Dana Gourrier Biography: Husband, Age, Son, Height, Net Worth, Parents, Brothers, Movies & TV Shows

Dana Gourrier is an American actress, singer, writer and director from New Orleans, Louisiana.

She began performing in theatre at a young age before building a screen career that includes Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight, True Detective, American Horror Story, Treme, Raising Dion and P-Valley. Her work has covered film, television, voice acting and independent creative projects.

Dana Gourrier
Wiki Facts & About Data
Real Name:	Dana Michelle Gourrier
Stage Name:	Dana Gourrier
Born:	July 31, 1979 (age 47 years old)
Place of Birth:	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Nationality:	American
Ethnicity:	African American, French ancestry
Height:	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Religion:	Christianity
Parents:	Mr. Gourrier, Mrs. Gourrier
Siblings:	2 brothers
Spouse:	Brent Schaefer
Relationship:	Married
Children:	1
Occupation:	Actress, Singer, Writer, Director
Net Worth:	$2 million

Early life and education

Dana Gourrier was born on July 31, 1979, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was raised in the city. She developed an interest in performing at a young age and became involved in theatre before pursuing professional acting.

Gourrier has French ancestry and grew up in a musical family; she and her father are both singers and songwriters who play piano. She has two brothers. Her childhood home was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, an experience that became an important part of her personal history.

She graduated from Ursuline Academy in 1997, initially studied psychology at the University of New Orleans and later transferred to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where she earned a BFA in Performance Art. She subsequently earned an MFA in Acting from the California Institute of the Arts.

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Career

Dana Gourrier began her professional career in theatre before moving into film and television. Her early screen work included Hide and Worst. Prom. Ever. in 2011, followed by television appearances in Treme, Memphis Beat and Haunted High.

Her breakthrough came in 2012 when she played Cora in Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained. The role introduced her to a much wider international audience and led to further film opportunities.

She continued working in major productions, appearing in Bullet to the Head, The Butler, Broken City, Remember Sunday and From the Rough. In 2014, she appeared in the first season of True Detective and also took a role in American Horror Story.

Her television credits expanded to include The Astronaut Wives Club, Togetherness and Superstore.

Gourrier reunited with Quentin Tarantino for The Hateful Eight in 2015, portraying Minnie Mink. The film became one of the most prominent projects of her career.

She subsequently appeared in Maggie, The Runner, Midnight Special, The Whole Truth, Kidnap, Same Kind of Different as Me, The Good Time Girls and The Domestics. She also voiced Rose Chapman in the video game Detroit: Become Human.

Her television career continued to develop during the late 2010s and 2020s. She played Tessa in Netflix’s Raising Dion, appeared in GLOW, and later joined P-Valley as Lauren “The Jukebox” Hawkins.

She also appeared in The United States vs. Billie Holiday, The Good Fight, Ghosts, Interview with the Vampire, Evil and Found. Her recent credits include To Live and Die and Live, while The Greatest is listed among her 2026 work.

Personal life

Dana Gourrier is 47 years old. She has kept much of her private life away from the entertainment press.

Some biographical sources identify her husband as Brent Schaefer and report that the couple have a son, but these details are not as firmly established as her professional biography.

Gourrier has described herself publicly as a daughter, sister, friend, actor, singer, writer and director. She is also a singer and songwriter and has maintained a strong connection to her New Orleans roots. She is 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) tall.

Net worth

Dana Gourrier has a net worth of $2 million. Her income comes primarily from acting in film and television, alongside her work as a singer, writer, director and voice performer.

Her major productions include Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight, True Detective, P-Valley and Raising Dion, giving her a career that spans both major studio productions and television projects.

Social media

• Instagram: @danagourrier
• X: @DanaGourrier
• YouTube: @danagourrier

Filmography

• Hide — 2011
• Worst. Prom. Ever. — 2011
• Django Unchained — 2012
• Bullet to the Head — 2012
• Haunted High — 2012
• The Butler — 2013
• Broken City — 2013
• Remember Sunday — 2013
• From the Rough — 2013
• True Detective — 2014
• American Horror Story — 2013
• Maggie — 2015
• The Runner — 2015
• The Hateful Eight — 2015
• The Astronaut Wives Club — 2015
• Togetherness — 2015–2016
• Midnight Special — 2016
• The Whole Truth — 2016
• Detroit: Become Human — 2018
• Kidnap — 2017
• Same Kind of Different as Me — 2017
• The Good Time Girls — 2017
• Heart, Baby! — 2017
• The Domestics — 2018
• GLOW — 2018
• Raising Dion — 2019
• P-Valley — 2020–2022
• The United States vs. Billie Holiday — 2021
• The Good Fight — 2021
• Ghosts — 2022
• Interview with the Vampire — 2022
• Evil — 2022
• Found — 2023
• To Live and Die and Live — 2023
• The Greatest — 2026

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