My Take
Every time I hear the name Grace Gummer, my first thought is "yeah, Meryl Streep's daughter" — and I imagine Grace has spent her entire career quietly refusing to let that be the whole story. She went to Vassar, earned a Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut in the 2011 revival of Arcadia, and then built out a real television resume across The Newsroom, American Horror Story: Freak Show, Extant, and Mr. Robot — shows that are genuinely good, not vanity projects. What I respect is that she's doing the work: stage, film, television, no obvious shortcuts. The shadow of having the greatest living actress as your mom would crush most people, but Grace seems to treat it like fuel rather than a ceiling, and honestly that stubbornness reads right on screen.
Overview
Grace Jane Ronson (née Gummer, born May 9, 1986) is an American actress. She received a Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut in the 2011 revival of Arcadia. Her television work includes recurring roles in The Newsroom and American Horror Story: Freak Show, and as cast regular in Extant and Mr. Robot.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Grace Gummer
- Name (Japanese)
- グレイス・ガマー
- Reading
- ぐれいす・がまー
- Born
- May 9, 1986 (age 40)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Tiger
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / stage actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Vassar College
Awards & achievements
- 2011 Theatre World Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.