--- name: "Madeleine McGraw" canonical: "https://film.one/person/madeleine-mcgraw" fi1m_id: "madeleine-mcgraw" imdb_id: "nm6421259" tmdb_id: 1530558 wikidata_id: "Q65978332" roles: ["Actor"] born: "22 December 2008" reviewed_on_fi1m: 6 average_fi1m_score: 66 average_as: "actor" average_over: 6 updated: "2026-09-30T21:15:58.669228+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Madeleine McGraw ## Identity Madeleine McGraw - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/madeleine-mcgraw - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** madeleine-mcgraw - **IMDb ID:** nm6421259 - **TMDB ID:** 1530558 - **Wikidata ID:** Q65978332 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeleine_McGraw, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65978332, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6421259/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1530558 Actor. Born 22 December 2008 in San Jose, California, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 22 December 2008, San Jose, California, USA - **Active:** 2017–present - **Also known as:** Maddy McGraw, Madeleine Grace McGraw - **Average Fi1m score:** 66, as actor, over 6 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 64 (4), 2020s 70 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 66 to 70 across 6 titles - **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 2 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 1 of 3 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Adventure 5, Animation 3, Action 2, Comedy 2, Family 2, Science Fiction 2 - **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $2,503m across 5 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeleine_McGraw, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65978332, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6421259/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1530558 ## Streaming the US now - **Disney+:** [*Toy Story 4*](https://film.one/film/toy-story-4.md) (78) - **Netflix:** [*Black Phone 2*](https://film.one/film/black-phone-2.md) (64) - **HBO Max:** [*Pacific Rim: Uprising*](https://film.one/film/pacific-rim-uprising.md) (52) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Madeleine McGraw > A small furious girl swearing at heaven made Madeleine McGraw the best thing in two Scott Derrickson horror films. Whether there is an actor beyond Gwen we do not yet know, because almost nobody else has given her a part that size. Gwen Blake swears at heaven. That was the first thing we noticed about Madeleine McGraw in *The Black Phone* (2021): a small furious girl who treats prayer as an argument she means to win, and it is still what we notice in *Black Phone 2* (2025), where the whole film is built around her dreams. She follows them into the snow, to a Christian camp in the mountains, and Scott Derrickson hands her the fear, the plot and most of the jokes. She carries all three and does not once ask us to feel sorry for her. She has been working since she was small. The debut was *American Sniper* (2014), and after it came the work a child actor gets: a voice in *Cars 3* (2017), the younger version of somebody else in *Ant-Man and the Wasp* (2018) and *Pacific Rim: Uprising* (2018), regular parts in *Outcast* (2016–2018) and later *Secrets of Sulphur Springs* (2021–2023). She took over Bonnie in *Toy Story 4* (2019), a film we liked and whose review did not mention her. A child's voice in a well-made Pixar film is heard and not noticed, and that is the job. None of it told us who she was. Gwen did. What she does in the Derrickson films is refuse to be the child in peril. Horror is full of frightened children and most of them are there to be rescued or lost. McGraw plays fear as something that makes Gwen angrier rather than smaller, and the anger is funny, and the film knows it. Pär M. Ekberg shoots her waking life in flat, overcast grey and her dreams on grainy, skipping film the colour of rust, and she is the one person who has to live in both, so the whole picture rests on our believing that she does. We sat through a great deal of explaining in *Black Phone 2*, and a sermon we had not ordered, and we forgave it every time she came back on, because she is the only person in the film who takes its horrors as an insult rather than a mystery. The question now is what else there is. Two films with one director in one part is a strong start and a narrow one. She has been called a scream queen and has said the label came as a surprise, and it fits her badly; the term means a girl who reacts, and Gwen acts. Asked about the part, she has said, 'She’s outspoken, fearless, and follows her instincts—even when it’s scary.' She has started producing, with *Double Trouble* (2026). What we would like to see next is a film with no dead man in it, so we can find out how much of the fury is Gwen's and how much is hers. ## Biography Madeleine McGraw is an American actress. She is known for playing Gwen Blake in the horror films *The Black Phone* (2021) and its sequel *Black Phone 2* (2025). McGraw began her career as a child actress with roles in *American Sniper* (2014) and voice work in *Cars 3* (2017) and *Toy Story 4* (2019). She has appeared in the Marvel film *Ant-Man and the Wasp* (2018) as a young Hope van Dyne, the Disney Channel series *Secrets of Sulphur Springs* (2021–2023) as Zoey Campbell, and the series *Outcast* (2016–2018). She received a Saturn Award nomination for her performance in *The Black Phone*. She has two brothers and a sister who are also actors. