Mackenzie Christine Foy (born November 10, 2000) is an American actress and model. Her breakout role was as Renesmee Cullen in the 2012 film The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, which earned her a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Supporting Young Actress in a Feature Film. She is also known for portraying Cindy Perron in The Conjuring Universe and young Murph in Interstellar (2014), the latter earning her a Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor, among other awards nominations. She has also starred in The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018) and Black Beauty (2020).
Early life Foy was born on November 10, 2000, in Los Angeles, California, where she was raised. Her father, a truck driver, and mother, a homemaker, had no connections to the film industry. Foy began modeling at age 3, and started acting at age 8. She is a practitioner of Taekwondo.
Career Foy began modeling in print ads in 2004, working for Garnet Hill, Polo Ralph Lauren and Guess. From there, she modeled for companies such as The Walt Disney Company, Mattel and Gap.
Foy's acting career began when she was eight years old, when she guest-starred in television shows such as 'Til Death, FlashForward and Hawaii Five-0. In 2010, she was cast as Renesmee Cullen in the film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's book Breaking Dawn, the fourth and final novel in the Twilight saga series. The first movie, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, in which Renesmee is shown only in a flash-forward, was released on November 18, 2011, while the second, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, on November 16, 2012.
In February 2012, she joined the cast of James Wan's horror film The Conjuring. Shooting on the film began in February 2012 in North Carolina, and it was released in July 2013. In February, she was also in the last episode of the second season of the horror TV series R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour, in which she played Natalie, a girl who goes to live with her grandfather and discovers that a doll she was given, is alive and has bad intentions.
On October 10, 2012, Foy joined Wagner on tour and Wish You Well, the film adaptation of David Baldacci's book, where she played the lead. On November 17, 2012, Foy was in another episode of R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour, playing Georgia Lomin. In 2014, Foy appeared in Erica Dunton's movie Black Eyed Dog.
Foy co-starred as the childhood version of Matthew McConaughey's daughter in Christopher Nolan's Interstellar. She provided the voice of Celestine in the English dub of Ernest & Celestine (2012), Violet in The Boxcar Children (2014) and The Little Girl in The Little Prince (2015). In July 2016, it was announced that Foy would play the lead role of Clara in the film The Nutcracker and the Four Realms.
In May 2019 it was announced that Foy would co-star with Kate Winslet in a new adaptation of Black Beauty, which was filmed in the fall of 2019 and was released in 2020.
In December 2024, it was reported that Foy would appear alongside Sean Bean and Odeya Rush in The Isolate Thief, directed by John Suits.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2011 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Renesmee Cullen 2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 22013 The Conjuring Cindy Perron Wish You Well Lou Cardinal2014 Ernest & Celestine Celestine (voice) The Boxcar Children Violet (voice) Black Eyed Dog Daisy Interstellar Young Murphy "Murph" Cooper 2015 The Little Prince The Little Girl (voice) 2018 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms Clara Stahlbaum 2020 Black Beauty Jo Green 2025 The Conjuring: Last Rites Cindy Perron Cameo 2026 The Isolate ThiefRadial Entertainment Takes Worldwide Rights To ‘The Isolate Thief’ With Sean Bean, Mackenzie Foy & Odeya Rush Completed
Television Year Title Role Notes 2009 'Til Death Little Girl Episode: "No Complaints" 2010 FlashForward Kate Erskine Episode: "Blowback" Hawaii Five-0 Lily Wilson Episode: "Ho'apono" 2012 R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series Natalie / Georgia Lomin Guest role; 2 episodes 2014 The Cookie Mobster Sally TV movie 2015 Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise Jenny O'Neill
Awards and nominations
Association Year Category Work Result Young Artist Award 2013 Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 rowspan="4" Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 2014 Best Youth Performance Interstellar St. Louis Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2014 Best Young Performer Saturn Award 2015 Best Performance by a Younger Actor Teen Choice Awards 2015 Choice Movie Actress – Sci-Fi/Fantasy
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