Mamie Gummer

Photo by Skye Parrott

actress

interview by SABINE HELLER
portrait by SKYE PARROTT

 

Poised and thoughtful, Mamie Gummer is not what you might expect from a child of Hollywood royalty. Raised in the extremely private home of her mother Meryl Streep and her sculptor father Don Gummer, Mamie has become an actress in her own right. At just 28, she’s starring in the new TV series Emily Owens, M.D. and is ready to emerge from her mother’s shadow — while remaining grateful for the life she was provided.

SABINE HELLER — What was your childhood bedroom like?
MAMIE GUMMER — It’s funny how the walls of your room track your development. I remember having a Janet Jackson poster — the one with the guy holding her tits from behind. That somehow segued into Enya with a painting of the sky with stars. Finally I graduated…