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Greer Grammer
Born
Kandace Greer Grammer

(1992-02-15) February 15, 1992 (age 32)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
Parents
RelativesSpencer Grammer (half-sister)

Kandace Greer Grammer (born February 15, 1992)[citation needed] is an American actress and former beauty queen. She is best known for her role as Lissa Miller in the MTV series Awkward and for her role in the 2021 Netflix-released film Deadly Illusions.

Early life

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Grammer was born on February 15, 1992, in Los Angeles, California to actor Kelsey Grammer and make-up artist Barrie Buckner. Her parents were never married. Through her father, she has three half-sisters: Spencer (b. 1983), Mason (b. 2001), and Faith (b. 2012) and three half-brothers: Jude (b. 2004), Gabriel (b. 2014), and James (b. 2016). She was raised primarily by her mother in Malibu, California. She was named after actress Greer Garson.[1]

Grammer attended Idyllwild Arts Academy for two years, receiving training under their theater program.[2]

Grammer served as Miss Golden Globe 2015 at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards.[3]

Pageant competitions

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Grammer entered her first beauty pageant in 2008, winning the title of Miss Teen Malibu. She went on to place within the top 10 in the Miss California Teen competition. She competed again the following year, successfully retaining her crown and again placing within the Top 10 of the state competition.[4] In 2009, she represented the Marina Del Rey region, placing in the Top 10 of the 2010 state competition for the third year in a row.[5] That year, Grammer also held the title of Miss Regional California Teen 2011.[6]

Grammer competed at the Miss California Teen 2011 competition representing Thousand Oaks. She placed in the Top 10. After this competition, she retired from beauty pageants.[7]

Acting career

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Grammer's first acting role was as a guest star on an episode of the Nickelodeon teen series iCarly in 2010. She then went on to star in the independent films Almost Kings, Chastity Bites, and An Evergreen Christmas.

In 2011, Grammer was cast as Lissa Miller in the MTV comedy series, Awkward. She was in a recurring role for the first two seasons before being promoted to a series regular for seasons three, four and five. In 2015, she guest starred as McKenna on Melissa & Joey for three episodes of the final season.

It was announced in June 2015 that Grammer would be starring in the upcoming Lifetime original movie, Manson's Lost Girls, to be released in 2016. In July 2015, it was announced that she would be starring as Summer Roberts in The Unauthorized O.C. Musical, a stage adaptation of the pilot episode of The O.C.[8]

In 2016, Grammer began a recurring role on the ABC sitcom The Middle, playing Axl Heck's girlfriend April. The role lasted until 2017.[9] In 2021, she acted in the thriller drama film, Deadly Illusions.[10]

In June 2024, it was announced that Grammer had been cast as an older version of Roz Doyle's daughter Alice in the Frasier sequel series.[11]

Filmography

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Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Almost Kings Sasha
2013 Chastity Bites Nicole
2014 Life Partners Mia
An Evergreen Christmas Annabelle
2016 Emma's Chance Emma Bailey
Too Close To Kill Samantha
2017 Altitude Sadie
2019 The Last Summer Christine Purdy
2020 Roe v. Wade Sarah Weddington
2021 Deadly Illusions Grace Taylor also producer
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman Cheryl
Burning at Both Ends Juliet aka Resistance: 1942
2023 Howdy, Neighbor! Diamond Hopkins
Deltopia Allie
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2010 iCarly Tancy Episode: "iSpace Out"
2011–2016 Awkward Lissa Miller Recurring role (seasons 1–2); main role (seasons 3–5)
2015 Melissa & Joey McKenna Cederstrom 3 episodes
2016 Manson's Lost Girls Leslie Van Houten Television movie
Cupcake Wars Herself Episode: "Celebrity: Cupcakes in Space"
Rush Hour Destiny Lamb Episode: "Knock, Knock... House Creeping!"
Deadly Sorority Samantha Blake Television movie
2016–2017 The Middle April Recurring role, 7 episodes
2017 Foursome Marge Web series; episode: "Ex-Isled"
2023 Creating Christmas Harper TV film
2024 Frasier Alice Doyle
Held Hostage in My House Lifetime Movie

References

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  1. ^ "watching a movie w/ Greer Garson in it. shes the actress I was named after. shes absolutely radiant. I can only hope to live up to the name". Twitter. December 9, 2009. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
  2. ^ "About Awkward". MTV Press. Archived from the original on 2012-08-06. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
  3. ^ "Kelsey Grammer's Daughter Named Miss Golden Globe 2015". People. 2014-11-20. Retrieved 2014-11-20.
  4. ^ "Beauties And The Beach: The Miss Malibu Beauty Pageant". LA.com. 2009-08-25. Archived from the original on 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
  5. ^ "Miss California 2010 Pageant Preliminaries". Radar Online. 2009-11-29. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
  6. ^ "Miss & Teen Regional California Pageant – Scholarship Opportunity, A Year of Excitement & Community Service". Ventura County Star. 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
  7. ^ "MTV Twitter Roundup: 'Awkward.' Gal Greer Grammer Was Once A Sashaying Pageant Queen". MTV. 2013-09-06. Archived from the original on February 14, 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  8. ^ "Everything we know about The Unauthorized O.C. Musical". Entertainment Weekly. 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
  9. ^ Swift, Andy (20 September 2016). "The Middle First Look: Axl's Girlfriend Makes an Awkward First Impression". Archived from the original on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  10. ^ "'Deadly Illusions' Review: Kristin Davis Hires the Wrong Nanny in Silly, Sexy Thriller". Variety. 19 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Frasier Enlists Greer Grammer to Play Roz's Daughter Alice in Season 2". TVLine. June 3, 2024.
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