Hannah Gross (born c. 1989/1990)[1][2] is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Debbie Mitford in the Netflix drama Mindhunter.
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Gross in Little Cabbage (2015) | |
| Born | 1989/1990 (age 31–32) |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–present |
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Gross grew up in Toronto.[3] She is the daughter of actors Martha Burns and Paul Gross.[1] She attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre, minoring in Religious Studies.[4]
In 2010, Gross played Katie in Sharon Pollock's 1984 play Doc and directed Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire (1947) for the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. She performed in Williams' 1953 one-act play Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen in 2012.[4][1] Gross was cast in I Used to Be Darker (2013) after meeting its director, Matthew Porterfield, at the after show party for the New York City screening of his previous film, Putty Hill (2010).[5] Also in 2013, she played the title character in Dustin Guy Defa's short film Lydia Hoffman Lydia Hoffman.[6] Gross played the lead female character in Charles Poekel's film Christmas, Again, which had its premiere at the 2014 Locarno International Film Festival.[7][8] She also performed in Nathan Silver's 2014 film Uncertain Terms, and reunited with him in his 2015 film, Stinking Heaven.[9][10][11] Also in 2014, Gross played the lead role in David Raboy's short film Beach Week.[12]
In 2017, Gross starred in the Netflix drama Mindhunter, in which she played the role of Debbie Mitford, a post-graduate student at the University of Virginia and the girlfriend of one of the three leads.[2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | Men with Brooms | Girl at Game | Uncredited |
| 2004 | Wilby Wonderful | Girl at Motel | Uncredited |
| 2005 | Drei Mädchen | Daughter | Short film |
| 2013 | I Used to Be Darker | Abby | |
| 2013 | Lydia Hoffman Lydia Hoffman | Lydia Hoffman | Short film |
| 2013 | The Sixth Year | Gabby | Fifth segment |
| 2014 | Uncertain Terms | Cammy | |
| 2014 | Christmas, Again | Lydia | |
| 2014 | Haze | Natalie | Short film |
| 2015 | Valedictorian | Emily | |
| 2015 | Stinking Heaven | Ann | Additional writing |
| 2015 | Take What You Can Carry | Lilly | Short film |
| 2015 | Beach Week | Laure | Short film |
| 2015 | Little Cabbage | Ana | Short film |
| 2016 | The Zeno Question | Kirsten | Short film |
| 2016 | Dramatic Relationships | Short film | |
| 2016 | Psychic Ills: Baby | Girl at Bar | Short film |
| 2016 | Psychic Ills: Another Change | Girl | Short film |
| 2016 | Unless | Norah | |
| 2016 | Nightshade | Rose Waltz | Short film |
| 2017 | Marjorie Prime | Young Marjorie | |
| 2018 | The Mountain | Susan | |
| 2018 | Her Smell | Tiffany | |
| 2019 | Joker | Young Penny Fleck | |
| 2019 | Disappearance at Clifton Hill | Laure | |
| 2019 | Colewell | Ella | |
| 2020 | Tesla | Mina Edison | |
| 2020 | Falling | Gwen Peterson | |
| 2020 | Flashback | Karen | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2017 | Mindhunter | Debbie Mitford | 10 episodes |
| 2018 | The Sinner | Marin | Recurring role, season 2 |
| 2018 | Deadwax | Etta Pryce | 7 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2010 | Doc | Katie | Young Centre for the Performing Arts |
| 2012 | Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen | Collapsable Hole | |
| 2012 | A Streetcar Named Desire | N/A | Director |
Gross, 20, is playing ages 12 to 17 in Doc
The 27-year-old Canadian actress Hannah Gross
I grew up in Toronto
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