Grace Van Dien

Grace Van Dien
Van Dien in 2022
Born (1996-10-15) October 15, 1996 (age 28)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationsActress, social media personality
Years active2005, 2010–present
Parents
RelativesChristopher Mitchum (grandfather)
Robert Mitchum
(great-grandfather)

Grace Van Dien (born October 15, 1996[1][2]) is an American actress and social media personality. She is known for playing Brooke Osmond in the Netflix teen drama series Greenhouse Academy (2017) and Katie Campbell in NBC drama series The Village (2019). She also portrayed Sharon Tate in the Mary Harron-directed film Charlie Says (2018) and Chrissy Cunningham in Stranger Things (2022).

Early life

Grace Van Dien was born on October 15, 1996, in Los Angeles, California.[3][4] She is the daughter of actors Casper Van Dien and Carrie Mitchum, and the great-granddaughter of Hollywood Golden Age star Robert Mitchum.[5] Van Dien has one older brother, and two half-sisters.[6] On her father's side, Van Dien has Dutch, Swedish, French, and English ancestry.[7]

Career

In 2005, Van Dien appeared with her family in the reality series, I Married a Princess, which aired on the Lifetime Television channel in the United States.[8] Van Dien played several small roles in her father's films throughout her childhood. Prior to formally beginning her acting career, Van Dien intended to become a writer, before discovering a passion for acting while filming Sleeping Beauty (2014).[9] Between 2015 and 2017, she appeared in numerous television films, independent films and had guest starring roles in the television series Code Black and White Famous.[4]

Van Dien's first major television role was as Brooke Osmond in the Netflix teen drama series Greenhouse Academy, a role she played in the series' first two seasons (2017–2019).[10][11][12] In 2018, she starred as Sharon Tate in the biographical film Charlie Says, which had its world premiere at the 75th Venice International Film Festival. In 2019, Van Dien was cast in the starring role of Katie Campbell in the NBC drama series The Village, which was cancelled after one season.[2][13][14]

In May 2022, Van Dien guest starred in the fourth season of the Netflix series Stranger Things, playing Chrissy Cunningham, a popular but troubled cheerleader at Hawkins High School, a performance that earned her international attention and love by fans of the show.[15][16]

In September 2023, she signed with WME.[17]

Twitch streaming

In 2021, Van Dien began streaming on live streaming service Twitch, reaching over 200,000 followers within three months of starting her channel.[18] Van Dien, who streams chat sessions and Valorant gameplay, has said that streaming provides her with the opportunity to control her own voice.[16] She signed with United Talent Agency for representation in August 2022.[19] Since September 2023, WME represents her in all areas.[17]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes productions that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role Notes Refs.
2014 Sleeping Beauty Princess Dawn
2015 San Andreas Quake Ali
Fire Twister Girlfriend
2016 Leap Tara Holloway
Storage Locker 181 Grace
Bad Twin Olivia/Quinn
Patient Seven Patient Five (Jessa)
2017 Awaken the Shadowman Samantha
2018 Charlie Says Sharon Tate
2020 Riding Faith Grace
Lady Driver Ellie Lansing
The Binge Lena
2022 V for Vengeance Scarlett
What Comes Around Anna Originally titled Roost
2024 Somnium Dakota Originally titled Alaska
The Fix Ella McPhee
TBA Ahh! Roach! † Bree Johnson Post-production [20]
Silver Star † Franny Post-production [21]
Killing Of A Nation † TBA [22]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 I Married a Princess Herself Reality television series
2010 The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation Randy's Daughter Television film; credited as Caroline Grace Van Dien
2015 Code Black Friend One Episode: "Pre-Existing Conditions"
2016 Max Ruby Unsold television pilot[23]
The Bad Twin Olivia / Quinn Television film
2017 Escaping Dad Amy Television film
White Famous Ryann Episodes: "Woo", "Duality"
2017–2019 Greenhouse Academy Brooke Osmond Main role (seasons 1–2)
2019 The Village Katie Campbell Main role
What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage Tori Episode: "Havenbrook"
The Rookie Olivia Episode: "Tough Love"
2021 Immoral Compass Tally Episode: "Part 4: Parenthood"
2022 Stranger Things Chrissy Cunningham Episode: "Chapter One: The Hellfire Club"

