Farrah MacKenzie gained recognition as a rising star for her exceptional performance as Stella Parton in the television films Dolly Parton‘s Coat of Many Colors and Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love. She later secured a lead role in the horror movie Ascension.
Early Life
Farrah Mackenzie was born on October 29, 2005, in Los Angeles, and comes from a family of actors. Her mother is actress Angela Little and her father is actor Andy Mackenzie, while her grandfather is the well-known actor and television director Will Mackenzie.
Farrah MacKenzie Acting Career
At just five years old, Farrah MacKenzie started her professional journey by starring alongside her parents in Gerald Emerick’s short film, The Heart’s Eye View 2.
In 2015, she gained exposure to the American audience by playing Stella Parton in two television movies about Dolly Parton, titled Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors and Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love.
For her performance in the latter, Farrah MacKenzie received a Young Entertainer Award. She has also made appearances and had minor roles in short films. In 2017, she was featured in the movies Logan Lucky and Please Stand By.
In 2020, she portrayed the character of Alice in eight episodes of the show Utopia (alongside John Cusack and Rainn Wilson). She then secured a recurring role from 2021 to 2022 in the series United States of Al, playing the character of Hazel for 29 episodes.
Farrah MacKenzie took on the character of Rose Sandford in Netflix’s Leave The World Behind in 2023, alongside Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, and Ethan Hawke.
Personal Life
Farrah MacKenzie’s interests include Harry Potter and horror movies, as well as drawing anime, skiing, surfing, and climbing. During her teenage years, she also picked up guitar playing. Since she was 2 years old, she has struggled with frequent illness, experiencing recurring colds that eventually led to sinus infections and pneumonia.
In 2014, Farrah MacKenzie was diagnosed with primary immunodeficiency and participated in a clinical study to uncover the underlying gene. The illness affected her growth, but she underwent a successful bone marrow transplant in 2017, leading to a cure.
