Mommy, I wanna be an actwess wike you!!!
I've been watching Extant and wondering how this girl got a prominent role in such a big-time network show, and then I found out who her mom is.
Don't get me wrong. In real life, she'd be considered very attractive, and she has fantastic hair. And network TV isn't exactly a bastion of great acting. But she's nothing to write home about as far as acting chops go, and she's not Kaley Cuoco or Yvonne Strahovski in terms of inspiring male fans to tune in.
Methinks the only reason she's not a waitress/struggling actress is the fact that Meryl Streep is her mom, and she has her mom's influence and connections working for her. While I suppose there are bigger nepotism fish to fry -- Will Smith's kids, Zoe Kravitz, Kelly and Jack Osbourne, Rumer Willis -- Ms. Gummer should be thankful she's not doing hemorrhoid commercials in between late night diner shifts.