# Grace Gummer
**Grace Gummer** (Grace Jane Gummer; born 1986) is an American actress known for regular television roles on *Extant* and *Mr. Robot*, a Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut, and, in 2026, her portrayal of [Caroline Kennedy](https://www.edgepedia.org/caroline-kennedy) in the FX limited series *Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3501146/) • [2](https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/grace-gummer-interview-love-story-carolyn-bessette-jfk-jr-ryan-murphy-show-release-date-cast) She is the daughter of actress [Meryl Streep](https://www.edgepedia.org/meryl-streep) and sculptor [Don Gummer](https://www.edgepedia.org/don-gummer).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3501146/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name and birth | Grace Jane Gummer, born 1986 in New York City[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3501146/) |
| Family | Third of Meryl Streep and Don Gummer's four children; siblings Henry Gummer, actress Mamie Gummer, and model-actress Louisa Jacobson[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3501146/) • [3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/grace_gummer) |
| Education | Degree in art history and Italian from Vassar College, her mother's alma mater[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3501146/) • [4](https://elpais.com/smoda/placeres/2026-04-15/el-don-de-su-madre-ahora-tambien-es-suyo-como-grace-gummer-la-hija-de-meryl-streep-se-esta-ganando-su-propio-sitio.html) |
| Stage honors | Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut as Chloe Coverly in the 2011 revival of Tom Stoppard's *Arcadia*[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3501146/) |
| Signature TV roles | FBI agent Dominique "Dom" DiPierro on *Mr. Robot* (USA, from 2015); Julie Gelineau on *Extant* (CBS, 2014–15)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3501146/) • [5](https://www.metacritic.com/person/grace-gummer/) |
| Highest-rated screen work | *Frances Ha* (2012) at 92% on Rotten Tomatoes; *Mr. Robot* holds her highest TV Metascore at 80[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/grace_gummer) • [5](https://www.metacritic.com/person/grace-gummer/) |
| Breakout role, 2026 | Caroline Kennedy in FX's *Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette*[2](https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/grace-gummer-interview-love-story-carolyn-bessette-jfk-jr-ryan-murphy-show-release-date-cast) |
## Early life and education
Gummer was born in New York City and grew up in Los Angeles and [Connecticut](https://www.edgepedia.org/connecticut) with her older siblings, musician Henry Gummer and actress [Mamie Gummer](https://www.edgepedia.org/mamie-gummer), and her younger sister, [Louisa Jacobson](https://www.edgepedia.org/louisa-jacobson).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3501146/) Her father, Don Gummer, is a sculptor; her parents married in 1978 and announced their separation in 2023, revealing they had already been apart for six years.[6](https://www.thedailybeast.com/meryl-streeps-lookalike-daughter-prompts-grace-calls-for-devil-wears-prada-prequel/)
Her first screen appearance came in childhood: in the 1993 film *The House of the Spirits*, billed as Jane Grey (her middle name), she played the younger version of Clara del Valle Trueba, the character portrayed as an adult by her mother.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3501146/) • [3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/grace_gummer) Acting was not her initial ambition. She was captain of her college swim team and once aimed at Olympic competition in the sport; after graduating from Vassar with a major in art history and Italian, she moved to Rome to train in costume design at the Tirelli workshop, which made costumes for films such as *Marie Antoinette* and *Maleficent*.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/grace_gummer) • [4](https://elpais.com/smoda/placeres/2026-04-15/el-don-de-su-madre-ahora-tambien-es-suyo-como-grace-gummer-la-hija-de-meryl-streep-se-esta-ganando-su-propio-sitio.html) Back in New York she interned with designer [Zac Posen](https://www.edgepedia.org/zac-posen), working on the wardrobe for [Michael Jackson](https://www.edgepedia.org/michael-jackson)'s tour shortly before his death.[4](https://elpais.com/smoda/placeres/2026-04-15/el-don-de-su-madre-ahora-tambien-es-suyo-como-grace-gummer-la-hija-de-meryl-streep-se-esta-ganando-su-propio-sitio.html)
## Stage beginnings
The turn to acting came in 2008, when the director of the play *The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents* by Lukas Bärfuss asked whether she was interested in designing its costumes; after reading the script she decided she wanted to perform in it, and won the part after several auditions.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/grace_gummer) • [4](https://elpais.com/smoda/placeres/2026-04-15/el-don-de-su-madre-ahora-tambien-es-suyo-como-grace-gummer-la-hija-de-meryl-streep-se-esta-ganando-su-propio-sitio.html) Good notices in that downtown New York production led directly to her next professional job, a role in the crime film *Meskada* (2010), in which she played Nat Collins.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/grace_gummer) • [7](https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/grace-gummer-family-business-57260/)
In the spring of 2011 she played Chloe Coverly in the revival of [Tom Stoppard](https://www.edgepedia.org/tom-stoppard)'s *Arcadia* at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, her Broadway debut, for which she received a Theatre World Award.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3501146/) A later stage role had her playing Abigail, a girl growing up in the 1960s who ages on stage from 14 to 26.[8](https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/meryl-streeps-daughter-grace-joins-sister-mamie-family-business-58761/)
## Film and television career
Gummer's early screen work included the TeenNick series *Gigantic* (2010–11), a small part in [Tom Hanks](https://www.edgepedia.org/tom-hanks)'s *Larry Crowne* (2011), and roles in [Noah Baumbach](https://www.edgepedia.org/noah-baumbach)'s *Frances Ha* (2012), [Tommy Lee Jones](https://www.edgepedia.org/tommy-lee-jones)'s *The Homesman* (2014), and *Learning to Drive* (2015) opposite Patricia Clarkson.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3501146/) • [9](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/grace-gummer/) On television she played Katie Rand on NBC's *Smash* (2012), FBI agent Paige Willis on *Zero Hour* (2013), and Hallie Shea, the daughter of Mitt Romney, on Aaron Sorkin's HBO drama *The Newsroom* (2012–14).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3501146/) • [9](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/grace-gummer/)
