# Greer Grammer

Kandace Greer Grammer (born February 15, 1992) is an American actress and former beauty queen. She is best known for her role as Lissa Miller in the MTV series Awkward and for her role in the 2021 Netflix-released film Deadly Illusions.

## Early life

Grammer was born on February 15, 1992, in Los Angeles, California to actor Kelsey Grammer and make-up artist Barrie Buckner. Her parents were never married. Through her father, she has three half-sisters: Spencer (b. 1983), Mason (b. 2001), and Faith (b. 2012) and three half-brothers: Jude (b. 2004), Gabriel (b. 2014), and James (b. 2016). She was raised primarily by her mother in Malibu, California. She was named after actress Greer Garson.
Grammer attended Idyllwild Arts Academy for two years, receiving training under their theater program.
Grammer served as Miss Golden Globe 2015 at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards.

## Pageant competitions

Grammer entered her first beauty pageant in 2008, winning the title of Miss Teen Malibu. She went on to place within the top 10 in the Miss California Teen competition. She competed again the following year, successfully retaining her crown and again placing within the Top 10 of the state competition. In 2009, she represented the Marina Del Rey region, placing in the Top 10 of the 2010 state competition for the third year in a row. That year, Grammer also held the title of Miss Regional California Teen 2011.
Grammer competed at the Miss California Teen 2011 competition representing Thousand Oaks. She placed in the Top 10. After this competition, she retired from beauty pageants.

## Acting career

Grammer's first acting role was as a guest star on an episode of the Nickelodeon teen series iCarly in 2010. She then went on to star in the independent films Almost Kings, Chastity Bites, and An Evergreen Christmas.
In 2011, Grammer was cast as Lissa Miller in the MTV comedy series, Awkward. She was in a recurring role for the first two seasons before being promoted to a series regular for seasons three, four and five. In 2015, she guest starred as McKenna on Melissa & Joey for three episodes of the final season.
It was announced in June 2015 that Grammer would be starring in the upcoming Lifetime original movie, Manson's Lost Girls, to be released in 2016. In July 2015, it was announced that she would be starring as Summer Roberts in The Unauthorized O.C. Musical, a stage adaptation of the pilot episode of The O.C.
In 2016, Grammer began a recurring role on the ABC sitcom The Middle, playing Axl Heck's girlfriend April. The role lasted until 2017. In 2021, she acted in the thriller drama film, Deadly Illusions.
In June 2024, it was announced that Grammer had been cast as an older version of Roz Doyle's daughter Alice in the Frasier sequel series.

## Filmography

Film roles :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | Almost Kings | Sasha | |
| 2013 | Chastity Bites | Nicole | |
| 2014 | Life Partners | Mia | |
| 2014 | An Evergreen Christmas | Annabelle | |
| 2016 | Emma's Chance | Emma Bailey | |
| 2016 | Too Close To Kill | Samantha | |
| 2017 | Altitude | Sadie | |
| 2019 | The Last Summer | Christine Purdy | |
| 2020 | Roe v. Wade | Sarah Weddington | |
| 2021 | Deadly Illusions | Grace Taylor | also producer |
| 2021 | Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman | Cheryl | |
| 2021 | Burning at Both Ends | Juliet | aka Resistance: 1942 |
| 2023 | Howdy, Neighbor! | Diamond Hopkins | |
| 2023 | Deltopia | Allie |
| 2024 | The Ghost Trap | Anja | |
Television roles :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | iCarly | Tancy | Episode: "iSpace Out" |
| 2011–2016 | Awkward | Lissa Miller | Recurring role (seasons 1–2); main role (seasons 3–5) |
| 2015 | Melissa & Joey | McKenna Cederstrom | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Manson's Lost Girls | Leslie Van Houten | Television movie |
| 2016 | Cupcake Wars | Herself | Episode: "Celebrity: Cupcakes in Space" |
| 2016 | Rush Hour | Destiny Lamb | Episode: "Knock, Knock... House Creeping!" |
| 2016 | Deadly Sorority | Samantha Blake | Television movie |
| 2016–2017 | The Middle | April | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
| 2017 | Foursome | Marge | Web series; episode: "Ex-Isled" |
| 2023 | Creating Christmas | Harper | TV film |
| 2024 | Frasier | Alice Doyle | 2 episodes |
| 2024 | Held Hostage in My House | Kate | Lifetime Movie |