Madeleine McGraw
Madeleine McGraw is an American actress. She gained recognition for her roles in various horror-themed projects including the television show Outcast, and the films The Mandela Effect, and The Black Phone and its 2025 sequel. She has been referred to as a scream queen and earned two Saturn Award nominations for Best Performance by a Younger Actor.
She also starred as Zoey Campbell in the Disney Channel series Secrets of Sulphur Springs and has portrayed a younger version of Hope van Dyne in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Ant-Man and the Wasp and the Disney+ series What If...?.
Career
McGraw made her film debut as a child actress in the film American Sniper and other various short films, alongside her twin brother Aidan McGraw. After appearing in various television shows, she starred in the horror drama show Outcast. From a recurring role in the first season, McGraw was promoted to series regular for the second season.McGraw went on to appear as child versions of characters in several films including: Ant-Man and the Wasp as a young Hope van Dyne played by Evangeline Lilly, Pacific Rim Uprising as a young Amara Namani played by Cailee Spaeny, and The Mitchells vs. the Machines 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 and Bonnie in Toy Story 4. She also appeared in The Mandela Effect. McGraw appeared as a series regular in the Disney Channel show Secrets of Sulphur Springs. The show was later canceled in January 2024 after three seasons.
In September 2021, McGraw starred as Gwen Blake in the horror film The Black Phone, 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, 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 which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival.
McGraw reprised her role as a young Van Dyne in the second season of the Disney+ animated series What If...?. She also starred in The Curse of the Necklace, alongside her sister Violet. 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 of Gwen Blake in Black Phone 2. For her role she was nominated for Best Young Performer at the 9th Astra Film Awards where she was also honored as the "Star on the Rise".