Grace Van Dien

**Grace Van Dien** is an Dutch-American actress who portrays Chrissy Cunningham in the fourth season of *Stranger Things*. She is also known for her starring role as Brooke Osmond in another Netflix drama series, *Greenhouse Academy*. She is the daughter of Casper Van Dien and his first wife Carrie Mitchum.

## 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. 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). 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*.

Grace went on to star in various indie films and projects, such as *The Bad Twin* and *Charlie Says*. During that time, she also starred in the Netflix original *Greenhouse Academy*. Later on, she starred in the NBC original, *The Village*, which was cancelled after one season.

In 2022, Van Dien guest starred in the fourth season of *Stranger Things*, portraying Chrissy Cunningham in the season's premiere. That same year, Van Dien began streaming and playing video games over Twitch, reaching over 200,000 followers within three months of starting her channel.

In March 2023, Van Dien stated she would focus on streaming over acting for the time being, after having been sexually propositioned during a movie shoot.

## Trivia

* Grace is the daughter of Casper Van Dien and his first wife, Carrie Mitchum.
* She has an older brother Cappy and two half-sisters Maya and Celeste (born in 2001 and 2003)
* She has another two half younger sisters (born in 2001 and 2003) by her father's second wife, Catherine Oxenberg.
* She has half older sister named India Oxenberg (born June 7, 1991), who is an actress by her then-stepmother's daughter, and her father's second wife.
* She was the great-granddaughter of Robert Mitchum, best known for his role as Max Cady in *Cape Fear*.
* Her zodiac sign is a Libra.
* She streams on Twitch (BlueFille).
* In part due to the confusion surrounding Eddie Munson and Chrissy Cunningham's ages, Van Dien was subjected to months of harassment and a smear campaign due to her vocal support for the pairing of Eddie and Chrissy. Joseph Quinn condemned the harassment, stating, "I was talking to her about it. The internet is a very unforgiving place. It's a place where people can show a lot of support, or where people can rally around hatred and misinformation. It's indicative of where we are culturally – just through association she was getting lambasted. It's disgusting. I don't know what to say other than it sucks."

## References

1. ↑ "What Happened to Big Screen Hunk Casper Van Dien?" *The Daily Beast*. July 11, 2012.
2. ↑ "GRACE VAN DIEN" *VAR*.
3. ↑ "Stranger Things hype fired Grace Van Dien's channel into top 0.02 percent of Twitch" *Dotesports.com*. July 15, 2022.
4. ↑ "‘Stranger Things’ Star Grace Van Dien Is ‘Turning Down Acting Projects’ After Alleged Sexual Advances From Movie Producer" *Variety*. March 9, 2023.
5. ↑ "Stranger Things Star Speaks Out Against Co-Star's Harassment" *Game Rant*. March 8, 2023.
6. ↑ "Joseph Quinn condemns Stranger Things trolls for ‘disgusting’ harassment of co-star" *Aol.* March 8, 2023.
7. ↑ "'Stranger Things' Star Joseph Quinn Defends Co-Star Following Season 4 Backlash" *Elle*. March 8, 2023.
8. ↑ "Joseph Quinn (Eddie) defends Stranger Things costar from online backlash" *Winter Is Coming*. March 8, 2023.
9. ↑ "Stranger Things’ Eddie Munson Blasts Online Trolling Of Chrissy Actor" *ScreenRant*. March 8, 2023.