Violet McGraw
Born
Violet Elizabeth McGraw
NationalityAmerican
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2016–present
RelativesMadeleine McGraw (sister)

Violet Elizabeth McGraw is an American child actress. She began acting at the age of five, with her debut credited role being a recurring role in the 2016 television series Love as Nina, and her first feature film being in 2018's Ready Player One. In 2019 she was nominated for an OFTA Television Award for Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Limited Series for The Haunting of Hill House. She is also known for her role as Cady in the 2022 horror film M3GAN.

Career

Violet McGraw started acting at a young age. In 2016, McGraw made her acting debut in Reckless Juliets (2017) as Aria Morgan and the television series Love as Nina (2018). She was most known for roles of Alice in 2019's Jett, and her cameo scene as a child in a shopping cart in 2018's blockbuster, directed by Steven Spielberg, Ready Player One. In 2018 she had her first major role as young Nell Crain, younger version of Victoria Pedretti's character, in Mike Flanagan's Netflix series, The Haunting of Hill House. She had been announced as part of the cast in September 2017,[1] and the cast was nominated for the OFTA Television Award for Best Ensemble in 2019. McGraw then went on to star in Drama film Our Friend (2019) as Evie Teague with supporting roles in Doctor Sleep (2019) as Violet and Bennett's War (2019). Based on her experiences in The Haunting of Hill House and Doctor Sleep, McGraw was able to give advice to her older sister Madeleine when the latter starred in the horror film, The Black Phone.[2]

McGraw made her Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in 2021's Black Widow as a young Yelena Belova, with the adult version played by Florence Pugh.[3] In 2021, she also starred in Separation (2021) as Jenny Vahn. She starred with fellow child star Amie Donald as one of the lead characters in the Universal Pictures technological horror film M3GAN, for Blumhouse, released in January 2023.[3][4][5][6] The Hollywood Reporter noted that Donald and co-star McGraw "ended up becoming fast friends by the end of filming".[7] In May 2023, McGraw was cast in A Wonderful Way with Dragons.[8]

Personal life

Violet McGraw is the youngest of four children. Her older siblings are all also actors: Jack McGraw of The Good Dinosaur, Aidan McGraw of American Sniper, and Madeleine McGraw, who portrays Gwen in The Black Phone.[9]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Ready Player One Shopping Cart Kid Uncredited[citation needed]
2019 Bennett's War Rebecca
Our Friend Evie Teague
Doctor Sleep Violet
2021 Separation Jenny Vahn
Black Widow Young Yelena Belova
2022 A Christmas Mystery Violet Pierce
I Believe in Santa Ella
2022 M3GAN Cady
TBA The Life of Chuck Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2018 The Haunting of Hill House Young Eleanor "Nell" Crane Main role
2019 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Bailey Shaw 1 episode
Love Nina 2 episodes
Jett Alice Main role

References

  1. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (September 25, 2017). "'The Haunting Of Hill House': Mckenna Grace & Violet McGraw Join Netflix Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  2. ^ Nemiroff, Perri (June 28, 2022). "Meet the Breakout Stars of 'The Black Phone,' Mason Thames and Madeleine McGraw". Collider. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  3. ^ a b N'Duka, Amanda (April 9, 2021). "'Black Widow' Actress Violet McGraw Joins Allison Williams In Blumhouse & Atomic Monster Thriller 'M3GAN'". Deadline. Archived from the original on April 9, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  4. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (April 9, 2021). "Violet McGraw Joins Allison Williams In M3GAN From Blumhouse & Atomic Monster". Deadline. Archived from the original on April 9, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  5. ^ Panaligan, E. J. (October 11, 2022). "'M3GAN' Trailer Introduces a Killer Robot Child Thirsty for Blood and Mayhem". Variety. Archived from the original on October 26, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  6. ^ Bevan, Darren (October 13, 2022). "New Zealand child dancer the star of a new horror movie trailer that's been viewed by millions". Newshub. Archived from the original on October 16, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2023 – via www.newshub.co.nz.
  7. ^ Gardner, Chris (December 9, 2022). "'M3GAN' Premiere Featured Eight Look-Alike Dolls Dancing to Taylor Swift Song in Now-Viral Moment". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  8. ^ Haring, Bruce (May 14, 2023). "M3gan Star Violet McGraw Signs For Indie Production A Wonderful Way With Dragons". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 15, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  9. ^ Colangelo, B. J. (January 5, 2023). "From The Black Phone To M3GAN, Two Sisters Are Taking Over Modern Horror". /Film. Archived from the original on January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023.

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