Early life
Grace Van Dien was born on October 15, 1996, in Los Angeles, California. [4] [5] She is the daughter of actors Casper Van Dien and Carrie Mitchum, and the great-granddaughter of Hollywood Golden Age star Robert Mitchum. She is also the great-grandniece to John Mitchum. [6] Van Dien has one older brother, a half brother, and two half-sisters. [7] On her father's side, Van Dien has Dutch, Swedish, French, and English ancestry. [8]
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. [9] 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). [10] 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 . [5]
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). [11] [12] [13] 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. [3] [14] [15]
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. [16] [17]
In September 2023, she signed with WME. [18]
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. [19] Van Dien, who streams chat sessions and Valorant gameplay, has said that streaming provides her with the opportunity to control her own voice. [17] She signed with United Talent Agency for representation in August 2022. [20] In May 2023, Van Dien joined gaming organization FaZe Clan as a content creator. Though, she quietly left the organization a month later after a public dispute with co-founder Nordan Shat, also known as "FaZe Rain". [21] Since September 2023, WME represents her in all areas. [18]
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