# Grace Edwards (American actress)
**Grace Edwards** is an American actress known for playing Dinah in [Wes Anderson](https://www.edgepedia.org/wes-anderson)'s *Asteroid City* (2023), Charlotte in *Call Jane* (2022), and Daisy Kelly, the youngest daughter of [George Clooney](https://www.edgepedia.org/george-clooney)'s title character, in [Noah Baumbach](https://www.edgepedia.org/noah-baumbach)'s *Jay Kelly* (2025).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7213994/) • [2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/asteroid_city/cast-and-crew) • [3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/call_jane/cast-and-crew) • [4](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/jay-kelly-cast-guide?inapp=true%2F)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Breakthrough role | Dinah, daughter of movie star Midge Campbell (Scarlett Johansson), in Wes Anderson's *Asteroid City* (2023)[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/asteroid_city/cast-and-crew) |
| Other film roles | Charlotte in *Call Jane* (2022, directed by Phyllis Nagy); Young Kelly in *Odds Are* (2018)[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/call_jane/cast-and-crew) • [5](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/grace-edwards/) |
| Television | Alexa in *Modern Love* (2019–2021); guest star Ellen Mancuso in *Schooled* (2019); a role credited as Teen in *American Crime Story*[6](https://www.moviemeter.nl/personen/3078151/grace-edwards) • [5](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/grace-edwards/) |
| *Jay Kelly* (2025) | Daisy Kelly, the youngest daughter of George Clooney's movie-star character, in Noah Baumbach's film[4](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/jay-kelly-cast-guide?inapp=true%2F) |
| Background | Grew up around the upper Midwest with parents who are military veterans; based in Los Angeles[7](https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/asteroid-city-grace-edwards-cast-wes-anderson-interview) • [8](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/jay-kelly-grace-edwards-interview) |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[9](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7213994/bio/) |
## Early career
Edwards's early screen credits include the film *Odds Are* (2018), in which she played Young Kelly, and a 2019 guest appearance as Ellen Mancuso on the sitcom *Schooled*.[5](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/grace-edwards/) She appeared as Alexa in an episode of the anthology series *Modern Love*, which aired in 2021.[6](https://www.moviemeter.nl/personen/3078151/grace-edwards)
## Asteroid City
In *Asteroid City*, Anderson's 2023 comedy-drama set in a fictional 1955 Southwest desert town, Edwards played Dinah, a Junior Stargazer who presents an invention involving "botanical acceleration" while chaperoned by her mother, the movie star Midge Campbell, played by [Scarlett Johansson](https://www.edgepedia.org/scarlett-johansson).[7](https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/asteroid-city-grace-edwards-cast-wes-anderson-interview) Dinah strikes up a tentative teenage romance with Woodrow, played by Jake Ryan.[10](https://time.com/6281902/asteroid-city-review/)
Edwards was 19 when the film was released in June 2023.[7](https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/asteroid-city-grace-edwards-cast-wes-anderson-interview) She auditioned without knowing which character she was reading for, working from *Moonrise Kingdom* sides before a final round with a modified *Asteroid City* script, and said she had not seen Anderson's films before signing on.[7](https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/asteroid-city-grace-edwards-cast-wes-anderson-interview) Anderson directed her to watch [Jodie Foster](https://www.edgepedia.org/jodie-foster) films, including *The Silence of the Lambs* and *Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore*, as preparation for the role.[7](https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/asteroid-city-grace-edwards-cast-wes-anderson-interview)
## Jay Kelly
Edwards plays Daisy Kelly, the youngest daughter of [Jay Kelly](https://www.edgepedia.org/jay-kelly) (George Clooney), in Noah Baumbach's 2025 film *Jay Kelly*, which premiered in theaters on November 14, 2025 and on Netflix on December 5.[4](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/jay-kelly-cast-guide?inapp=true%2F) • [11](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/george-clooney-throws-himself-a-fame-pity-party-in-jay-kelly/) Daisy heads off on a European vacation before college, not knowing that her father is following her; the character is the impetus for the movie star's soul searching.[4](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/jay-kelly-cast-guide?inapp=true%2F) • [8](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/jay-kelly-grace-edwards-interview) [Riley Keough](https://www.edgepedia.org/riley-keough) plays the older daughter, Jessica.[12](https://apnews.com/article/82cff4184b00ceef38dea7d55dac35ae)
Edwards was cast after an extensive search and three auditions; a month before her first audition she had met Baumbach by chance at a film premiere.[8](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/jay-kelly-grace-edwards-interview) Baumbach said that "Grace brought immediate specificity to the character" and that her rejection of her father is part of her growing up.[4](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/jay-kelly-cast-guide?inapp=true%2F) One scene with Clooney and Théo Augier Bonaventure, who plays Daisy's boyfriend Guillaume, was a seven-minute continuous take on a European train.[8](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/jay-kelly-grace-edwards-interview)
## References
1. [Grace Edwards, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7213994/)
2. [Asteroid City Cast and Crew, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/asteroid_city/cast-and-crew)
3. [Call Jane Cast and Crew, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/call_jane/cast-and-crew)
4. [Who's in the Cast of Jay Kelly?, Netflix Tudum](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/jay-kelly-cast-guide?inapp=true%2F)
5. [Grace Edwards, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/grace-edwards/)
6. [Grace Edwards, MovieMeter.nl](https://www.moviemeter.nl/personen/3078151/grace-edwards)
7. [Grace Edwards Sees Asteroid City as a Career Milestone, W Magazine](https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/asteroid-city-grace-edwards-cast-wes-anderson-interview)
8. [Meet Grace Edwards: The Rising Star on Jay Kelly, Netflix Tudum](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/jay-kelly-grace-edwards-interview)
9. [Grace Edwards Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7213994/bio/)
10. [Asteroid City Is Too Stiff and Stylized, Time](https://time.com/6281902/asteroid-city-review/)
11. [George Clooney Throws Himself a Fame Pity Party in Jay Kelly, The Daily Beast](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/george-clooney-throws-himself-a-fame-pity-party-in-jay-kelly/)
12. [Movie Review: George Clooney stars in 'Jay Kelly', AP News](https://apnews.com/article/82cff4184b00ceef38dea7d55dac35ae)
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