Madeleine McGraw (born December 22, 2008) is an American actress. She gained recognition for her roles in various Horror fiction projects including the television show Outcast (2016–2018), and the films The Mandela Effect (2019), and The Black Phone (2021) which earned her a Saturn Award nomination for Best Performance by a Younger Actor. She has also been referred to as a scream queen.
She also starred as Zoey Campbell in the Disney Channel series Secrets of Sulphur Springs (2021–2023) and has since portrayed a younger version of Hope van Dyne in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) and the Disney+ series What If...? (2023).
McGraw went on to appear as child versions of characters in several films including: Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) as a young Hope van Dyne played by Evangeline Lilly, Pacific Rim Uprising (2018) as a young Amara Namani played by Cailee Spaeny, and The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021) as a young Katie Mitchell played by Abbi Jacobson. During this time, she also voiced various characters in Pixar films, including Maddy McGear in Cars 3 (2017) and Bonnie in Toy Story 4 (2019). She also appeared in The Mandela Effect (2019). McGraw appeared as a series regular in the Disney Channel show Secrets of Sulphur Springs (2021–2023). The show was later canceled in January 2024 after three seasons.
McGraw starred in the supernatural horror film The Black Phone (2021), directed by Scott Derrickson. The film received critical acclaim and earned McGraw various awards and nomination including that for the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor. In 2022, McGraw went on to as the titular character in the horror film The Curse of Rosalie (2022) (originally titled The Harbinger), filmed a few years prior. While the film was panned by critics, her acting and role received praise. A year later she appeared in the horror film Robbie Ain't Right No More (2023) which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival. After her performances in previous and subsequent films within the horror genre, McGraw has been referred to as a Scream queen in the media.
McGraw reprised her role as a young Van Dyne in the second season of the Disney+ animated series What If...? (2023). She also starred in The Curse of the Necklace (2024), alongside her sister Violet McGraw. In April 2025, it was announced that both sisters would star in a Holiday-themed film titled High Stakes Holiday with both sisters and their mom set to produce. That same month, McGraw was honoured as the "Rising Star" of 2025 at CinemaCon. At the end of June, she starred in Captain Tsunami which made its premiere at the Dances With Films film festival. In October she reprised her role in Black Phone 2.
2014 | American Sniper | McKenna | ||
2017 | Cars 3 | Maddy McGear | Voice | |
2018 | Ant-Man and the Wasp | Young Hope van Dyne | ||
Pacific Rim Uprising | Young Amara Namani | |||
2019 | Toy Story 4 | Bonnie Anderson | Voice; replacing Emily Hahn from Toy Story 3 | |
The Mandela Effect | Sam | |||
2021 | The Black Phone | Gwen Blake | ||
The Mitchells vs. the Machines | Young Katie Mitchell | Voice | ||
2022 | The Curse of Rosalie | Rosalie | Originally titled The Harbinger | |
2023 | Robbie Ain't Right No More | Sarah | Short film | |
2024 | The Curse of the Necklace | Judith Davis | ||
2025 | Captain Tsunami | Emma | ||
Black Phone 2 | Gwen Blake | |||
High Stakes Holiday | Post–production; also executive producer | |||
SuperUnknown | Pre-production; also executive producer | |||
2014 | Bones | Molly Blake | Episode: "The Drama in the Queen" | |
Selfie | Little Girl | Episode: "Here's This Guy" | ||
2016 | Clarence | Rita | 3 episodes | |
2016–17 | Outcast | Amber Barnes | 14 episodes (recurring season 1; main season 2) | |
2018 | Reverie | Brynn | 3 episodes | |
Criminal Minds | Naomi Shaw | Episode: "Ashley" | ||
2019 | A Christmas Wish | Stella | Lifetime television-film | |
2021–2023 | Secrets of Sulphur Springs | Zoey Campbell | Main role | |
2023 | What If...? | Hope van Dyne | Voice; Episode: "What If... Peter Quill Attacked Earth's Mightiest Heroes?" | |
2017 | "Do Re Mi" | Herself | Blackbear & Gucci Mane | |
2025 | "Coincidence" | Maddox Batson | ||
CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards | 2025 | Rising Star | Herself | ||
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | 2023 | Best Supporting Performance | The Black Phone | ||
Saturn Awards | 2022 | Best Younger Performer in a Film | |||
San Diego Film Critics Society | 2023 | Best Youth Performance | |||
Young Artist Award | 2015 | Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress | American Sniper | ||
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