Gracie Lawrence (born March 16, 1997) is an American actress and singer who co-fronts the soul-pop band Lawrence alongside her brother Clyde. For her performance as Connie Francis in Just in Time, Lawrence was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.
Early life and education Lawrence grew up in a Jewish family in New York City. Her father, Marc Lawrence, is a filmmaker, best known for writing Miss Congeniality. Lawrence and her brother Clyde have been performing music together since childhood. Their first venues were “small cafés and clubs around lower Manhattan.” She graduated from The Dalton School in 2015. She attended Brown University before dropping out to pursue music full-time.
Career
Music Lawrence and her brother Clyde put together a band and gave it their family name Lawrence. They released their first album, Breakfast in 2016. They have released four studio albums and several live and acoustic albums.
Lawrence currently has eight band members including Sam Askin, Sumner Becker, Jordan Cohen, Michael Karsh, Jonny Koh, and Marc Langer. In 2023, the band served as the opening act for the Jonas Brothers North American tour.
The band has performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Acting Lawrence made her Broadway debut in 2009 in the revival of the Neil Simon play Brighton Beach Memoirs.
She starred alongside Jonathan Groff as the singer Connie Francis in the musical Just in Time which premiered on April 23, 2025, at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance. She also received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards.
She has had roles in The Americans, Younger, and Billions. In 2025, she joined the third season of Sex Lives of College Girls on Max as a series regular playing the character Kacey.
Discography All albums released under the name Lawrence, alongside her brother Clyde.
Studio albums Breakfast (2016) Living Room (2018) The Live Album (2020–21) Hotel TV (2021) Family Business (2024) Acoustic-ish (2025)
Acting credits Film Year Title Role Notes2008 Phoebe in Wonderland Julie Credited as Gracie Bea Lawrence2009 Did You Hear About the Morgans? Lucy Granger Credited as Gracie Bea Lawrence2011 The Sitter Wendy Sapperstein Credited as Gracie Bea Lawrence2019 Adam Kelsey Noelle Elf Carol2021 Moxie Lacey
Television Year Title Role Notes2012 The Good Wife Portia Credited as Gracie Bea LawrenceEpisode: "Here Comes the Judge"2014 The Americans Amelia Connors Credited as Gracie Bea LawrenceEpisode: "Comrades"2016 Younger Michaela Episode: "Tattoo You"2018 One Dollar Julie Gardner Main role2021–2022 Billions Gail Prince Recurring role2024–2025 The Sex Lives of College Girls Kacey Baker Main role
Theater Year Title Role Venue Notes2009 Brighton Beach Memoirs Laurie Morton Nederlander Theatre Broadway debut2025 Just in Time Connie Francis Circle in the Square Theatre2025–2026 All Out: Comedy About Ambition Performer Nederlander Theatre
Awards and nominations +AssociationYearCategoryWorkResultRef. Tony Awards 2025 Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a MusicalJust in Time Grammy Awards 2026 Best Musical Theater Album Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals "Something in the Water" (Acoustic-ish)
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