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Louisa Jacobson
Born

Louisa Jacobson Gummer


(1991-06-12) June 12, 1991 (age 33)
Education
  • Yale University (MFA)
  • OccupationActress
    Parents
  • Meryl Streep (mother)
  • Relatives
  • Mamie Gummer (sister)
  • Grace Gummer (sister)
  • Mark Ronson (brother-in-law)
  • Louisa Jacobson Gummer (born June 12, 1991) is an American actress. A daughter of actress Meryl Streep, she graduated from the Yale School of Drama with an MFA in acting. She is known for starring in the HBO period drama series The Gilded Age (2022–present).

    Early life[edit]

    Jacobson was born in Los Angeles, California, on June 12, 1991,[1] to actress Meryl Streep and sculptor Don Gummer.[2][3] She is the younger sister of musician Henry Gummer and actresses Mamie Gummer and Grace Gummer. She attended Poly Prep Country Day School and graduated from Vassar College in 2013 majoring in psychology. She also attended British American Drama Academy three-week summer programme in Oxford and is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama with a master of fine arts in acting.[4][5][6][7] Jacobson publicly came out in 2024.[8]

    Career[edit]

    She uses the surname Jacobson, which is her middle name, as there already is an actress named Louisa Gummer,[9] and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) requires that 'no member use a professional name which is the same as, or resembles so closely as to tend to be confused with the name of any other member'.[10]

    On stage, Jacobson made her professional acting debut as Mary Dalton in Yale Repertory Theatre's production of Nambi E. Kelley's Native Son, directed by Seret Scott in 2017. The following year she starred in Williamstown Theatre Festival's production of Carson McCullers' play Member of the Wedding (2018), opposite Tavi Gevinson and directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch. In 2019, she starred as Juliet in The Old Globe's production of Romeo and Juliet.[11] The Times of San Diego praised her performance writing, "Jacobson has the pulsating impetuosity of a teenager...Her profligate joy in love and unchecked anguish in bereavement are palpable, visceral".[12]

    In 2022 she acted in the Lindsay Joelle play Trayf at the Geffen Playhouse. Though only in one scene, critics praised her for stealing the show. Maureen Lee Lenker of Entertainment Weekly wrote, "Jacobson makes a meal of her featured role" and that "She's heartbreaking in her single scene, confronting Shmuel about the constraints of their religion."[13] Also in 2022, she made her television debut starring in Julian Fellowes' HBO period drama series The Gilded Age acting opposite Carrie Coon, Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon and Denée Benton.[14] In 2023 she was nominated alongside the cast for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

    In 2024, Jacobson served as the assistant director to Michael Breslin for the Off-Broadway play Invasive Species.[15] That same year she was cast in a supporting role Celine Song's A24 romantic comedy Materialists which is filming in New York City.[16]

    Filmography[edit]

    Year Title Role Notes
    2019 Gone Hollywood Trish Sparks Unaired TV pilot
    2022–present The Gilded Age Marian Brook 17 episodes
    TBA Materialists Feature film, post-production

    Theatre[edit]

    Year Title Role Playwright Theatre
    2017 Native Son Mary Richard Wright Yale Repertory Theatre
    2018 The Member of the Wedding Janice Carson McCullers Williamstown Theatre Festival
    2019 Romeo and Juliet Juliet William Shakespeare Old Globe Theatre, San Diego
    2022 Trayf Leah Lindsay Joelle Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles
    2023 Lunch Bunch Tuttle Adrian Einspanier 122CC Second Floor Theatre, East Village

    Awards and nominations[edit]

    Year Association Category Project Result Ref.
    2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series The Gilded Age Nominated [17]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Meryl Streep Is A Mother For 4th Time: It's A Girl". Orlando Sentinel. June 21, 1991. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  • ^ Lambe, Stacy (January 24, 2022). "Get to Know Louisa Jacobson, the Breakout Star of 'The Gilded Age' (Exclusive)". ET Online.
  • ^ Crosbie, Eve (January 26, 2022). "The Gilded Age star Louisa Jacobson is the daughter of this A-list actress - can you guess who?". Hello! Magazine.
  • ^ "School of Drama Enrollment, 2017–2018". Yale University Bulletin.
  • ^ Cabrera, Daniela (February 24, 2017). "What Do Meryl Streep's Children Do? Creative Talent Runs In Their Blood". Bustle.
  • ^ Mulkerrins, Jane (November 28, 2016). "Mamie Gummer: 'Meryl's priority was being our mother - not being a celebrity'". Irish Independent.
  • ^ Macias, Ernesto (March 1, 2019). "Glenda Jackson And Meryl Streep Nearly Tear Everyone Apart". Interview.
  • ^ "Meryl Streep's Daughter Louisa Jacobson Goes Instagram Official with Girlfriend: 'Entering the Joyful New Era'". Peoplemag. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  • ^ Louisa GummeratIMDb
  • ^ "Can I check professional name availability?". SAG-AFTRA.
  • ^ "Romeo and Juliet". The Old Globe. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  • ^ "'Romeo and Juliet' Remains Timelessly Relevant at The Old Globe". The Times of San Diego. August 21, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  • ^ "Trayf at the Geffen review: A moving play that wrestles with questions of faith with acuity". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  • ^ Petski, Denise (November 19, 2019). "'The Gilded Age': Denée Benton, Louisa Jacobson, Taissa Farmiga, Blake Ritson & Simon Jones Join HBO Period Drama". Deadline Hollywood.
  • ^ "New play 'Invasive Species' to premiere off Broadway". New York Theatre Workshop. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  • ^ "Celine Song's 'Materialists' Adds Zoë Winters, Dasha Nekrasova, Marin Ireland and Louisa Jacobson (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  • ^ "Nominations Announced for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®" (Press release). Screen Actors Guild. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  • External links[edit]


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