Mckenna Grace Says She Avoids Nudity in Acting Roles

Actor Mckenna Grace says she currently avoids roles involving nudity or highly sexualized material, describing that work as frightening to her while leaving open the possibility that her view may change. She also said the boundary does not mean she intends to play only wholesome characters, and that she hopes to portray a Disney princess someday. Grace made the comments in an interview published as she promotes The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. She said she respects performers who take on nude or highly sexualized roles but does not do them at this point in her career. Her remarks describe her current preference, rather than a comprehensive account of roles she has accepted or declined. To explain that she is not limiting herself to gentle or family-oriented stories, Grace pointed to her character in Scream, who is violently attacked by Ghostface. The contrast, she said, sits alongside her ambition to play a Disney princess. She did not say that the ambition was the reason for avoiding nudity. Grace, who began acting as a child, also reflected on how her role on set has changed as she has grown older. She said child actors can be expected to behave like adults off...