Meara Mahoney Gross as Hannah Fleishman | Fleishman Is In Trouble on FX
Meara Mahoney Gross
Hannah Fleishman
Meara Mahoney Gross portrays Hannah Fleishman. Toby and Rachel’s daughter, an electrical storm of a girl, is about to turn 12 and all she wants is a goddamn phone. In the wake of her parents’ divorce, Hannah's anger pushes her to navigate the too-mature expectations for a New York middle schooler. This summer, as she watches her father begin to date and she watches life happen on the phones of her friends, she is fast leaving girlhood behind.
Career Highlights
Gross is a young actress and musician from Boston. Gross appears in the star-studded Netflix film Don’t Look Up. In this Academy Award®-nominated movie, Gross had the opportunity to use her improv skills while playing opposite Mark Rylance. Additionally, she can be seen in Amazon Studio's The Tender Bar directed by George Clooney and Disney's Godmothered directed by Sharon Maguire. Gross’ breakout role was as a lead in the Lifetime movie Christmas on Ice. Gross has also acted in a number of short films and notably won honorable mention in the Slate Film Festival shorts contest for her short film Quarantine Highs and Lows, which she wrote, directed and starred in at age 11.
Regional and local stage credits include “Winnifred” in Once Upon a Mattress, “Lucy” in Narnia: The Musical, “Cat in the Hat” in Seussical the Musical and “Shakespeare” in an adaptation of Twelfth Night.
Gross is an accomplished vocalist and has participated in choral concerts at Berklee, TD Garden and Faneuil Hall, as well as many cabaret benefits in New York City. Gross studies improv with The Groundlings. She plays guitar, ukulele and piano.
In her spare time, Gross enjoys soccer, skiing and making movies with her brother.
