In Hereditary, the Graham family’s youngest child is named Charlie.
Charlie Graham is played by Milly Shapiro in Ari Aster’s 2018 film. She is the younger daughter of Annie and Steve Graham and the sister of Peter. Charlie’s unusual behavior and artistic habits establish an unsettling atmosphere before the film’s family tragedy changes the direction of the story.
The name Charlie is sometimes mistakenly assigned to Peter because both siblings are central to the plot. Peter is the older teenage son, played by Alex Wolff, while Charlie is the younger daughter. Toni Collette plays their mother, Annie, whose grief and family history drive the film’s emotional narrative.
Hereditary was Aster’s feature-film directorial debut. It combines family drama with supernatural horror and explores inherited trauma, secrecy, and manipulation. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2018 before receiving a wider theatrical release.