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Who is Mackenzie Foy?
The full name of Mackenzie Foy is Mackenzie Christine Foy who is an American actress and she is now considered to be one of the young Hollywood actresses. Thanks to her appearance in the movie named “Interstellar” which made her famous.
But however, she is known for her portraying Renesmee Cullen in the movie named “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2” in the year 2012. For her amazing acting in this movie, she also earned a Young Artist Award nomination as Best Supporting Young Actress.
Who is Mackenzie Foy?
Mackenzie Foy is an American actress and model who was born in November 10, 2000. Through her appearance in the movie “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2” as Renesmee Cullen in the year 2012, she earned her a Young Artist Award nomination.
Mackenzie Foy also made her appearance as young Murphy in the space epic movie “Interstellar” in the year 2014. For this role in the movie, she received a Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor among other awards nominations. In the Disney movie named “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” she starred as Clara in the year 2018.
Mackenzie Foy Biography:
Mackenzie Foy was born in the year 2000 on November 10 in the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. Mackenzie Foy is an American actress and model who has made her name in the acting industry in her young age. Mackenzie Foy’s mother is a homemaker, and her father is a truck driver, who had no connection to the film industry. As said, she began her modeling at the age of just 3 and started her acting career just at the age of 9. Mackenzie Foy was also a practitioner of Taekwondo.
Mackenzie Foy father and mother:
Mackenzie Foy is a multi-talented artist. Along with her acting Mackenzie Foy also has a lot of love towards painting too. When she was just a child, she also worked in a commercial for a Children’s Hospital. She always loves to influence others with her job and acting career. Mackenzie Foy got herself trained in tap dance, ballet, and jazz, among which she loves ballet the most. She is also a black belt holder in the Korean martial art, TaeKwonDo.
Mackenzie Foy movies and television series:
In the Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi movie “Interstellar” Mackenzie Foy has played the role of Matthew McConaughey’s daughter. There are plenty of nominations that Mackenzie Foy has received for her brilliant acting performances along with plenty of awards which she has won. Her appearances can also be seen in many commercials such as the Disney commercial for Barbie in 2010, AT & T, Pantene, Kohls, Blackberry, and Berger King.
Being a child model Mackenzie Foy started he journey of modeling from well-known brands like Polo Ralph, Guess Kids, and Garnet Hill. After her success in these, she started modeling for the Walt Disney Company, Mattel, and Target Corporation, and so on. It was the year 2009, when her career has reached a high with her guest appearances in the TV shows, such as Fox’s Til Death, Hawai Five-O, and Flash Forward.
Her movie career started from the first movie, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, in which Renesmee is shown only in a flash-forward, which was released in the year 2011 on November 18, while the second, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, was released in the year 2012 on November 16. It was the year 2012, when she joined the cast James Wan’s horror movie, the Conjuring.
In the same year, 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. From then, in the year 2012, October 10, with her lead role she joined Wish You Well, the film adaptation of David Baldacci’s book. On November 17, 2012, Mackenzie Foy was in another episode of R. L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour, playing Georgia Lomin. In 2014, Foy appeared in Erica Dunton’s movie Black Eyed Dog.
Mackenzie Foy co-starred as the childhood version of Matthew McConaughey’s daughter in Christopher Nolan’s movie 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 Mackenzie Foy would play the lead role of Clara in the film The Nutcracker and the Four Realms.
Mackenzie Foy earlier thought of becoming a doctor which she expressed in few of the interviews which she has attended. It was the movie, Interstellar directed by Christopher Nolan where she played her role and was highly influenced by Christopher Nolan and hopes to work like him in future.
While she was filming the movie ‘Breaking Dawn’, she set up a ‘Swear Jar’, wherein someone who used to use bad language are required to put some money in the jar as a form of punishment. Later that money she donated to a charity at St. Jude’s. A mechanical wolf ride which she has got in the movie Breaking Dawn was her favorite scene, which she she calls it ‘The Jacob Wolf’.
Apart from her acting career, and since she had an amazing voice, Mackenzie Foy also gave her voice for many movies. Mackenzie Foy also rendered her voice for many movies such as ‘The Boxcar Children’, ‘Ernest & Celestine’, and ‘The Little Prince’.
