MacKenzie Grace Mauzy[1] (born October 14, 1988[citation needed]) is an American actress. She played the role of Phoebe Forrester on CBS daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful from 2006 to 2008, and recurred as Abigail on the 2014 ABC television drama series Forever.

MacKenzie Mauzy
Born
MacKenzie Grace Mauzy

(1988-10-14) October 14, 1988 (age 36)
OccupationActress
Years active1998–present
Spouses
  • John Arthur Greene
    (m. 2012; div. 2015)
  • Scott Ratliff
    (m. 2022)

Personal life

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Mauzy was born in Greensboro, North Carolina and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.[2]

On June 9, 2012, she married fellow stage actor, and former American Idol contestant, John Arthur Greene.[2] They separated and, later, divorced in 2015.[citation needed]

Mauzy married PLL Lacrosse Player Scott Ratliff on October 1, 2022.

Career

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Before launching her acting career, Mauzy worked in New York City, Virginia, and North Carolina in stage productions of classic plays such as A Christmas Carol, Snow White and Macbeth. In 1998, Mauzy won the Anna Wentworth Award for "Best Child Actress" for her role as Annie Warbucks in the production of Annie at Showtimers Theatre in Roanoke, Virginia.

She also played Lizzie Spaulding on the CBS soap Guiding Light from October 2000 to August 2002. She has also guest starred on CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: NY and NBC's Law & Order: SVU. She played the role of the rich Phoebe Forrester on CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful from July 2006 until December 2008, when her character Phoebe was killed off.

In July 2008, MacKenzie was cast as Ilse in the 1st National Tour of the hit Broadway musical Spring Awakening. MacKenzie turned it down in order to be in the Broadway musical, A Tale of Two Cities. Mauzy played The Seamstress in the musical, which was executive produced by Barbara Russell and Ron Sharpe.[3] The play, which cost $16 million to produce, closed on November 16, 2009, after 33 previews and 68 regular performances.

Mauzy joined the Broadway cast of Next to Normal, temporarily standing by for Jennifer Damiano as Natalie Goodman. She then succeeded Meghann Fahy as the standby for Natalie, with Fahy replacing Jennifer Damiano as the full-time Natalie. Mauzy stayed with the Broadway production (going on at various times) until the Broadway production closed on Sunday, January 16, 2011, after 21 previews and 733 regular performances. She starred in the musical, White Noise, which is, in part, based on a real life white supremacist pop duo, Prussian Blue. White Noise played a limited run at the Royal George theater in Chicago, IL. The play, presented by Whoopi Goldberg, opened on April 9, 2011, and received mixed reviews and audience feedback. It closed ahead of schedule on May 15, 2011.[4] Starting October 26, 2012, Mauzy had a featured role in Michael John LaChiusa's musical Giant at The Public Theater as Claire "Luz" Benedict.

In 2014, Mauzy she landed a recurring role in the ABC television drama Forever, playing Abigail, the late wife of the character Henry Morgan (Ioan Gruffudd); Henry was a 200-year-old immortal and he married Abigail after they met during World War 2, with their relationship being portrayed through flashbacks.[2] In that same year, she was featured in the film Into the Woods as Rapunzel.[5] In 2016 Mauzy was cast as Linda Kasabian in the Lifetime television film, Manson's Lost Girls, alongside Jeff Ward, Eden Brolin and Greer Grammer.

Filmography

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Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Construction Courtney Wolfson
2013 Brother's Keeper Maggie Malloye
2014 Into the Woods Rapunzel
2023 Sun Moon Kelsey
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2000–2002 Guiding Light Lizzie Spaulding Recurring role
2006 CSI: NY Sara Butler Episode: "Stealing Home"
2006–2008 The Bold and the Beautiful Phoebe Forrester Main role: 224 episodes
2007 Cold Case Anna Gunden (2006) Episode: "Running Around"
2009 Law & Order Carly Di Gravia Episode: "Crimebusters"
2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Emily Marsh Episode: "Lost & Found"
2010 The Stay-At-Home Dad N/A Episode: "Game Over"
2010 Drop Dead Diva Tina Episode: "Begin Again"
2012 NCIS: Los Angeles Erin Episode: "Crimeleon"
2012 Bones SueBob Mobley Episode: "The Family in the Feud"
2014–2015 Forever Abigail Morgan Recurring role[6]
2016 Manson's Lost Girls Linda Kasabian Television film
2017 Girls Night Out McKenzie Television film
2017 Gone Sabrina Episodes: "Crystal", "Family Photo"
2019 The Good Fight Sabrina Wynne Episode: "The One with Lucca Becoming a Meme"
2020 NCIS: New Orleans Sarah Murphy Episode: "A Changed Woman"

References

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  1. ^ Owens, Devin (July 2, 2008) "In the Middle." www.soapoperadigest.com. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Mackenzie Mauzy Fansite | Star of Into the Woods and Forever - Mackenzie Mauzy Biography". mackenzie-mauzy.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "Barbour, Lazar, Burkhardt & Edelman Among Complete Cast of A Tale of Two Cities". Broadway.com. Jun 30, 2008. Archived from the original on July 21, 2008. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  4. ^ White Noise To End Its Chicago Run Early, Chicago Sun Times, May 6, 2011 [permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "'Into The Woods' Casts Its Rapunzel". Deadline Hollywood. July 24, 2013. Archived from the original on July 27, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  6. ^ Trivedi, Sachin (September 22, 2014). "'Forever' TV Premiere – 'Fantastic Four' Star As An Immortal". International Business Times AU. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
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