Grace Gummer
| Grace Gummer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Grace Jane Gummer May 9, 1986 New York City, New York |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Parents |
Don Gummer Meryl Streep |
| Relatives |
Mamie Gummer (sister) Henry Wolfe Gummer (brother) |
Grace Jane Gummer (born May 9, 1986) is an American actress. She is the daughter of Meryl Streep.
Early life
Gummer was born in New York City, New York.[1] The daughter of actress Meryl Streep and sculptor Don Gummer, Gummer grew up in Los Angeles and Connecticut with older brother Henry Wolfe Gummer, older sister Mamie Gummer and younger sister Louisa.
Career
After graduating from Vassar College with a degree in Art History and Italian, Gummer made her stage debut in 2008 in Lukas Bärfuss's The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents.[2][3] She starred as Anna Moore on the TeenNick show Gigantic,[4] which premiered October 8, 2010.
Gummer made her feature film debut in the 2010 film Meskada, in which she played the role of Nat Collins, before playing Abby in Bashert with Paulo Costanzo. Grace Gummer also had a small role as a student in Julia Roberts' class in Larry Crowne, which was directed by Tom Hanks.[5]
In the spring of 2011 she performed the role of Chloe Coverly in the revival of Arcadia by Tom Stoppard at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York.
Gummer appeared as Katie Rand on the hit NBC television series Smash on March 26, 2012, in the episode entitled "The Coup". The character Katie Rand is a humanitarian attempting to bring peace to her divorcing parents, including mother played by Anjelica Huston.
Gummer had a recurring role on the 2013 television series Zero Hour and joined the cast of the HBO series The Newsroom beginning in its second season, which premiered on July 14, 2013.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Meskada | Nat Collins | |
| 2010 | Bashert | Abby | Short film |
| 2011 | Larry Crowne | Natalie Calimeris | |
| 2012 | Frances Ha | Rachel | |
| 2013 | The Homesman | Arabella Sours | Post-production, First time she works with her mother, Meryl Streep |
| 2014 | Jenny's Wedding | Filming |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Gigantic | Anna Moore | Lead role |
| 2012–13 | Smash | Katie Rand | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Zero Hour | FBI Agent Paige Willis | 5 episodes |
| 2013 | The Newsroom | Hallie Shea | 7 episodes |
| 2013 | American Horror Story: Coven | Millie | 1 episode |
References
- ↑ "BORN. To Meryl Streep, 36. two-time Oscar-winning actress, and her husband Don Gummer, 39, sculptor: their third child, second daughter; in New York City."
- ↑ "The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents". NYTheatre.com. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
- ↑ Saltz, Rachel (November 14, 2008). "Sex Without the Shame, but Not Without the Consequences". The New York Times.
- ↑
- ↑ "Exclusive: Grace Gummer Confirms Her Role In Tom Hanks' Larry Crowne". CinemaBlend.com. 2010-04-27. Retrieved 2012-05-24.