# Taegen Burns
Some databases list her birthplace simply as the United States; Rotten Tomatoes and TV Insider both give "USA" without a city,[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/taegen_burns) • [6](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/taegen-burns/) while TMDB and her own press biography place her origins in Vancouver.[3](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1819796-taegen-burns?language=fr) In an interview with OUCH! Magazine she said she calls Florida home and has "my entire life," and that her family later settled there.[7](https://ouchmagazine.com/blogs/features/actress-taegen-burns-of-the-mick-ducks-game-changers)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Breakthrough role | Maya Kasper in *The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers*, 20 episodes, 2021–2022[1](https://www.imdb.com/de/name/nm8722481/) |
| First feature film | *I Can Only Imagine* (2018), as Young Shannon, at age nine[2](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/tmdgc_taegen_burns_f76603a9.pdf) |
| Early television role | Paris Jackson in the Lifetime film *Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland* (2017)[3](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1819796-taegen-burns?language=fr) |
| Horror film role | Taylor, teenage stepdaughter of DeWanda Wise's character, in *Imaginary* (2024)[4](https://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/imaginary) |
| Upcoming projects | *Holiday Ever After: A Disney World Wish Come True* (2026) as Kiera; *I Can Only Imagine 2* (2026) as Young Shannon[1](https://www.imdb.com/de/name/nm8722481/) |
## Early life and start in acting
Her Disney+ press biography states that she started out doing modeling and commercials, and at nine years old won her first movie role, playing Young Shannon in *I Can Only Imagine*, a 2018 drama about MercyMe singer [Bart Millard](https://www.edgepedia.org/bart-millard).[2](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/tmdgc_taegen_burns_f76603a9.pdf) Shortly afterward she played a young [Paris Jackson](https://www.edgepedia.org/paris-jackson) in the Lifetime movie *Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland* (2017) and filmed *The Gateway*, a thriller starring [Bruce Dern](https://www.edgepedia.org/bruce-dern), Olivia Munn, and Shea Whigham, in which she played Ashley.[2](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/tmdgc_taegen_burns_f76603a9.pdf) She also appeared as Young Ellen in the 2018 comedy *Dumplin'*, starring Jennifer Aniston.[3](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1819796-taegen-burns?language=fr)
## Television roles
Burns's television work includes Laura Shepard in five episodes of *[The Right Stuff](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-right-stuff-tv-series)* (2020), the Disney+ series about the Mercury astronauts, and Young Nicky, the younger version of [Anna Friel](https://www.edgepedia.org/anna-friel)'s character, in two episodes of the Fox country-music drama *[Monarch](https://www.edgepedia.org/monarch-american-tv-series)* (2022).[1](https://www.imdb.com/de/name/nm8722481/) In an interview she noted that viewers might not recognize her in the *Monarch* part, which appeared in episode 4 and possibly episode 6.[7](https://ouchmagazine.com/blogs/features/actress-taegen-burns-of-the-mick-ducks-game-changers)
**The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers.** Her most prominent role to date is Maya Kasper, a member of the Don't Bothers team in the Disney+ comedy-drama series that ran from 2021 to 2022; she appeared in 20 episodes.[1](https://www.imdb.com/de/name/nm8722481/) Preparing for the part required what she described as hard-core hockey training: before filming, she and her co-stars completed a two-week training "bootcamp" practicing skating, shooting, and passing for one to three hours daily.[7](https://ouchmagazine.com/blogs/features/actress-taegen-burns-of-the-mick-ducks-game-changers) She described the character as more assertive than herself, but similar in caring about her friends.[7](https://ouchmagazine.com/blogs/features/actress-taegen-burns-of-the-mick-ducks-game-changers)
## Film work and recent projects
In 2024 Burns played Taylor, the teenage stepdaughter in the Blumhouse horror film *Imaginary*, directed by Jeff Wadlow and starring [DeWanda Wise](https://www.edgepedia.org/dewanda-wise), Tom Payne, and [Betty Buckley](https://www.edgepedia.org/betty-buckley); the film was released in the United States on March 8, 2024, with a PG-13 rating.[4](https://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/imaginary) Reviewer James Berardinelli grouped her with [Pyper Braun](https://www.edgepedia.org/pyper-braun) in the "up and coming" category of the cast.[4](https://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/imaginary)
Her upcoming credits include the [Hallmark Channel](https://www.edgepedia.org/hallmark-channel) television film *Holiday Ever After: A Disney World Wish Come True*, in which she plays Kiera; the film, starring [Lacey Chabert](https://www.edgepedia.org/lacey-chabert) and [Travis Van Winkle](https://www.edgepedia.org/travis-van-winkle), is the first Hallmark holiday movie filmed entirely on location at Walt Disney World and is scheduled to premiere on November 28, 2026.[1](https://www.imdb.com/de/name/nm8722481/) • [8](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8722481/news/) She is also attached to *I Can Only Imagine 2* (2026), reprising Young Shannon, and to the comedy series *I Suck at Girls*, an adaptation of Justin Halpern's autobiography in which Anna Konkle and Burns play high school sophomores.[1](https://www.imdb.com/de/name/nm8722481/) • [8](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8722481/news/)
## Notes on the record
Reference sources disagree on small details of her biography. Most databases, including TMDB, IMDb, and Kinobox, give the same birth date,[3](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1819796-taegen-burns?language=fr) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/de/name/nm8722481/) while AlloCiné lists a different one.[9](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne%3D834951.html) Her surname is also rendered "Taegan Burns" in some listings, which IMDb records as an alternative name.[1](https://www.imdb.com/de/name/nm8722481/)
## References
1. [Taegen Burns, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/de/name/nm8722481/)
2. [Taegen Burns biography, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers press kit (Disney+)](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/tmdgc_taegen_burns_f76603a9.pdf)
3. [Taegen Burns, The Movie Database](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1819796-taegen-burns?language=fr)
4. [Imaginary review by James Berardinelli, Reelviews](https://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/imaginary)
5. [Taegen Burns, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/taegen_burns)
6. [Taegen Burns, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/taegen-burns/)
7. [Actress Taegen Burns of The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, OUCH! Magazine](https://ouchmagazine.com/blogs/features/actress-taegen-burns-of-the-mick-ducks-game-changers)
8. [Taegen Burns News, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8722481/news/)
9. [Taegen Burns, AlloCiné](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne%3D834951.html)
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