Grace Duah

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Grace Duah
Born1997 (age 27–28)
Virginia, United States
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2020–present

Grace Duah is an American actress. She is best known for playing Shan Barnes in the HBO Max teen drama series Gossip Girl .

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Early life

Harris was born in Virginia to first generation Ghanian parents. Her parents moved to the states when her mother was 5-6 months pregnant with her. Both of her parents worked as nurses. Originally planning on becoming an engineer she was inspired to get into acting after her theater teacher in high school told her she could become a star. [1] She attended Pace University in New York City to study screen acting, graduating in 2020. [2]

Career

Prior to starting out as an actress Duah worked as a personal assistant on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert and in marketing for six months at BET. [3] Her biggest role so far has been playing Shan Barnes in Gossip Girl . [4] [5] She revealed she was crying after she got the phone call saying she got the role. [6] Originally cast to be a guest star she was upped to a series regular for season 2. [7]

Personal life

Her favourite actors are Keke Palmer and Daniel Kaluuya, who is also her celebrity crush. Her favourite songs are Got to Be Real by Cheryl Lynn and Ku Lo Sa by the Nigerian singer Oxlade. She can't swim. [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020Want ThisGraceShort
2023Memoirs of a Bruised MindApril BaileyShort
2024Meal TicketKimShort
2025The Off-BrandsConstance McKinneyShort

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021-2023 Gossip Girl Shan Barnes9 episodes

References

  1. ↑ "Grace Duah's Knocking". am-studies.com. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Gossip Girl Star Grace Duah on Playing Shan, Improvising, and Loving Kenan & Kel". teenvogue.com. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Here's How 'Gossip Girl' Star Grace Duah Discovered Her Passion For Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)". bleumag.com. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Grace Duah hopes you'll be seeing more of her after 'Gossip Girl'". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  5. ↑ "'Gossip Girl' Season 2 First Look: Grace Duah Upped To Series Regular, HBO Max Reveals Release Date". blavity.com. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Grace Duah on 'Gossip Girl,' her journey from late night TV production assistant to series regular and more". yahoo.com. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  7. ↑ "'Gossip Girl': Grace Duah Upped To Series Regular For Season 2". deadline.com. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  8. ↑ "HBO Max's Gossip Girl Star, Grace Duah, Plays That's So Random". theroot.com. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
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