MAGGIE GRACE
BIOGRAPHY
Margaret Grace Denig (born September 21, 1983)
in Columbus, Ohio is a American actress, who
lives in Los Angeles.
Maggie Grace launched her acting career in 2002,
starring in Murder in Greenwich and Shop Club.
In 2003, Grace played the Goth-influenced,
estranged daughter of Tom Selleck and Wendy
Crewson in the drama 12 Mile Road. Grace’s big
break though came when she landed the role of
the self-centered Shannon Rutherford in the
critically-acclaimed TV series Lost.
With bright blond hair, glowing skin and bikini-perfect
proportions, Maggie Grace is just the girl many
men would like to get lost on a desert island
with, so it came as no surprise that she was
cast into stardom as the spoiled, pouty castaway
Shannon Rutherford on ABC’s hit drama “Lost”
(2004- ) after just two years of acting
professionally.
Born in Columbus,
Ohio, on September 21, 1983, Grace started
acting in her late teens, beginning in 2002. The
Midwesterner quickly developed an enviable
resume, appearing in two USA TV movies, as the
real-life murder victim Martha Moxley at the
center of a mystery involving a member of the
Kennedy clan in “Murder in Greenwich” (USA
2002), and opposite Tom Selleck in “12 Mile Road
USA” (2003). She played Hope Wilde in pilot of
Fox’s “Septuplets” (2002) and made independent
films “Shop Club” (2002) and “Creature Unknown”
(2003).
Grace has also made appearances on a variety of
hit shows. In 2003 alone, she had recurring
appearances on Fox’s “Oliver Beene” and guest
spots on ABC’s “Miracles,” CBS’ “CSI Miami,” on
Rob Lowe’s short-lived vehicle, “The Lyon’s
Den.” In 2004 Grace also appeared on episodes of
the network dramas “Law and Order: Special
Victim’s Unit,” “Like Family" and “Cold Case”
before joining the ensemble of the breakout hit
drama “Lost” teaming with Ian Sommerhalder as
one of a pair of step-siblings who shared a
troubling personal history even before becoming
stranded on the mysterious island. On the
feature film side, she also made a foray into
horror with a leading role in the murky 2005
remake of the John Carpenter classic "The Fog."
As her stock in Hollywood rose, audiences were
surprised when her character was abruptly killed
off shortly into "Lost's" second season. |
