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| Born | Caroline Dorothy Grace van Dien[1] (1996-10-15)October 15, 1996 (age 29) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2005, 2010–present |
| Parent | Casper Van Dien (father) |
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Caroline Dorothy Grace Van Dien (born October 15, 1996[2][3]) is an American actress and social media personality. She is known for playing Brooke Osmond in theNetflix teen drama seriesGreenhouse Academy (2017) and Katie Campbell inNBC drama seriesThe Village (2019). She also portrayedSharon Tate in theMary Harron–directed filmCharlie Says (2018) and Chrissy Cunningham inStranger Things (2022).
Grace Van Dien was born on October 15, 1996, inLos Angeles, California.[4][5] She is the daughter of actorsCasper Van Dien and Carrie Mitchum, and the great-granddaughter ofHollywood Golden Age starRobert Mitchum. She is also the great-great-niece toJohn Mitchum.[6] Van Dien has one older brother, a half brother, and two half-sisters.[7] On her father's side, Van Dien has Dutch, Swedish, French, and English ancestry.[8]
In 2005, Van Dien appeared with her family in thereality seriesI Married a Princess, which aired on theLifetime Television channel in the United States.[9] 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 filmingSleeping Beauty (2014).[10] Between 2015 and 2017, she appeared in numerous television films, independent films and had guest starring roles in the television seriesCode Black andWhite Famous.[5]
Van Dien's first major television role was as Brooke Osmond in theNetflix teen drama seriesGreenhouse Academy, a role she played in the series' first two seasons (2017–2019).[11][12][13] In 2018, she starred as Sharon Tate in the biographical filmCharlie 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 theNBC drama seriesThe Village, which was cancelled after one season.[3][14][15]
In May 2022, Van Dien guest starred in the fourth season of the Netflix seriesStranger Things, playing Chrissy Cunningham, a popular but troubled cheerleader at Hawkins High School.[16][17]
In September 2023, she signed withWME.[18]
In 2021, Van Dien began streaming on live streaming service Twitch, reaching over 200,000 followers within three months of starting her channel.[19] Van Dien, who streams chat sessions andValorant gameplay, has said that streaming provides her with the opportunity to control her own voice.[17] She signed withUnited Talent Agency for representation in August 2022.[20] In May 2023, Van Dien joined gaming organizationFaZe 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".[21] Since September 2023, WME represents her in all areas.[18]
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2014 | Sleeping Beauty | Princess Dawn | ||
| 2015 | San Andreas Quake | Ali | ||
| Fire Twister | Girlfriend | |||
| 2016 | Army Dog | Tara Holloway | ||
| Storage Locker 181 | Grace | |||
| Patient Seven | Patient Five (Jessa) | |||
| 2017 | Awaken the Shadowman | Samantha | ||
| 2018 | Charlie Says | Sharon Tate | ||
| 2020 | Riding Faith | Grace | ||
| Lady Driver | Ellie Lansing | |||
| The Binge | Lena | |||
| 2022 | V for Vengeance | Scarlett | ||
| What Comes Around | Anna | Originally titledRoost | ||
| 2024 | Somnium | Dakota | Originally titledAlaska | |
| The Fix | Ella McPhee | |||
| Silver Star | Franny | [22] | ||
| 2025 | Redux Redux† | |||
| TBA | Ahh! Roach!† | Bree Johnson | Post-production | [23] |
| Silver Star† | Franny | Post-production | [24] | |
| Killing Of A Nation† | TBA | [25] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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[26] |
| The Bad Twin | Olivia / Quinn | Television film | |
| 2017 | Escaping Dad | Amy | Television film |
| White Famous | Ryann | Episodes: "Woo", "Duality" | |
| 2017–2019 | Greenhouse Academy | Brooke Osmond | Main role (seasons 1–2) |
| 2019 | The Village | Katie Campbell | Main role |
| What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage | Tori | Episode: "Havenbrook" | |
| 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" |
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Something I've learned from streaming is that I love controlling my own voice
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