Grace Gummer Joins The Newsroom
Grace Gummer
Grace Gummer has landed a recurring role on HBO's The Newsroom, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Gummer, the 26-year-old daughter of Meryl Streep, will play Hallie Shea, a reporter who is embedded with the Mitt Romney campaign. She joins Rosemarie DeWitt and Patton Oswalt, who have previously been cast for the show's second season
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Gummer starred on the Nickelodeon series Gigantic and guest-starred on NBC's Smash last season. Her sister, Mamie Gummer, stars on The CW's Emily Owens, M.D.
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