Grace Van Dien (born October 15, 1996) is an American actress. She is most notably known for playing Chrissy Cunningham in Stranger Things (2022) and starring in Roost (AKA What Comes Around), which premiered at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival. She has also played 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).
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Early life
Grace Van Dien was born on Tuesday, 15 October 1996, in Los Angeles, California. 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-great-niece to John Mitchum. Van Dien has one older brother, a half brother, and two half-sisters. On her father's side, Van Dien has Dutch, Swedish, French, and English ancestry.
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. On the acting side, Van Dien played several small roles in her father's films throughout her childhood. Prior to pursuing acting, Van Dien intended to become a writer. Van Dien discovered her passion for acting while filming Sleeping Beauty (2014). 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.
