Grace Dunham
| Grace Dunham | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 28, 1992 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Brown University Urban Studies Program |
| Occupation | Writer, Activist |
| Parent(s) |
Laurie Simmons Carroll Dunham |
| Relatives | Lena Dunham |
Grace Dunham (/ˈdʌnəm/ DUN-um; born January 28, 1992) is an American writer and activist. Dunham appeared in the independent film Tiny Furniture (2010), which was written and directed by Dunham's older sister, filmmaker and actress Lena Dunham.
Dunham was born and raised in New York City. Dunham's mother, Laurie Simmons, is an artist and photographer, and Dunham's father, Carroll Dunham, is a painter. Their older sister, Lena, is the creator and star of the HBO series Girls.
Dunham attended St. Ann's School in New York City where Dunham wrote for the school newspaper and yearbook and spoke at her graduation. During Dunham's senior year of high school, Dunham came out as gay to their sister. Dunham graduated from Brown University in May 2014 with a degree in urban studies.
As a high school student in 2009, Dunham received the Poetry Society of America's Louise Louis/Emily F. Bourne Student Poetry Award for Dunham's poem Twin Oaks, which was judged for the competition by American poet Matthew Rohrer.
Dunham was a contributing writer for the student weekly The College Hill Independent in Providence, Rhode Island.
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