Gracyn Shinyei

About

Notable for her childhood role as Emily Montgomery in the Hallmark Channel series When Calls the Heart, she also made early career-appearances in the television movies A Cookie Cutter Christmas (2014) and Watch Your Back (2015).

Before Fame

She acted in her first TV commercial when she was just three years old. She was homeschooled as a youth. 

Trivia

She appears in a season one episode of the television series The Man in the High Castle. One of her longest running roles came on the animated series Dorg Van Dango, in which she appeared in over 40 episodes. She also did a voice for the film Diary of a Wimpy Kid. 

Family Life

Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, she is the younger sibling of fellow child actor Valin Shinyei.

Associated With

She was cast as the younger version of Abigail Breslin's character in the 2015 thriller Final Girl.