Grace Van Dien
{{Short description|American actress (born 1996)}}
{{Infobox person
| name =
| image = Grace Van Dien Photo Op GalaxyCon Raleigh 2022.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Van Dien in 2022
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|10|15}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| occupation = {{nobr|Actress, social media personality}}{{force plural}}
| years_active = 2005, 2010–present
| parents = {{ubl|Casper Van Dien|Carrie Mitchum}}
| relations = Christopher Mitchum (grandfather)
Robert Mitchum
(great-grandfather)
John Mitchum (great-granduncle)
}}
Grace Van Dien (born October 15, 1996{{cite web |first=Carol |last=Day |date=December 1, 1997 |url=https://people.com/archive/dutch-treat-vol-48-no-22/ |title=Dutch Treat |work=People |access-date=July 17, 2022 |archive-date=July 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717070545/https://people.com/archive/dutch-treat-vol-48-no-22/ |url-status=live}}) is an American actress and social media personality. She is known for playing Brooke Osmond in the Netflix teen drama series Greenhouse Academy (2017) and Katie Campbell in NBC drama series The Village (2019). She also portrayed Sharon Tate in the Mary Harron-directed film Charlie Says (2018) and Chrissy Cunningham in Stranger Things (2022).
Early life
Grace Van Dien was born on October 15, 1996, in Los Angeles, California.{{cite web |first=Christine |last=Persaud |date=June 2, 2022 |url=https://screenrant.com/stranger-things-season-4-new-cast-members-where-seen/ |title=Stranger Things Season 4: Where Else You've Seen The New Cast Members |website=Screen Rant |access-date=July 17, 2022 |archive-date=August 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817170754/https://screenrant.com/stranger-things-season-4-new-cast-members-where-seen/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |author= |url=http://1883magazine.com/grace-van-dien/ |title=Grace Van Dien |website=1883 Magazine |date=April 14, 2019 |access-date=July 17, 2022 |archive-date=July 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705154229/http://1883magazine.com/grace-van-dien/ |url-status=live}} 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. {{cite news |first=Emily |last=Yahr |date=August 1, 2022 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/08/01/nepo-babies-nepotism-hollywood-celebrities/ |title=Hollywood 'nepo babies' know what you think of them. They have some thoughts. |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=August 2, 2022 |archive-date=March 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301125636/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/08/01/nepo-babies-nepotism-hollywood-celebrities/ |url-status=live}} Van Dien has one older brother, a half brother, and two half-sisters.{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2015/09/25/casper-van-dien-divorce-catherine-oxenberg|title=Casper Van Dien – I'm Divorcing Catherine Oxenberg|work=TMZ|date=September 25, 2015|access-date=January 3, 2016|archive-date=November 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126225236/https://www.tmz.com/2015/09/25/casper-van-dien-divorce-catherine-oxenberg/|url-status=live}} On her father's side, Van Dien has Dutch, Swedish, French, and English ancestry.{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2000/CAREER/jobenvy/11/24/casper/|title=Breaking News, Latest News and Videos|website=CNN|url-status=live|date=November 24, 2000|access-date=April 24, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060424082835/http://archives.cnn.com/2000/CAREER/jobenvy/11/24/casper/index.html|archive-date=April 24, 2006}}
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.{{cite web|first=Ramin|last=Setoodeh|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/07/11/what-happened-to-big-screen-hunk-casper-van-dien.html|title=What Happened to Big-Screen Hunk Casper Van Dien?|work=The Daily Beast|date=July 11, 2012|access-date=July 17, 2022|archive-date=July 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717032417/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/07/11/what-happened-to-big-screen-hunk-casper-van-dien.html|url-status=live}} 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).{{Cite web|url=https://varmag.com/interview/grace-van-dien/|title=Grace Van Dien|website=Varmag.com|date=January 25, 2015|access-date=July 17, 2022|archive-date=January 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111105800/http://varmag.com/interview/grace-van-dien/|url-status=live}} 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.
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).{{Cite web|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=July 27, 2016|url=https://deadline.com/2016/07/jennifer-garner-voice-mama-llama-netflix-animated-series-greenhouse-tween-series-cast-1201793453/|title=Jennifer Garner To Voice Mama Llama In Netflix Animated Series; 'Greenhouse' Tween Series Also Sets Cast – TCA|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=July 17, 2022|archive-date=July 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717073233/https://deadline.com/2016/07/jennifer-garner-voice-mama-llama-netflix-animated-series-greenhouse-tween-series-cast-1201793453/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=September 4, 2018|url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/greenhouse-academy-danika-yarosh-series-regular-recasting-netflix-1202455145/|title='Greenhouse Academy': Danika Yarosh Set As Series Regular In Recasting|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=|archive-date=August 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815195054/https://deadline.com/2018/09/greenhouse-academy-danika-yarosh-series-regular-recasting-netflix-1202455145/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |first=Quinci |last=LeGardye |title=Getting to Know Grace Van Dien From 'Stranger Things' Season 4 |url=https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/tv-shows/who-is-grace-van-dien-stranger-things-chrissy/ |website=Marie Claire |date=May 27, 2022 |access-date=July 24, 2022 |archive-date=October 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021150356/https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/tv-shows/who-is-grace-van-dien-stranger-things-chrissy/ |url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web |first=Kara |last=Warner |date=March 8, 2019 |url=https://people.com/movies/casper-van-dien-proud-dad-daughter-grace-premiere/ |title=Starship Troopers Star Casper Van Dien Is a Proud Dad at Daughter Grace's Premiere |work=People |access-date=July 17, 2022 |archive-date=September 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220916183315/https://people.com/movies/casper-van-dien-proud-dad-daughter-grace-premiere/ |url-status=live}}{{cite magazine |first=Christian |last=Holub |date=February 9, 2019 |url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/02/09/the-village-cast-previews-their-shows-hopeful-message-people-are-here-for-you/ |title=The Village cast previews their show's hopeful message: 'People are here for you' |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=July 17, 2022 |archive-date=July 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717071259/https://ew.com/tv/2019/02/09/the-village-cast-previews-their-shows-hopeful-message-people-are-here-for-you/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/abbys-the-village-the-enemy-within-canceled-nbc-aone-season-1202607291/|title='Abby's', 'The Village' & 'The Enemy Within' Canceled By NBC After One Season|work=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=May 30, 2019|access-date=July 17, 2022|archive-date=October 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008040134/https://deadline.com/2019/05/abbys-the-village-the-enemy-within-canceled-nbc-aone-season-1202607291/|url-status=live}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/stranger-things-season-4-cast-1234965273/|title='Stranger Things' Adds Quartet to Season 4 Cast|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Rick|last=Porter|date=June 9, 2021|access-date=July 17, 2022|archive-date=August 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817170804/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/stranger-things-season-4-cast-1234965273/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Stedman |first=Alex |title=Stranger Things Breakout Grace Van Dien Opens Up About 'Controlling Her Own Voice' as a Streamer |website=IGN |date=May 26, 2023 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/stranger-things-breakout-grace-van-dien-opens-up-about-controlling-her-own-voice-as-a-streamer |access-date=August 9, 2023 |quote=Something I've learned from streaming is that I love controlling my own voice}}
In September 2023, she signed with WME.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/grace-van-dien-wme-agency-1235537359/|title='Stranger Things' Actress Grace Van Dien Signs With WME|work=Deadline|first=Rosy|last=Cordero|date=Sep 6, 2023|access-date=Sep 6, 2023}}
= 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.{{Cite web|url=https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/stranger-things-hype-fired-grace-van-diens-channel-into-top-0-02-percent-of-twitch|title=Stranger Things hype fired Grace Van Dien's channel into top 0.02 percent of Twitch|website=Dotesports.com|first=Blaine|last=Polhamus|date=July 15, 2022|access-date=July 17, 2022|archive-date=October 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007082801/https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/stranger-things-hype-fired-grace-van-diens-channel-into-top-0-02-percent-of-twitch|url-status=live}} Van Dien, who streams chat sessions and Valorant gameplay, has said that streaming provides her with the opportunity to control her own voice. She signed with United Talent Agency for representation in August 2022.{{Cite web |author=J. Clara Chan |date=August 17, 2022 |title=YouTube and Twitch Streamers Sykkuno, Grace Van Dien Sign With UTA |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/youtube-twitch-streamers-uta-1235201013/ |access-date=August 22, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=September 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929060320/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/youtube-twitch-streamers-uta-1235201013/ |url-status=live}} 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".{{Cite web |date=2023-05-31 |title=Grace Van Dien threatens to leave FaZe after emotional confrontation with Rain |url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/grace-van-dien-threatens-to-leave-faze-after-emotional-confrontation-with-rain-2162887/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Dexerto |language=en}} Since September 2023, WME represents her in all areas.
Filmography
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|+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Denotes productions that have not yet been released}} | Denotes productions that have not yet been released |
= Film =
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2005
| Herself | Reality television series |
| 2010
| The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation | Randy's Daughter | Television film; credited as Caroline Grace Van Dien |
| 2015
| Friend One | Episode: "Pre-Existing Conditions" |
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| Max | Ruby |
| The Bad Twin
| Olivia / Quinn | Television film |
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| Escaping Dad | Amy | Television film |
| White Famous
| Ryann | Episodes: "Woo", "Duality" |
| 2017–2019
| Brooke Osmond | Main role (seasons 1–2) |
| rowspan="3" | 2019
| Katie Campbell | Main role |
| What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage
| Tori | Episode: "Havenbrook" |
| The Rookie
| Olivia | Episode: "Tough Love" |
| 2021
| Tally | Episode: "Part 4: Parenthood" |
| 2022
| Chrissy Cunningham | Episode: "Chapter One: The Hellfire Club" |
=Other projects=
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- "Cool People in LA" (2019) music video by Bret James, directed by Bianca Poletti{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqTj-Dw1--U|title=Bret James - Cool People in LA (Official Music Video)|date=5 April 2019|publisher=Bret James|via=YouTube|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108013817/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqTj-Dw1--U&feature=youtu.be|url-status=live}}
- "Monsters And Muses"(2020) short film where she plays Persephone, directed by herself{{cite AV media|url=https://vimeo.com/470789745|title=Monsters and Muses|date=21 Oct 2020|publisher=Grace|via=Vimeo}}
- "Julius Caesar Live" (2022) live performance by Acting for a Cause where she played Calphurnia, directed and produced by Brando Crawford{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=939kGeniP6w|title=Julius Caesar Live!|date=15 Mar 2022|publisher=Acting for a Cause|via=YouTube}}
- "BlackBoxTV Presents: Scream Park" (2022) video game, where she plays Kelly Q, written and directed by Tony E. Valenzuela{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79ORBeh48BM|title=360 - Scream Park - Starring Grace Van Dien (Stranger Things)|date=1 Jan 2023|publisher=BlackBoxTV|via=YouTube}}
- "QTC's Murder Mystery" (2023) live show where she played the Cheshire Cat, produced by QTCinderella{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0mks6LVQYM|title=Murder Mystery in Wonderland!|date=30 Jun 2023|publisher=
QTCinderella VODs|via=YouTube}}
References
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External links
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- Grace Van Dien's [https://twitter.com/GraceVanDien Twitter]
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Category: American child actresses
Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:21st-century American actresses