Grace Van Dien

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Grace Van Dien
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Van Dien in July 2022
Born
Caroline Dorothy Grace Van Dien

1996 (age 25–26)[1][2]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation
Years active2005, 2010–present
Parent(s)Casper Van Dien
Carrie Mitchum
RelativesRobert Mitchum (great-grandfather)
Twitch information
Also known asBlueFille
Channel
Years active2022
GenreGaming
Games
Followers270,000+
Associated acts
Follower and view counts updated as of 12 August 2022.

Grace Van Dien (born c. 1996[1][2]) is an American actress and Twitch streamer. 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).

Early life[]

Van Dien was born and raised in Los Angeles, California.[3][4] She is the daughter of actors Casper Van Dien and Carrie Mitchum, and the great-granddaughter of Hollywood Golden Age star Robert Mitchum.[5] Her former stepmother is actress Catherine Oxenberg. Van Dien has one older brother, and two half-sisters.[6] On her father's side, Van Dien has Dutch, Swedish, French, and English ancestry.[7]

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.[8] 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).[9] Between 2015 and 2017, she appeared in several television films, independent films and had guest starring roles in the television series Code Black and White Famous.[4]

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).[10][11][12] 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.[2][13][14]

In 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.[15] The same year, Van Dien began streaming on video game live streaming service Twitch, reaching over 200,000 followers within three months of starting her channel.[16] She signed with United Talent Agency for representation in August 2022.[17]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Sleeping Beauty Princess Dawn
2015 San Andreas Quake Ali
2015 Fire Twister Girlfriend
2016 Leap Tara Holloway
2016 Storage Locker 181 Grace
2016 Patient Seven Patient Five (Jessa)
2017 Awaken the Shadowman Samantha
2018 Charlie Says Sharon Tate
2020 Riding Faith Grace
2020 Lady Driver Ellie Lansing
2020 The Binge Lena
2022 V for Vengeance Scarlett
2022 Roost Anna
TBA The Fix Ella Post-production
TBA Aaah! Roach! Bree Johnson Post-production

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2005 I Married a Princess Herself Reality television series
2010 The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation Randy's Daughter Television film; credited as Caroline Grace Van Dien
2015 Code Black Friend One Episode: "Pre-Existing Conditions"
2016 Max Ruby Unsold television pilot[18]
2016 The Bad Twin Olivia / Quinn Television film
2017 Escaping Dad Amy Television film
2017 White Famous Ryann Episodes: "Woo", "Duality"
2017–2019 Greenhouse Academy Brooke Osmond Main role (seasons 1–2)
2019 The Village Katie Campbell Main role
2019 What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage Tori Episode: "Havenbrook"
2019 The Rookie Olivia Episode: "Tough Love"
2021 Immoral Compass Tally Episode: "Part 4: Parenthood"
2022 Stranger Things Chrissy Cunningham Episode: "Chapter One: The Hellfire Club"

Music video[]

  • "Cool People in LA" (2019) by Bret James

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Carol Day (December 1, 1997). "Dutch Treat". People. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Kara Warner (March 8, 2019). "Starship Troopers Star Casper Van Dien Is a Proud Dad at Daughter Grace's Premiere". People. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  3. ^ Christine Persaud (June 2, 2022). "Stranger Things Season 4: Where Else You've Seen The New Cast Members". Screen Rant. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Grace Van Dien". 1883 Magazine. April 14, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  5. ^ Emily Yahr (August 1, 2022). "Hollywood 'nepo babies' know what you think of them. They have some thoughts". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  6. ^ "Casper Van Dien – I'm Divorcing Catherine Oxenberg". TMZ. September 25, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  7. ^ "Breaking News, Latest News and Videos". CNN. November 24, 2000. Archived from the original on April 24, 2006. Retrieved April 24, 2006.
  8. ^ Ramin Setoodeh (July 11, 2012). "What Happened to Big-Screen Hunk Casper Van Dien?". The Daily Beast.
  9. ^ "Grace Van Dien". Varmag.com. January 25, 2015.
  10. ^ Denise Petski (July 27, 2016). "Jennifer Garner To Voice Mama Llama In Netflix Animated Series; 'Greenhouse' Tween Series Also Sets Cast – TCA". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  11. ^ Denise Petski (September 4, 2018). "'Greenhouse Academy': Danika Yarosh Set As Series Regular In Recasting". Deadline Hollywood.
  12. ^ Quinci LeGardye (May 27, 2022). "Getting to Know Grace Van Dien From 'Stranger Things' Season 4". Marie Claire. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  13. ^ Christian Holub (February 9, 2019). "The Village cast previews their show's hopeful message: 'People are here for you'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  14. ^ Nellie Andreeva (May 30, 2019). "'Abby's', 'The Village' & 'The Enemy Within' Canceled By NBC After One Season". Deadline Hollywood.
  15. ^ Rick Porter (June 9, 2021). "'Stranger Things' Adds Quartet to Season 4 Cast". The Hollywood Reporter.
  16. ^ Blaine Polhamus (July 15, 2022). "Stranger Things hype fired Grace Van Dien's channel into top 0.02 percent of Twitch". Dotesports.com.
  17. ^ Chan, J. Clara (August 17, 2022). "YouTube and Twitch Streamers Sykkuno, Grace Van Dien Sign With UTA". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  18. ^ Oliver Gettell (November 11, 2015). "Zoe Kazan to star in Lena Dunham's HBO pilot Max, replacing Lisa Joyce". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 17, 2022.

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