Grace Van Dien is an American actress and director known for Stranger Things. She has some leading roles in films like The Village (2019) and Charlie Says (2018). She was given her birth name as Caroline Dorothy Grace Van Dien and is best known for her starring role as Brooke Osmond in the Netflix drama series Greenhouse Academy. Grace recently landed a breakthrough role as Chrissy on Season 4 of Stranger Things, although it was a supporting character that managed to steal the spotlight on the show.
Early life
Grace Van Dien was born on October 15, 1996 in Los Angeles, California. She was raised by her loving and caring parents named Casper Van Dien (father), who has acted in many films and TV shows including Starship Troopers (1997), and Carrie Mitchum (mother), who is best known for playing Amanda Carrington , brought up the 1980s series Dynasty.
Working in the acting industry was not a big problem for Grace as she comes from a family focused on acting itself. The daughter of actors, she began working at the age of 9, appearing on the family’s reality TV show entitled I Married A Princess, which aired in 2005. Her father cast her in the film Sleeping Beauty, in which she played the role of Princess Aurora in 2014 – which kickstarted her career.
Grace van Dien career
Grace began her acting career at the age of 9 working on her family’s TV show called I Married A Princess. The following year, she had no intention of working in another film or television show, but was hired by her father in his film, which was a remake of The Sleeping Beauty, which was Grace’s first acting role.
She later restarted her career in 2014 with her father’s support and not so long ago she started her chance in directing as well. After working in Sleeping Beauty, she embarked on several other film roles such as The Bad Twin and a more notable 2018 film, Charlie Says. That same year, she starred in a Netflix series called Greenhouse Academy, which she worked on for two years.
She later landed another role in one of the NBC original films called The Village. With her appealing and sensational personality, she has garnered more than 604K followers on her Instagram profile and has posted many pictures related to her life, friends, family and pets.
She has worked in several other films with some leading roles including San Andreas Quake (2015), The Bad Twin (2016), Army Dog (2016) and Awaken the Shadowmen (2017). However, her breakthrough came in 2017 when she was cast in the Netflix teen drama Greenhouse Academy, where she played Brooke Osmond. She went on to land regular roles in films like The Binge, Lady Driver and Riding Faith and 2019 NBC drama The Village.
Grace Van Dien Biography | |
|---|---|
| Real name | Caroline Dorothy Grace Van Dien |
| Date of birth | October 15, 1996 |
| Age (as of 2022) | 25 years |
| Place of birth | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| profession | actress |
| University | – |
| qualification | graduate |
Physical Statistics | |
| Height | in feet inches – 5′ 3” – in centimeters – 160 cm |
| weight | in kilograms – 48kg – in pounds – 106 pounds |
| hair colour | blonde (natural) |
| eye color | Blue |
Grace Van Dien Family | |
| Father | Casper van Dien |
| mother | Carrie Mitchum/td> |
| sister | Maya Van Dien, Celeste Van Dien, and India Oxenberg |
| Brothers | Cappy Van Dien |
Relationship status | |
| Marital status | In a relationship |
| affair | Yes |
| Who is Grace Van Dien’s boyfriend? | Connor Paolo |
Personal life
Grace Van Dien is known to be dating another American actor named Connor Paolo. The two have been together for a while and have been surrounded by controversy until now. Also, there is no information about their relationship as Connor Paolo seems to maintain his relationships with different women at different times.
Before he championed Grace, he dated Alice, whom he met on the television set, and the two began dating for a while, which lasted them about two years and later broke up for certain unknown reasons. On the other hand, Connor Paolo has nurtured his relationships with various women in the industry including Janet Bailey, Adelaide Kane, Alice Kremelberg, Addison Timlin and Grace Van Dien.
Grace Van Dien Net Worth
Grace Van Dien is certainly making a good amount of money since she was 9 years old due to her connection with the entertainment industry. Grace’s estimated net worth appears to be somewhere between $3 million and $7 million, which is enough to give her good standing in the industry.
Facts About Grace Van Dien
- Grace often spends her time with natural beauty as she has taken many of her pictures on her Instagram feed with various natural scenes and beauty in the background. She has an impressive following of around 400,000 on her Instagram profile.
- Grace has also progressed into a director role along with her father’s tutelage.