A Second ‘Haunting of Hill House’ Star Appeared on Hulu’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
The Haunting of Hill House featured actors like Julian Hilliard, Violet McGraw, and McKenna Grace, portraying the younger versions of the Crain family. Later, Grace appeared in the Hulu original series, The Handmaidās Tale, even finding a mother figure in the main character, June.Ā
Hereās what we know about this actor and her role in both productions.Ā
McKenna Grace appeared on āThe Haunting of Hill Houseā as young Theo
Grace appeared in movies like I, Tonya, and Amityville: The Awakening. She also starred in the Netflix original comedy series, Fuller House. This actor also had a starring role in the original horror series, The Haunting of Hill House.
This horror series told the story of one family plagued by their experience at one mysterious house. Grace acted as young Theo, the middle child in the Crain family who, thanks to her experience, has āpowersā that continued throughout her adult life.Ā
McKenna Grace had a role in season 4 of Huluās āThe Handmaidās Taleā
Aside from her work with Netflix, this character appeared on a Hulu original series. That was The Handmaidās Tale, the story of a totalitarian society that treats women as property of the state. This actor portrayed the very young commanderās wife named Esther Keyes. She became an ally to the main character, June.
āI know that my parents both really liked Handmaidās Tale, but they would never let me watch it because they were like, āOh goodness, I donāt think you can watch this show,'ā Grace said during a phone interview with Refinery29.Ā
Esther Keyes was a Commanderās wife. However, fans learned that life wasnāt easy for this character. In addition to the state-mandated rape by her husband, this character endured assault by other men whom the commander regularly brought to their home.Ā
She finds somewhat of a mother figure in June. Itās with this rebelās OK that Mrs. Keyes inadvertently poisons dozens of people. She even kills one of the men who would assault her. After her home was raided, fans did not see this character again.Ā
McKenna Grace isnāt the first āHaunting of Hill Houseā star to appear on āThe Handmaidās Taleā
Grace isnāt the first actor who made the switch from The Haunting of Hill House to The Handmaidās Tale. Elizabeth Reaser, who acted as adult Shirley in Netflixās original series, appeared in season 3 of The Handmaidās Tale.
She portrayed another Commanderās wife, Olivia Winslow ā this one even more ruthless with her handmaids. Her husband held a position of power in Washington D.C. and inspired other commanders in this original series.Ā
Seasons 1-3 of The Handmaidās Tale are available for streaming on Hulu. Netflixās The Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor are available on the rival streaming platform.