by a Younger Actor

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/interstellar-sweeps-saturn-awards-2015-115062700163_1.html/|title='Interstellar' sweeps Saturn Awards 2015|newspaper=Business Standard|date=June 27, 2015|access-date=June 27, 2015}}

Teen Choice Awards

| 2015

| Choice Movie Actress – Sci-Fi/Fantasy

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2015/06/09/teen-choice-awards-nominations-zayn-malik-one-direction-2015-nominees-full-list/|title=Teen Choice Awards Pit One Direction Against Zayn Malik|last=Longeretta|first=Emily|publisher=Hollywood Life|date=June 9, 2015|access-date=June 14, 2015|archive-date=June 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610030449/http://hollywoodlife.com/2015/06/09/teen-choice-awards-nominations-zayn-malik-one-direction-2015-nominees-full-list/|url-status=dead}}

References

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