Other projects

  • "Cool People in LA" (2019) music video by Bret James, directed by Bianca Poletti[24]
  • "Monsters And Muses"(2020) short film where she plays Persephone, directed by herself[25]
  • "Julius Caesar Live" (2022) live performance by Acting for a Cause where she played Calphurnia, directed and produced by Brando Crawford[26]
  • "BlackBoxTV Presents: Scream Park" (2022) video game, where she plays Kelly Q, written and directed by Tony E. Valenzuela[27]
  • "QTC's Murder Mystery" (2023) live show where she played the Cheshire Cat, produced by QTCinderella[28]

References

  1. ^ Day, Carol (December 1, 1997). "Dutch Treat". People. Archived from the original on July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Warner, Kara (March 8, 2019). "Starship Troopers Star Casper Van Dien Is a Proud Dad at Daughter Grace's Premiere". People. Archived from the original on September 16, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  3. ^ Persaud, Christine (June 2, 2022). "Stranger Things Season 4: Where Else You've Seen The New Cast Members". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on August 17, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Grace Van Dien". 1883 Magazine. April 14, 2019. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  5. ^ Yahr, Emily (August 1, 2022). "Hollywood 'nepo babies' know what you think of them. They have some thoughts". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on March 1, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  6. ^ "Casper Van Dien – I'm Divorcing Catherine Oxenberg". TMZ. September 25, 2015. Archived from the original on November 26, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  7. ^ "Breaking News, Latest News and Videos". CNN. November 24, 2000. Archived from the original on April 24, 2006. Retrieved April 24, 2006.
  8. ^ Setoodeh, Ramin (July 11, 2012). "What Happened to Big-Screen Hunk Casper Van Dien?". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  9. ^ "Grace Van Dien". Varmag.com. January 25, 2015. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  10. ^ Petski, Denise (July 27, 2016). "Jennifer Garner To Voice Mama Llama In Netflix Animated Series; 'Greenhouse' Tween Series Also Sets Cast – TCA". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  11. ^ Petski, Denise (September 4, 2018). "'Greenhouse Academy': Danika Yarosh Set As Series Regular In Recasting". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 15, 2022.
  12. ^ LeGardye, Quinci (May 27, 2022). "Getting to Know Grace Van Dien From 'Stranger Things' Season 4". Marie Claire. Archived from the original on October 21, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  13. ^ Holub, Christian (February 9, 2019). "The Village cast previews their show's hopeful message: 'People are here for you'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  14. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 30, 2019). "'Abby's', 'The Village' & 'The Enemy Within' Canceled By NBC After One Season". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 8, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  15. ^ Porter, Rick (June 9, 2021). "'Stranger Things' Adds Quartet to Season 4 Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 17, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  16. ^ a b Stedman, Alex (May 26, 2023). "Stranger Things Breakout Grace Van Dien Opens Up About 'Controlling Her Own Voice' as a Streamer". IGN. Retrieved August 9, 2023. Something I've learned from streaming is that I love controlling my own voice
  17. ^ a b Cordero, Rosy (Sep 6, 2023). "'Stranger Things' Actress Grace Van Dien Signs With WME". Deadline. Retrieved Sep 6, 2023.
  18. ^ Polhamus, Blaine (July 15, 2022). "Stranger Things hype fired Grace Van Dien's channel into top 0.02 percent of Twitch". Dotesports.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  19. ^ J. Clara Chan (August 17, 2022). "YouTube and Twitch Streamers Sykkuno, Grace Van Dien Sign With UTA". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  20. ^ Ash, Janelle (2023-03-10). "'Stranger Things' actress stepping back from Hollywood after allegedly offered threesome by movie producer". Fox News. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  21. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (2024-02-01). "Pulsar Content Boards Grace Van Dien & Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson Road Movie 'Silver Star' – EFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  22. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (2024-07-11). "'Rustin' Star Aml Ameen Leads Cast In True-Crime Thriller 'Killing Of A Nation' Set Against Political Turmoil In Haiti". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  23. ^ Gettell, Oliver (November 11, 2015). "Zoe Kazan to star in Lena Dunham's HBO pilot Max, replacing Lisa Joyce". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 18, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  24. ^ Bret James - Cool People in LA (Official Music Video). Bret James. 5 April 2019. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020 – via YouTube.
  25. ^ Monsters and Muses. Grace. 21 Oct 2020 – via Vimeo.
  26. ^ Julius Caesar Live!. Acting for a Cause. 15 Mar 2022 – via YouTube.
  27. ^ 360 - Scream Park - Starring Grace Van Dien (Stranger Things). BlackBoxTV. 1 Jan 2023 – via YouTube.
  28. ^ Murder Mystery in Wonderland!. QTCinderella VODs. 30 Jun 2023 – via YouTube.