Her breakout came on the CBS science fiction drama *Extant* (2014–15), where she starred alongside [Halle Berry](https://www.edgepedia.org/halle-berry) for both seasons as Julie Gelineau.[9](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/grace-gummer/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3501146/) On January 29, 2016, she was announced as a series regular on [USA Network](https://www.edgepedia.org/usa-network)'s *Mr. Robot* as FBI field agent [Dominique](https://www.edgepedia.org/dominique) "Dom" DiPierro, a role that became her highest-scoring television credit, with a Metascore of 80.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3501146/) • [5](https://www.metacritic.com/person/grace-gummer/) Subsequent television work included *American Horror Story: Freak Show*, *Good Girls Revolt* as young reporter Nora Ephron, *Dr. Death* as Kim Morgan, and *Let the Right One In* as Claire, a researcher pulled back into a family running an underground blood-sourcing operation.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3501146/) • [9](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/grace-gummer/) • [10](https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/grace-gummer-movies-tv-shows-let-the-right-one-in-interview)
## Love Story and recent work
In 2026 Gummer starred as Caroline Kennedy in Ryan Murphy's FX limited series *Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette*, which premiered on February 12, 2026 and chronicles the relationship and marriage of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette.[2](https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/grace-gummer-interview-love-story-carolyn-bessette-jfk-jr-ryan-murphy-show-release-date-cast) • [11](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne%3D489485.html) The role drew wide attention; Spanish fashion weekly *S Moda* reported that the series narrated the story with record audience figures.[4](https://elpais.com/smoda/placeres/2026-04-15/el-don-de-su-madre-ahora-tambien-es-suyo-como-grace-gummer-la-hija-de-meryl-streep-se-esta-ganando-su-propio-sitio.html)
Her film work in the same period includes *Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere* (2025) as Barbara Landau and the Ryan Murphy legal series *All's Fair* (2025) as Grace Henry.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/grace_gummer) • [5](https://www.metacritic.com/person/grace-gummer/) In June 2026 it was reported that she had signed on to join Dakota Fanning in an untitled Apple TV thriller series from Alex Cary (*A Spy Among Friends*, *Homeland*) and Sony Pictures Television.[12](https://nz.news.yahoo.com/grace-gummer-joins-dakota-fanning-160000414.html)
## Public profile
Gummer has kept a deliberately low public profile; in a 2022 interview she described privacy as a shield and said that attention on her family does not make her acting better.[10](https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/grace-gummer-movies-tv-shows-let-the-right-one-in-interview) She is married to musician Mark Ronson; a filmography database lists her current legal name as Grace Jane Ronson.[13](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/person/grace-gummer) Her resemblance to her mother has itself become a public topic: a 2026 Instagram post captioned "So I wore cerulean", a reference to the famous monologue from *The Devil Wears Prada*, prompted fan calls for a prequel in which she would play a young Miranda Priestly.[6](https://www.thedailybeast.com/meryl-streeps-lookalike-daughter-prompts-grace-calls-for-devil-wears-prada-prequel/) She attended the 2026 Emmy Awards in a black Dior gown alongside her sister Louisa Jacobson.[14](https://www.marieclaire.com/fashion/celebrity-style/grace-gummer-louisa-jacobson-2026-emmys-red-carpet-looks/)
## References
1. [Grace Gummer (I), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3501146/)
2. [Grace Gummer Is Right Where She Wants To Be, L'Officiel USA](https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/grace-gummer-interview-love-story-carolyn-bessette-jfk-jr-ryan-murphy-show-release-date-cast)
3. [Grace Gummer, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/grace_gummer)
4. [Cómo Grace Gummer, la hija de Meryl Streep, se está ganando su propio sitio, S Moda (El País)](https://elpais.com/smoda/placeres/2026-04-15/el-don-de-su-madre-ahora-tambien-es-suyo-como-grace-gummer-la-hija-de-meryl-streep-se-esta-ganando-su-propio-sitio.html)
5. [Grace Gummer, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/person/grace-gummer/)
6. [Meryl Streep's Lookalike Daughter Prompts Calls for 'Devil Wears Prada' Prequel, The Daily Beast](https://www.thedailybeast.com/meryl-streeps-lookalike-daughter-prompts-grace-calls-for-devil-wears-prada-prequel/)
7. [Grace Gummer and the Family Business, Backstage](https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/grace-gummer-family-business-57260/)
8. [Meryl Streep's Daughter Grace Joins Sister Mamie in Family Business, Backstage](https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/meryl-streeps-daughter-grace-joins-sister-mamie-family-business-58761/)
9. [Grace Gummer – Actress, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/grace-gummer/)
10. [Grace Gummer Wrestles With Villainy in 'Let the Right One In', W Magazine](https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/grace-gummer-movies-tv-shows-let-the-right-one-in-interview)
11. [Grace Gummer, AlloCiné](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne%3D489485.html)
12. [Grace Gummer Joins Dakota Fanning In Apple's Thriller Series From Alex Cary, Yahoo](https://nz.news.yahoo.com/grace-gummer-joins-dakota-fanning-160000414.html)
13. [Grace Gummer Movies and TV Shows, Plex](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/person/grace-gummer)
14. [Meryl Streep's Daughters Are Making Their Mom Proud on the Emmys Red Carpet, Marie Claire](https://www.marieclaire.com/fashion/celebrity-style/grace-gummer-louisa-jacobson-2026-emmys-red-carpet-looks/)
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