{{Short description|American actress and model (born 1991)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Use American English|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox person | image = Guests at the 2026 Met Gala 546 (cropped).jpg | caption = Jacobson at the 2026 Met Gala | birth_name = Louisa Jacobson Gummer | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|6|12}} | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | education = {{Ubl |Vassar College (AB) |Yale University (MFA) }} | mother = Meryl Streep | father = Don Gummer | relatives = {{Ubl |Henry Wolfe Gummer (brother) |Mamie Gummer (sister) |Grace Gummer (sister) |Mark Ronson (brother-in-law) |Mary Wilkinson Streep (grandmother) }} | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2017–present }} '''Louisa Jacobson Gummer''' (born June 12, 1991) is an American actress. The youngest child 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== Jacobson was born in Los Angeles, California, on June 12, 1991,<ref>{{cite news |date=June 21, 1991 |title=Meryl Streep Is A Mother For 4th Time: It's A Girl |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1991/06/21/meryl-streep-is-a-mother-for-4th-time-its-a-girl/ |access-date=December 6, 2014 |newspaper=Orlando Sentinel}}</ref> to actress Meryl Streep and sculptor Don Gummer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lambe |first=Stacy |date=January 24, 2022 |title=Get to Know Louisa Jacobson, the Breakout Star of 'The Gilded Age' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.etonline.com/get-to-know-louisa-jacobson-meryl-streeps-daughter-and-breakout-star-of-the-gilded-age-178116 |website=ET Online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Crosbie |first=Eve |date=January 26, 2022 |title=The Gilded Age star Louisa Jacobson is the daughter of this A-list actress - can you guess who? |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/20220126131749/the-gilded-age-louisa-jacobson-famous-mum-meryl-streep/ |website=Hello! Magazine}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=School of Drama Enrollment, 2017–2018 |url=http://bulletin.printer.yale.edu/htmlfiles/drama/enrollment-2017-2018.html |website=Yale University Bulletin}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cabrera |first=Daniela |date=February 24, 2017 |title=What Do Meryl Streep's Children Do? Creative Talent Runs In Their Blood |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/what-do-meryl-streeps-children-do-creative-talent-runs-in-their-blood-38978 |website=Bustle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Mulkerrins |first=Jane |date=November 28, 2016 |title=Mamie Gummer: 'Meryl's priority was being our mother - not being a celebrity' |url=https://www.independent.ie/life/mamie-gummer-meryls-priority-was-being-our-mother-not-being-a-celebrity-35245458.html |newspaper=Irish Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Macias |first=Ernesto |date=March 1, 2019 |title=Glenda Jackson And Meryl Streep Nearly Tear Everyone Apart |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/glenda-jackson-and-meryl-streep-nearly-tear-everyone-apart |magazine=Interview}}</ref>
== Career == Jacobson uses her middle name as her surname professionally, as there already is an actress named Louisa Gummer,<ref>{{IMDb name|id=1886140|name=Louisa Gummer}}</ref> 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'.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Can I check professional name availability? |url=https://servicesagaftra.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/240/~/can-i-check-professional-name-availability? |website=SAG-AFTRA}}</ref>
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''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Romeo and Juliet |url=https://www.theoldglobe.org/pdp/19-summer-season/romeo-and-juliet/#?startDate=2020-02-01&?endDate=2020-02-29 |accessdate=January 13, 2024 |website=The Old Globe}}</ref> ''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".<ref>{{cite web |date=August 21, 2019 |title='Romeo and Juliet' Remains Timelessly Relevant at The Old Globe |url=https://timesofsandiego.com/arts/2019/08/20/romeo-and-juliet-remains-timelessly-relevant-at-the-old-globe/#:~:text=(Romeo%20and%20Juliet%20meet%20one,in%20bereavement%20are%20palpable%2C%20visceral. |accessdate=January 13, 2024 |website=The Times of San Diego}}</ref>
