Grace Gummer is a film and television actress, playing mostly supporting and background roles. Such television projects as "American Horror Story" and "Hearing" brought her success and fame. She is the winner of the Theater World Award, the artist received the award in 2011.
Grace Gummer was born in New York, USA. Her father is Don Gummer, by profession he is a sculptor. Mother - Meryl Streep, world famous actress. Grace's acting talent undoubtedly passed on to Grace from her mother. The girl was born on May 9, 1986. Grace is not the only child, she grew up with two sisters and one brother.
Grace Gummer biography facts
Despite the fact that the girl was born in New York, her childhood and adolescence were spent in Connecticut and Los Angeles. This is not to say that Grace's childhood years were calm and serene. Due to the popularity of the mother, the whole family was constantly persecuted by the paparazzi, the girl from a young age began to communicate with the press.
Acting inclinations were visible in Grace almost from birth. Her famous mother never interfered with Grace's desire to become an actress, film and theater. During her school years, the girl, keen on art and creativity, attended a drama club and took private lessons in acting.
For the first time on the set, Grace Gummer appeared when she was just seven years old. In 1993, the little actress starred in a small role in the film, which Meryl Streep was closely involved with. The picture, based on the novel, was named "House of Spirits". Grace got the small role of little Clara. However, after such a debut, a rather long break in Grace's career followed. She returned fully to the screens only in 2010. However, by that time, Grace had been performing on small theater stages for two years, starting her career as a theater artist in 2008.
After receiving secondary education, Grace decided not to drop out. Therefore, she entered Vassar College without any problems, where her illustrious mother once studied. At this institution, Grace studied art history as well as Italian.
Development of an acting career
Now in the filmography of the artist there are more than fifteen roles in feature films and television projects. However, in most films and TV series, Grace Gummer performed only minor roles.
In 2010, the TeenNick television series Giant began to hit the screens. Grace got into the cast of this project, having received a permanent, but far from the main role. He starred in eighteen episodes of the show, which aired until the end of 2011. In the same year, the aspiring actress appeared in films such as "Mescada" and "Bashert" (short film).
This was followed by Grace's work on the film "The Limit of Risk", which was released in 2011. Unfortunately, however, all the scenes in which the young actress took part were cut and did not make it into the final version of the movie. In the same year, the film "Larry Crown" was released, in which Grace Gummer played a minor role. And in 2012, the premiere of the full-length film Sweet Frances took place, where the actress played the role of a character named Rachel.
The next works in television series for Grace were roles in projects such as "Smash", "The Last Hour" and "News". Gummer was not in a permanent cast in any of the series, she starred in only a small number of episodes. And in 2013, an episode of American Horror Story: The Sabbath was released, in which the actress played a supporting role. However, it was this project that helped the artist gain a certain popularity.
In 2014, the television series "Beyond" began to be produced. It was in this project that Grace was able to get a permanent role. The show ran for a year and helped Gummer become a famous actress. During the same period, Grace starred in several episodes of the new season of American Horror Story, but here her role again was background and insignificant.
Grace Gummer's filmography also includes such projects as Driving Lessons, Jenny's Wedding, Mr. Robot, Hearing. In 2018, two films with the participation of the actress were released at once: "Dangerous Mission" and "Long Idiotic Road". And for the spring of 2019, the premiere of the feature film "Standing Up, Falling Down" is announced, in which the actress is to play one of the main roles.
Personal life, love, relationships
The actress prefers not to talk publicly about her romantic hobbies and private life. It is known that Grace now does not have a husband or a child, but whether the artist's heart is occupied remains a mystery.
