Maggie Grace is an American actress, who is most notable for the portrayal in the film of Taken. She was born on September 21, 1983in Worthington, Ohio, to Valinn and Rick Denig, who manages a family jewelry business. Grace was baptized with the real name of Margaret Grace Denig. She entered the Worthington Christian Schools and shortly attended the Thomas Worthington High School, where she started on performing in school plays as well as in Community Theater, which also includes a Jewish Community Center’s Gallery Players’ 2000 production of The Crucible. At the young age of 16, Grace Mother and father divorced. She left the school and relocated to Los Angele, California, together with her mother. However he siblings Ian and Marissa left and lived together with their father.
On the other hand, Grace got an agent for a week of moving to Los Angeles and attended I acting classes. She then made her first role in Rachel’s Room in year 2001. On the following year, she appeared in the TV series of Septuplets but the show has been pulled out after its first episode. Moreover, her first break occurred when she appeared in the TV film called, Murder in Greenwich, where she portrayed the role of Martha Moxley, together with Christopher Meloni and Robert Forster as well as John Foster and Liddy Holloway. For her portrayal of Moxley, Grace earned nomination for a Young Artist Award for the Best performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special-Leading Young Actress. She subsequently portrayed minor roles on the TV series of CSI: Miami and The Lyon’s Den as well as in Miracles and in the American sitcom called, Like Family. Grace also appeared in the TV series of Cold Case and in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
In the middle of the year 2004, she earned the role of Shannon Rutherford in the pilot episode of Lost. In year 2005, she was nominated for a teen Choice Award for Choice TV Breakout Performance- Female for her portrayal on the said series. She subsequently appeared in the horror film of The Fog, where she portrayed the lead role of Elizabeth Williams, together with Tom Welling and Selma Blaire. The film was the 2005 remake of the horror film of the same name. in year 2007, Grace starred in the comedy film of Suburban Girl, which also starred Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alec Baldwin. In year 2008, Grace portrayed the role of Kim Mills in the action thriller film of Taken, which also starred Liam Neeson and Famke Janssen. On the other hand, in year 2010, she starred in the drama called, Flying Lessons, alongside Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. Also, in year 2010, it was announced that she was picked to portray the role of Irina in the Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.
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