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Gersh Signs ‘Disclosure Day’ Standout Courtney Grace
Actress Courtney Grace has signed with talent agency Gersh for representation across all areas, following her breakout turn in Steven Spielberg's UAP-themed film "Disclosure Day". A former television news reporter, producer and anchor, Grace played a national NBC news anchor in the film and delivered its emotional climax live on air, drawing attention to her acting career after she left broadcast journalism three years ago.
Grace most recently worked as an anchor at WTSP News in Tampa, Florida, before switching to acting full-time. Since then she has built up a string of credits, including Netflix's "Stranger Things" and "Sweet Magnolias", Hulu's "Murdaugh: Death in the Family", Paramount+'s "Tulsa King", and David Michôd's boxing drama "Christy" alongside Sydney Sweeney. She is next set to appear in Phillip Noyce's thriller "Ally Clark", starring Viola Davis, for Amazon MGM Studios, and continues to be represented by MJ Management and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman alongside her new deal with Gersh.
In short
- Courtney Grace signs with Gersh talent agency for all-areas representation.
- She was a standout in Spielberg's "Disclosure Day" as a news anchor.
- Former TV anchor now has credits in "Stranger Things" and "Tulsa King".
Explained simply
Courtney Grace is an actress who previously worked as a television news reporter and anchor in the United States. She spent several years in broadcast journalism, most recently at WTSP News in Tampa, Florida, before switching to acting full-time three years ago. This was a significant career change from journalism to the entertainment industry.
Since leaving broadcast news, Grace has appeared in popular television programmes including Netflix's "Stranger Things" and "Sweet Magnolias", as well as shows on Hulu and Paramount+. She gained wider recognition following her appearance in Steven Spielberg's film "Disclosure Day", which deals with unidentified aerial phenomena. In the film, she played a national news anchor and performed the film's pivotal emotional scene, drawing attention to her acting work.