How Old Is Mackenzie Hancsicsak From This Is Us, Where Is She From?

Mackenzie Hancsicsak is a 16-year-old American actress everyone fell in love with upon her debut on TV. One of the stars who have continued to entertain us since the NBC TV series This Is Us debuted in 2016, Mackenzie Hancsicsak has gone on to become a sensation among fans. She plays the younger version of Kate Pearson on the show. Her role on the TV show is that of a 13-year-old and since it’s been quite a while since she started playing, a lot of things must have changed, thus, fans are wondering what she is up to these days. First, let’s take a look at the background of the young actress and work it down to where she is at this time.

Mackenzie Hancsicsak is now 16 years old

The This Is Us actress was born on August 22, 2007, to a mother named Melinda, but her father’s identity is not known, though she once revealed he is from Alberta, Canada, while her mother is from Hungary. The nature of her family is not verified but she has a half-brother which might mean that her parents are either divorced or were with other people before they got married.

Mackenzie Hancsicsak is a native of Burbank, California, USA, which is where she was born and raised. As a Californian native, it doesn’t come as a surprise that Mackenzie developed an early interest in the performing arts. Her mother played a major role in making that dream a reality by taking her to the acting classes from which she honed her skills. One of the places she built her resume as a professional actress is Second City Improv, Los Angeles, California.

She made her acting debut on This Is Us

When the show began airing in 2016, Mackenzie Hancsicsak’s face didn’t ring a bell to viewers. It later came to light that the show was actually the first time she was making an appearance on TV. Notwithstanding, she nailed the role and didn’t give any hint of being a rookie in the game. This is apparently because of the professional training she got before making an entrance into the movie industry.

The actress was 13 years old when she joined the cast of This Is Us to play Kate Pearson who is also 13. According to Mackenzie, her favorite cast members on set are Parker Bates and Lonnie Chavis who played her siblings Kevin and Randall on the show.

Other acting roles to her credit

Since her debut on This is Us, Mackenzie has had other roles in both movies and TV shows with more in the pipeline. The Burbank native is not here to play around, she is ready to build her career and brand as a professional actress of note.

Her role in This Is Us has opened the way for more and she has done a voice role in the TV series Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure, alongside notable stars like Mandy Moore. The movie My Girls in Summer Sisters has her as one of the cast members in the role of Macy. For now, Mackenzie is busy building a robust portfolio as an actress but her career is still in its budding stage. Nonetheless, she’s really making a good impression.

Mackenzie Hancsicsak’s movies and TV shows

TV Series

• This Is Us as young Kate – 2016-2022
• Gown and Out in Beverly Hills as Self – 2017
• Hometown to Hollywood as Self – 2018
• Let’s Make a Deal as Self – 2018
• Storyline Online as Self – 2019
• Teens Wanna Know as Self – 2019
• Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure as Additional Voices / Little Girl – 2017-2018

Movies

• My Girls in Summer Sisters as Macy – pre-production

She won a Screen Actors Guild statuette in 2019

Alongside her This Is Us co-stars, Mackenzie Hancsicsak bagged a SAG statuette for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. The awards coincided with Girl Scout cookie-selling season and the actress happens to be a member of the program. Thus, it wasn’t a surprise to see her at the award ceremony with a box of coconut Samoas for sale.

She even made an ad on social media before the event when she shared a picture she captioned “If anyone at @SAGawards wants some @girlscouts cookies, I’m at table 34!”. There is no confirmation of the number of cookies she sold at the events which had Hollywood elites in attendance, but she made a great impact with the gesture.

What is her net worth?

Though she is still building her career which she started as a child, Mackenzie Hancsicsak hit the ground running with her debut. She began her professional acting career with a hit TV series which is what most actors never had. Thus, she is expected to be earning big already. Additionally, she has done other acting projects in notable movies and shows with more in the pipeline. Nonetheless, her earnings have not been made public and her net worth is also not known.

Notwithstanding, some sources have pegged her net worth between $1 million and $5 million. An accurate estimate of the young star’s worth is yet to be made.

What happened to Mackenzie Hancsicsak, is she still on This Is Us?

Since she joined the show in 2016, a lot has changed and Mackenzie is also experiencing those changes in her body. The first episode of This Is Us aired on September 20, 2016, and the show is currently on the fifth season, thus, about five years have gone by since Mckenzie started playing young Kate and she’s no longer the little 8-year-old pumpkin viewers were introduced to in season 1.

Now 16 years old, the show producers are having a hard time including her in the storyline. This led to the absence of the actress from the show, likewise others who play the younger versions of other characters but not for long. Instead of booting them out entirely from the show, it appears they will keep appearing in their roles but in flashbacks where they have grown a little. Mackenzie, on the other hand, is happy to continue the role but one thing is certain, she can depict the role of an 8-year-old anymore.

To clear the air of confusion among fans who found it hard to believe she is the same actress they saw in season 1, Mackenzie took to Twitter in November 2020 to address the issue.

She said;

Did Mackenzie Hancsicsak lose weight?

As the show progressed, viewers were shocked by the changes noticed in Mackenzie as maturity set in. It was so glaring that many thought they show had her replaced. The most noticeable aspect of these changes is her weight which dropped a great deal.

Mackenzie Hancsicsak did lose weight but it appears it’s all part of growing up. Anyone can relate to the fact that she is at an age when people experience growth noticeably and she seems to be converting her chubby looks for a young lady’s body. More changes are expected from the actress as she goes through her mid-teens. Meanwhile, her character on the show is struggling with her weight and fans are concerned about how her current changes will affect the plot.

Different versions of Kate Pearson – image source

Interesting facts about Mackenzie Hancsicsak

• She wants to win at least one Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony to make her an EGOT
• Mackenzie Hancsicsak is already aiming for a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame like her This Is Us costar, Mandy Moore
• Her favorite celebrity is Lady Gaga and this is inspired by the fact that the pop star is nice to her fans. She revealed this during a recent interview
• Even as a child, the actress is dedicated to giving back to society and works with a non-profit organization known as The Sasha Project
• As a Girl Scout, she belongs to a local troop for which she sold more than 1,000 cookie boxes in a year
• She is an animal lover with two dogs named Bear and Finnegan in her custody. There is also a leopard gecko named Luna
• Mackenzie is very happy connecting with her fans and doesn’t take their support for granted. She is active on Twitter and Instagram where she keeps her fans updated on her life
• She has a positive outlook and just wants to spread happiness and kindness in the world