Hannah Gross (born c. 1989/1990)[1][2] is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Debbie Mitford in the Netflix drama Mindhunter.
Hannah Gross | |
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 Gross in Little Cabbage (2015) | |
| Born | 25 September 1990 |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Parents | |
Early life
editGross grew up in Toronto.[3] She is the daughter of actors Martha Burns and Paul Gross.[1] She attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre, minoring in Religious Studies.[4]
Career
editIn 2010, Gross played Katie in Sharon Pollock's 1984 play Doc and directed Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire (1947) for the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. She performed in Williams' 1953 one-act play Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen in 2012.[4][1] Gross was cast in I Used to Be Darker (2013) after meeting its director, Matthew Porterfield, at the after show party for the New York City screening of his previous film, Putty Hill (2010).[5] Also in 2013, she played the title character in Dustin Guy Defa's short film Lydia Hoffman Lydia Hoffman.[6] Gross played the lead female character in Charles Poekel's film Christmas, Again, which had its premiere at the 2014 Locarno International Film Festival.[7][8] She also performed in Nathan Silver's 2014 film Uncertain Terms, and reunited with him in his 2015 film, Stinking Heaven.[9][10][11] Also in 2014, Gross played the lead role in David Raboy's short film Beach Week.[12]
In 2017, Gross starred in the Netflix drama Mindhunter, in which she played the role of Debbie Mitford, a post-graduate student at the University of Virginia and the girlfriend of one of the three leads.[2]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Men with Brooms | Girl at Game | Uncredited |
| 2004 | Wilby Wonderful | Girl at Motel | Uncredited |
| 2005 | Drei Mädchen | Daughter | Short film |
| 2013 | I Used to Be Darker | Abby | |
| Lydia Hoffman Lydia Hoffman | Lydia Hoffman | Short film | |
| The Sixth Year | Gabby | Fifth segment | |
| 2014 | Uncertain Terms | Cammy | |
| Christmas, Again | Lydia | ||
| Haze | Natalie | Short film | |
| 2015 | Valedictorian | Emily | |
| Stinking Heaven | Ann | Additional writing | |
| Take What You Can Carry | Lilly | Short film | |
| Beach Week | Laure | Short film | |
| Little Cabbage | Ana | Short film | |
| 2016 | The Zeno Question | Kirsten | Short film |
| Dramatic Relationships | Short film | ||
| Psychic Ills: Baby | Girl at Bar | Short film | |
| Psychic Ills: Another Change | Girl | Short film | |
| Unless | Norah | ||
| Nightshade | Rose Waltz | Short film | |
| 2017 | Marjorie Prime | Young Marjorie | |
| 2018 | The Mountain | Susan | |
| Her Smell | Tiffany | ||
| 2019 | Joker | Young Penny Fleck | |
| Disappearance at Clifton Hill | Laure | ||
| Colewell | Ella | ||
| 2020 | Tesla | Mina Edison | |
| Falling | Gwen Peterson | ||
| Flashback | Karen | ||
| 2023 | The Adults | Rachel |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Mindhunter | Debbie Mitford | 10 episodes |
| 2018 | The Sinner | Marin Calhoun | 8 episodes |
| Deadwax | Etta Pryce | 7 episodes | |
| 2023 | Essex County | Beth | 3 episodes |
| TBA | The Savant | TBA | Miniseries[13] |
Stage
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Doc | Katie | Young Centre for the Performing Arts |
| 2012 | Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen | Collapsable Hole | |
| A Streetcar Named Desire | — | Director |
References
edit- ^ a b c Zekas, Rita (August 13, 2010). "No, you haven't seen her before". Toronto Star. Star Media Group. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
Gross, 20, is playing ages 12 to 17 in Doc
- ^ a b Eckardt, Stephanie (October 16, 2017). "Meet Hannah Gross, the Wild, Brainy Partner-in-Crime-Solving of Mindhunter's Jonathan Groff". W Magazine.
The 27-year-old Canadian actress Hannah Gross
- ^ Eckardt, Stephanie (October 16, 2017). "Meet Hannah Gross, the Wild, Brainy Partner-in-Crime-Solving of Mindhunter's Jonathan Groff". W Magazine.
I grew up in Toronto
- ^ a b "Hannah Gross - I used to be darker". iusedtobedarkermovie.com. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
- ^ Diester, Michel; Farkas, Christoph (January 10, 2014). "A Talk with Hannah Gross und Deragh Campbell (I Used to Be Darker)". filmtexte.wordpress.com. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ^ Brody, Richard (June 20, 2013). "BAM's Excellent Indie-Film Series". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ^ "Christmas, Again by Charles Poekel". Kickstarter. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ^ Latham, Brandon (July 16, 2014). "Locarno Film Festival Announces Lineup Including Luc Besson's 'Lucy'; Honors Juliette Binoche, Mia Farrow". Indiewire. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ^ "Stinking Heaven | Film Review | Slant Magazine". Slant Magazine. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
- ^ Salovaara, Sarah (April 14, 2014). "Nathan Silver's Undeniable Pressure Cookers". Filmmaker. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ^ "Project of the Day: 'Stinking Heaven'". Indiewire. April 23, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ^ "Beach Week". david-raboy.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ^ Petski, Denise (April 3, 2024). "'The Savant' Apple Series Rounds Out Cast With 8, Including Jordana Spiro, Michael Mosley, Dagmara Dominczyk". Deadline. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
External links
edit- Hannah Gross at IMDb