We were watching The Handmaid's Tale on Hulu the other day and we noticed that there was a young actress who was playing a character that was mature beyond her years. The character was Esther Keyes, and the actress was 16-year-old Emmy nomineee Mckenna Grace - and she is the youngest-ever Emmy nominee in any of the Best Guest Actor categories (and 10th youngest nominee in ANY category). We know that 2nd part because we had to do a little research on this young actress.
Turns out she's an actress who sings - and has released several singles. According to her website, she started this as a creative outlet during the pandemic, which, of course, did limit acting opportunities. Music allowed her to get her emotions out.
This single was released in November 2022 and was co-written by Grace. The song itself was in the pop-rock genre that she's gravitated towards at this point in her young career. The video was filmed after the actress's surgery to correct a scoliosis-casued 45 degree curvature to her spine (which she SHOWS you at the 2:00 minute mark of the video - yeah, that's her back). It was directed, written, and edited by her, as she was pretty much confined to a chair in the weeks following her surgery (a doctor's directive she ignores at the 0:48 mark of the video).
I exprect great things in the future, both in acting and music.
Very soon after this video was performed, she seemed to be walking just fine - and she shows off the scar as she performed the song live.
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