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (6) - *Black Phone 2* (2025), Fi1m 64, as Gwen — [page](https://film.one/film/black-phone-2.md) - *The Mitchells vs. the Machines* (2021), Fi1m 76, as Young Katie (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-mitchells-vs-the-machines.md) - *Toy Story 4* (2019), Fi1m 78, as Bonnie (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-4.md) - *Ant-Man and the Wasp* (2018), Fi1m 68, as Young Hope — [page](https://film.one/film/ant-man-and-the-wasp.md) - *Pacific Rim: Uprising* (2018), Fi1m 52, as Young Amara Namani — [page](https://film.one/film/pacific-rim-uprising.md) - *Cars 3* (2017), Fi1m 58, as Maddy McGear (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/cars-3.md) ## Complete filmography (33) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Double Trouble* (2026), as Charlotte · Executive Producer - *Black Phone 2* (2025), as Gwen — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/black-phone-2.md) - *Captain Tsunami* (2025), as Emma - *The Curse of the Necklace* (2024), as Judith Davis · Executive Producer - *Robbie Ain't Right No More* (2023), as Sarah - *The Harbinger* (2022), as Rosalie - *The Black Phone* (2022), as Gwen - *What If...?* (2021), series, as Hope van Dyne (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/what-if.md) - *The Mitchells vs. the Machines* (2021), as Young Katie (voice) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-mitchells-vs-the-machines.md) - *Secrets of Sulphur Springs* (2021), series, as Zoey Campbell - *The Mandela Effect* (2019), as Sam - *A Christmas Wish* (2019), as Stella - *Toy Story 4* (2019), as Bonnie (voice) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-4.md) - *The Curse of La Llorona* (2019), as April - *Ant-Man and the Wasp* (2018), as Young Hope — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/ant-man-and-the-wasp.md) - *Reverie* (2018), series, as Brynn - *Pacific Rim: Uprising* (2018), as Young Amara Namani — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/pacific-rim-uprising.md) - *Cars 3* (2017), as Maddy McGear (voice) — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/cars-3.md) - *Divorce: The Greatest Hits* (2016), as Maisy - *Susie Sunshine* (2016), as Girl - *Outcast* (2016), series, as Amber Barnes - *Lucy in My Eyes* (2016), as Younger Lucy - *Stars* (2015), Actor - *Star vs. the Forces of Evil* (2015), series, as Young Moon Butterfly (voice) - *American Sniper* (2014), as McKenna — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/american-sniper.md) - *Selfie* (2014), series, as Little Girl - *Hide and Seek* (2014), as Little Paige - *Clarence* (2014), series, as Rita (voice), Rita / Patsie (voice), Rita / Toddler (voice) - *The Firefly Catcher* (2014), as Young Madelyn - *Criminal Minds* (2005), series, as Naomi Shaw — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md) - *Bones* (2005), series, as Molly Blake — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/bones.md) - *SuperUnknown*, as Executive Producer - *Passing Glances*, Director ## Gallery - ![Madeleine McGraw](https://film.one/media/person/7876/gallery-00464e16bd18.jpg) Madeleine McGraw — Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Madeleine_McGraw_at_53rd_Saturn_Awards_2026.jpg/1280px-Madeleine_McGraw_at_53rd_Saturn_Awards_2026.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Madeleine McGraw and Violet McGraw on the red carpet at the Big Screen Achievement Awards at the 2025 CinemaCon at The Colosseum Theater at Caesars Palace in La](https://film.one/media/person/7876/gallery-e2746bd77fb3.jpg) Madeleine McGraw and Violet McGraw on the red carpet at the Big Screen Achievement Awards at the 2025 CinemaCon at The Colosseum Theater at Caesars Palace in La — Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Madeleine_McGraw_%26_Violet_McGraw_%2854460555387%29.jpg/1280px-Madeleine_McGraw_%26_Violet_McGraw_%2854460555387%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Madeleine McGraw and Violet McGraw on the red carpet at the Big Screen Achievement Awards at the 2025 CinemaCon at The Colosseum Theater at Caesars Palace in La](https://film.one/media/person/7876/gallery-4cbfa7e2bdf0.jpg) Madeleine McGraw and Violet McGraw on the red carpet at the Big Screen Achievement Awards at the 2025 CinemaCon at The Colosseum Theater at Caesars Palace in La — Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Madeleine_McGraw_%26_Violet_McGraw_%2854460555412%29.jpg/1280px-Madeleine_McGraw_%26_Violet_McGraw_%2854460555412%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Madeleine McGraw and Violet McGraw on the red carpet at the Big Screen Achievement Awards at the 2025 CinemaCon at The Colosseum Theater at Caesars Palace in La](https://film.one/media/person/7876/gallery-108a71296e5c.jpg) Madeleine McGraw and Violet McGraw on the red carpet at the Big Screen Achievement Awards at the 2025 CinemaCon at The Colosseum Theater at Caesars Palace in La — Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Madeleine_McGraw_%26_Violet_McGraw_%2854461393956%29.jpg/1280px-Madeleine_McGraw_%26_Violet_McGraw_%2854461393956%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - 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