Gracie Dzienny
Gracie Dzienny is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Amanda McKay on Nickelodeon's Supah Ninjas, as Greer Danville on ABC Family's Chasing Life, and as Clementine Lewis on CBS' Zoo.
Early life
Dzienny is from Toledo, Ohio, and is the daughter of Mike and Tara Dzienny. She is the youngest of three children. Dzienny began modeling at the age of five after winning a contest sponsored by L'Oréal, and primarily modeled during summers. Soon after taking up modeling she began studying tap, jazz, ballet, and hip hop dancing. After landing a role in the Supah Ninjas pilot, Dzienney and her mother moved to Los Angeles in November 2010.Her Supah Ninjas co-star George Takei stated in an interview that Dzienny is a "musical theater fan".
Career
During her freshman year in high school Dzienny auditioned for the part of Amanda on Supah Ninjas, a process that involved approximately half a dozen subsequent auditions.In 2014 Dzienny began appearing in the ABC Family drama series Chasing Life playing Greer Danville, the love interest of the lead character's younger sister, Brenna. In December 2016 she was promoted to a starring role in the third season of the CBS drama series Zoo.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2011–2013 | Supah Ninjas | Amanda McKay | Main role, 39 episodes |
2012 | Up All Night | Kylie | Episode: "Baby Fever" |
2012 | Holly | 4 episodes | |
2013 | See Dad Run | Chelsea | Episode: "See Dad Throw a Birthday Party" |
2014 | Side Effects | Rachel | Episode: "Kiss You" |
2014–2015 | Chasing Life | Greer Danville | Recurring role, 14 episodes |
2015 | State of Affairs | Stacey Dover | Episodes: "Ghosts", "Cry Havoc" |
2016–2017 | Zoo | Clementine | Guest role, episode: "Clementine"; main role |
2018 | Bumblebee | Tina | Film |
2019 | Ramy | Melanie | Episodes: "A Black Spot on the Heart" |