Mackenzie Foy filmography:
- 2011: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 as Renesmee Cullen
- 2012: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 as Renesmee Cullen
- 2013: The Conjuring as Cindy Perron
- 2013: Wish You Well as Lou Cardinal
- 2014: Ernest & Celestine as Celestine
- 2014: The Boxcar Children as Violet
- 2014: Black Eyed Dog as Daisy
- 2014: Interstellar as Young Murph
- 2015: The Little Prince as The Little Girl
- 2018: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms as Clara
- 2020: Black Beauty as Jo Green
Mackenzie Foy television series:
- 2009: ‘Til Death as Little Girl
- 2010: FlashForward as Kate Erskine
- 2010: Hawaii Five-0 as Lily Wilson
- 2012: R. L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: The Series as Natalie / Georgia Lomin
- 2014: The Cookie Mobster as Sally
- 2015: Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise as Jenny O’Neill
Mackenzie Foy awards and nominations:
Year | Association | Category | Work | Result |
2013 | Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Screen Couple | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 | Won |
2013 | Golden Raspberry Award | Worst Screen Ensemble | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 | Won |
2013 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 | Nominated |
2014 | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Youth Performance | Interstellar | Nominated |
2014 | St. Louis Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | Interstellar | Nominated |
2014 | Critics’ Choice Movie Awards | Best Young Performer | Interstellar | Nominated |
2015 | Saturn Award | Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Interstellar | Won |
2015 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Actress – Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Interstellar | Nominated |
Facts about Mackenzie Foy:
- Mackenzie Foy was born on November 10, 2000 in Los Angeles, California, United States
- Mackenzie Foy was portrayed Renesmee Cullen in the movie named “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2” in the year 2012
- Mackenzie Foy also made her appearance as young Murphy in the space epic movie “Interstellar” in the year 2014
- In the Disney movie named “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” she starred as Clara in the year 2018
Uncover the mystery. #DisneysNutcracker and the Four Realms in theaters November 2. #TuesdayThoughts pic.twitter.com/6mfV8KHY61
— Disney's Nutcracker (@thenutcracker) August 21, 2018
- Mackenzie Foy’s mother is a homemaker, and her father is a truck driver, who had no connection to the film industry
- Mackenzie Foy began her modeling at the age of just 3 and started her acting career just at the age of 9. Mackenzie Foy was also a practitioner of Taekwondo
- Mackenzie Foy had done commercials such as the Disney commercial for Barbie in 2010, AT & T, Pantene, Kohls, Blackberry, and Berger King
- Mackenzie Foy likes to read books and prefers nail polish over lip gloss
- Mackenzie Foy is a fan of action movies and wants to do her own stunts in her future films
- Mackenzie Foy loves pets which includes cats and dogs. Horses, fairies, and Giraffes are her favorite creatures from her childhood itself
- Mackenzie Foy’s favorite singer is Taylor Swift and her favorite musical instrument is Ukelele
- Mackenzie Foy was trained in ballet, jazz and tap. She also holds a black belt in Taekwondo
- Mackenzie Foy has 2 pets: a cat named Luna, and a dog named FireFly
- Mackenzie Foy kept a swear jar on the set of Breaking Dawn as a punishment for using bad language and donated the money to a charity. She aslo refused to reveal who had to pay the most
- Mackenzie Foy was friends with two-time co-star, actress Joey King. They filmed The Conjuring (2013) together and both provided their voices to characters in The Boxcar Children (2014)
- Mackenzie Foy favorite scene in the movie Breaking Dawn was at the end, when she got to ride a mechanical “Jacob wolf”
- She played Ellen Burstyn’s great-granddaughter in Wish You Well (2013) and the younger version of her character in Interstellar (2014)
‘Interstellar’ Star @mackenziefoy to Lead Disney’s 'The Nutcracker' (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/6hcYBgR1ce pic.twitter.com/54p0ZkPpIR
— Variety (@Variety) July 27, 2016
- Home-schooled by her parents alongside her older brother in Los Angeles, California
- Mackenzie Foy was born exactly one year after Mad Men actress Kiernan Shipka. They have both worked with Ellen Burstyn on separate projects
- Has two Barbie dolls made in her likeness, both of them based on her character Clara from The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018). The first one is of her in Clara’s soldier uniform, and the second one is based on her ball gown that her character wears at the Christmas party
- Mackenzie Foy’s brother name is Bayley Foy
Mackenzie Foy quotes (personal):
- I want to be acting until the day I die!
- I do Taekwondo and sometimes I paint
- I like action movies! Action movies are awesome
- I love doing stunts
- I like seeing girls throw down
- I like to roller skate. I have been roller skating since I was eight
- I want to go to film college to learn about the departments and how everything works. Then I’m going to start directing
Biodata of Mackenzie Foy:
Real Name | Mackenzie Foy |
Full Name | Mackenzie Christine Foy |
Nick Name | Kenzie and Kenz |
Profession | Actress and Model |
Date of Birth | November 10, 2000 |
Age (as in 2022) | 22 Years |
Birth Place | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Nationality | American |
Religion | Christian |
Ethnicity | White American |
Home Town | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Net Worth | $2.5 Million US dollars |
Family: Mother | Giorgina Karrie Foy |
Family: Father | Andrew Steven Foy |
Family: Siblings | Unavailable |
Family: Sister | Unavailable |
Family: Brother | Bayley Foy |
Family: Partner | Calam Lynch (Ex) |
Ex-Boyfriend | Calam Lynch (Ex) |
Marital Status | Single and Unmarried |
Address | Los Angeles, California, United States |
School | Home School |
College | Unavailable |
Educational Qualification | Unavailable |
TV Show Debut | TV Series: Till Death (2009) |
Film Debut | Film: The Twilight Saga: Break dawn-Part 1 (2011) |
Famous Role | Renesmee Cullen in Film The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012) |
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Height | In centimeters: 159 cm In meters: 1.59 m In feet inches: 5’ 1” |
Weight | In pounds: 101 lbs In kilograms: 46 kg |
Body Shape | 28-24-30 inches (Pear, Slim and Fit) |
Shoe Size | 6 (US) |
Eye Colour | Green |
Hair Colour | Brown |
Hobbies | Horse riding, Playing Ukulele, Acting, Hanging out with her close friends and family members, Playing with her pets |
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TikTok | Unavailable |
YouTube | Unavailable |