Grace Van Dien: A Look at the Parents of the Stranger Things Star From a Famous Family

Grace Van Dien has a long history of acting in her family, with her great-grandfather, Robert Mitchum, being a renowned Hollywood actor in the ’40s and ’50s. Her parents, Casper and Carrie, also had a connection to the acting world after they starred in the 1997 film “James Dean: Race with Destiny.” Casper went on to star in “Starship Troopers” while Carrie starred in “The Bold and Beautiful” for several years before becoming a professional chef in 2001. Casper has been in the acting business for decades and has been able to help his daughter navigate her newfound fame from “Stranger Things.”