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, she graduated from the

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with an MFA in acting. She is known for starring in the

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period drama series '' The Gilded Age'' (2022–present).

Early life

Jacobson was born in

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, on June 12, 1991, to actress

and sculptor Don Gummer. She is the younger sister of musician Henry Gummer and actresses

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and Grace Gummer. She attended

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and graduated from

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in 2013 majoring in psychology. She also attended British American Drama Academy three-week summer programme in Oxford and is a graduate of the

with a

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in acting.

Career

She uses the surname Jacobson, which is her middle name, as there already is an actress named Louisa Gummer, and the

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(SAG) requires that 'no member use a professional name which is the same as, or resembles so closely as to tend to be confused with the name of any other member'. On stage, Jacobson made her professional acting debut as Mary Dalton in

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's production of Nambi E. Kelley's ''Native Son'', directed by Seret Scott in 2017. The following year she starred in Williamstown Theatre Festival's production of

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' play ''Member of the Wedding'' (2018), opposite Tavi Gevinson and directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch. In 2019, she starred as Juliet in The Old Globe's production of ''

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''. ''The Times of San Diego'' praised her performance writing, "Jacobson has the pulsating impetuosity of a teenager...Her profligate joy in love and unchecked anguish in bereavement are palpable, visceral". In 2022, she acted in the Lindsay Joelle play ''Trayf'' at the

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. Though only in one scene, critics praised her for stealing the show. Maureen Lee Lenker of ''

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'' wrote, "Jacobson makes a meal of her featured role" and that "She's heartbreaking in her single scene, confronting Shmuel about the constraints of their religion." Also in 2022, she made her television debut starring in

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period drama series '' The Gilded Age'' acting opposite

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and Denée Benton. In 2023, she was nominated alongside the cast for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. In 2024, Jacobson served as the assistant director to Michael Breslin for the

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play ''Invasive Species''. That same year she was cast in a supporting role in Celine Song's

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romantic comedy ''

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'' which is filming in

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Personal life

On Saturday, June 22, 2024, Jacobson openly identified as

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and made her relationship public amid

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with her partner Anna Blundell, writing on

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, "Blessed to be entering the Joyful New Era bb" followed by rainbow flag emojis.

Filmography

Theatre

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobson, Louisa 1991 births Living people 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Los Angeles Alumni of the British American Drama Academy American female models American stage actresses American television actresses Louisa Jacobson Female models from Los Angeles Poly Prep alumni Vassar College alumni David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University alumni American queer actresses