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Grace Van Dien

Grace Van Dien, American actress

Born
October 15, 1996
Age in 2026
30
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1996

About Grace Van Dien

Grace Van Dien (born October 15, 1996) is an American actress. She is most notably known for playing Chrissy Cunningham in Stranger Things (2022) and starring in "Roost" which premiered at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival. She has also played Brooke Osmond in the Netflix teen drama series Greenhouse Academy (2017) and Katie Campbell in NBC drama series The Village (2019). She also portrayed Sharon Tate in the Mary Harron–directed film Charlie Says (2018). == Early life == Grace Van Dien was born on Tuesday, 15 October 1996, in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of actors Casper Van Dien and Carrie Mitchum, and the great-granddaughter of Hollywood Golden Age star Robert Mitchum. She is also the great-great-niece to John Mitchum. Van Dien has one older brother, a half brother, and two half-sisters. On her father's side, Van Dien has Dutch, Swedish, French, and English ancestry. == 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.

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Career and life highlights

Grace Van Dien timeline

  1. Van Dien's first major television role was as Brooke Osmond in the Netflix teen drama series Greenhouse Academy, a role she played in the series' first two seasons (2017–2019).
  2. She also portrayed Sharon Tate in the Mary Harron–directed film Charlie Says (2018) and Chrissy Cunningham in Stranger Things (2022).

The world when Grace Van Dien was born

Grace Van Dien was born in 1996. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1996

  • #1 song"Macarena" – Los Del Rio
  • Top movieThe English Patient
  • Top TV showER
  • Best-selling bookThe Runaway Jury – John Grisham

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMichael Jordan leads Bulls to 72-10 record and 4th NBA title
  • Top headlineCentennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta
  • Technology milestoneDolly the sheep — first mammal cloned from an adult cell
  • Defining fadMacarena dance craze
  • Notable inventionPalm Pilot
  • World population5.77 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
  • U.S. population265.2M

1996 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Grace Van Dien's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19962026
Gas$1.23$3.45/gal
Average home$115,800$435,000
Average income$44,006$67,500
Minimum wage$4.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.42$11.95
Postage stamp$0.32$0.73
Population265.2M341 million

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