Grace Gummer

Grace Jane Gummer (born May 9, 1986) is an American actress. She received a Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut in the 2011 revival of Arcadia. Her television work includes recurring roles in The Newsroom and American Horror Story: Freak Show, and regular roles in Extant and Mr. Robot. Early life Gummer was born in New York City to actress Meryl Streep and sculptor Don Gummer. She grew up in Los Angeles and Connecticut with her older siblings, musician Henry Wolfe Gummer and actress Mamie Gummer, and younger sister, model Louisa Jacobson. Grace attended Poly Prep for high school. Gummer attended Vassar College, her mother's alma mater, and received a degree in Art History and Italian in 2008. At Vassar, she was involved in its collaborative theater group Woodshed Theater Ensemble and spent a year studying abroad in Bologna, Italy. During this period, Gummer worked as a docent at Dia:Beacon, as well as for costume designer Ann Roth and the Tirelli Costumi costume shop in Rome. She later interned for fashion designer Zac Posen's design department. Career