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Maggie Grace Biography

Margaret Grace Denig (born September 21, 1983) is an American actress, who, under the stage name Maggie Grace, is best known for her work as Shannon Rutherford on the television series Lost.

Grace was born in Worthington, Ohio, but currently lives in Los Angeles. Grace first appeared in an online weekly video webisode called Rachel's Room, which was showcased on the Sony Pictures site ScreenBlast (2001 - 2002). In the serial, Rachel was a teen captioned in her room dialoguing teen angst and her conflict with her mother and school teachers.

She launched her acting career in 2002, starring in Murder in Greenwich and Shop Club. In 2003, she played the Goth-influenced, estranged daughter of Tom Selleck and Wendy Crewson in the drama 12 Mile Road.

Grace’s big break came when she landed the role of the lazy and self-centered Shannon Rutherford in the critically-acclaimed TV series Lost. Her latest project, released in late 2005, was the nearly universally-panned remake of the John Carpenter film, The Fog, co-starring Tom Welling of Smallville.

Having only started acting professionally in 2000, Maggie Grace already has an enviable list of credits. A native of Columbus, Ohio, Grace made her television debut in 2002 as Martha Moxley in the telefilm Murder in Greenwich. She also starred in the telefilm 12 Mile Road, opposite Tom Selleck. In addition to a recurring role on Oliver Beene, she has guest-starred on Law & Order: SVU, Cold Case, Lyon's Den and CSI: Miami. Grace also had a starring role in the film The Fog.

Grace was rumored to play Kitty Pryde (Shadowcat) in X-Men 3, but when she could not get out of her contract with Lost, the role went to Ellen Page. Maggie herself stated in an interview she was never contacted about the role and was surprised to read she was up for the part in question. She is rumored to be dating fellow Lost actor Ian Somerhalder, who played her step-brother Boone in the series.

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. 

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