In 2022, Jacobson 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."<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Trayf at the Geffen review: A moving play that wrestles with questions of faith with acuity |url=https://ew.com/theater/theater-reviews/trayf-geffen-playhouse-los-angeles-review/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |accessdate=January 13, 2024}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=November 19, 2019 |title='The Gilded Age': Denée Benton, Louisa Jacobson, Taissa Farmiga, Blake Ritson & Simon Jones Join HBO Period Drama |url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/the-gilded-age-denee-benton-louisa-jacobson-taissa-farmiga-blake-ritson-simon-jones-join-hbo-period-drama-1202789842/ |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> 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''.<ref>{{cite web |title=New play 'Invasive Species' to premiere off Broadway |url=https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/new-play-invasive-species-to-premiere-off-broadway |accessdate=May 8, 2024 |website=New York Theatre Workshop|date=April 4, 2024 }}</ref> That same year she was cast in a supporting role in Celine Song's A24 romantic comedy ''Materialists'' which was filmed in New York City.<ref>{{cite web |title=Celine Song's 'Materialists' Adds Zoë Winters, Dasha Nekrasova, Marin Ireland and Louisa Jacobson (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/materialists-celine-song-zoe-winters-dasha-nekrasova-marin-ireland-1235958034/ |accessdate=May 8, 2024 |website=Variety|date=May 7, 2024 }}</ref>
== Personal life == On Saturday, June 22, 2024, Jacobson openly identified as lesbian. She made her relationship public amid Pride Month with her then partner Anna Blundell, writing on Instagram, "Blessed to be entering the Joyful New Era bb" followed by rainbow flag emojis, “We’re Entering a Joyful New Era of Lesbian Fashion” and “live.laugh.lesbian.”<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/meryl-streeps-daughter-louisa-jacobson-comes-out/|title=Meryl Streep's Daughter and 'Gilded Age' Star Louisa Jacobson Comes Out as Queer|website=US Weekly|date=2024-06-25|access-date=2024-06-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/louisa-jacobson-apparently-comes-out|title=Louisa Jacobson, 'Gilded Age' star and Meryl Streep's daughter, apparently comes out|website=The Advocate|access-date=2024-06-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.revistavanityfair.es/articulos/louisa-jacobson-hija-meryl-streep-lesbiana-apoyo|title=Louisa Jacobson, hija de Meryl Streep, celebra el apoyo que recibió al contar que es lesbiana: «Me siento muy afortunada»|website=Vanity Fair España|publisher=Condé Nast|date=2025-02-04|access-date=2026-02-16}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2025 |''Materialists'' | Charlotte |Feature film |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2019 |''Gone Hollywood'' |Trish Sparks |Unaired TV pilot |- |2022–present |''The Gilded Age'' |Marian Brook |25 episodes |}
== Theatre == {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role !Playwright !Theatre |- |2017 |''Native Son'' |Mary Dalton |Richard Wright |Yale Repertory Theatre |- |2018 |''The Member of the Wedding'' |Janice |Carson McCullers |Williamstown Theatre Festival |- |2019 |''Romeo and Juliet'' |Juliet Capulet |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, New York |- |2025 |''Trophy Boys'' |Jared |Emmanuelle Mattana |MCC Theater, New York<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/theater/trophy-boys-review-emmanuelle-mattana|title= ‘Trophy Boys’ Review: The Nerds’ Case Against Feminism|website= The New York Times|date= June 25, 2025}}</ref> |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Association !Category !Project !Result !Ref. |- |2023 |Screen Actors Guild Awards |Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series |''The Gilded Age'' |{{Nom}} |<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.sagawards.org/media/news/releases/nominations-announced-30th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awardsr |title=Nominations Announced for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® |publisher=Screen Actors Guild |date=January 10, 2024 |access-date=January 10, 2024}}</ref> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb name|nm10861517}} * {{cite web |url=http://www.imgmodels.com/model/new-york/development/19787 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118051104/http://www.imgmodels.com/model/new-york/development/19787 |archive-date=January 18, 2017 |title=Louisa Gummer |website=IMG Models}}
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