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South China Morning Post
5 days ago
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Who is Gracie Abrams' mother, Katie McGrath? She once worked for RFK Jr's uncle, was a ‘proud mum' when her daughter supported Taylor Swift, and runs a film company with her husband, J.J. Abrams
Gracie Abrams is on the rise. The musician has been on tour for her The Secret of Us album, and last year, Abrams joined Taylor Swift for the last leg of her Eras tour, which concluded in December after an epic two-year run. Abrams also opened for the 'Anti-Hero' singer during several of her 2023 shows too. More recently, she's been supporting her boyfriend Paul Mescal at the Cannes Film Festival; the pair wore matching black outfits, though they did not pose for photographs together. 'The bar is very high in my relationships,' she told Cosmopolitan in February. 'It's not appealing to me to not feel settled and seen, so I don't date people who make me feel like that. I would rather be single for the rest of my life than feel uneasy in a relationship.' Advertisement But Gracie Abrams ' trajectory has long been plagued by nepo baby allegations: her father is filmmaker J.J. Abrams and her mother is producer Katie McGrath. 'Obviously we can't control where we are born into, and there are a million visible and even more invisible advantages to having family members who are in any entertainment industry,' the singer told Rolling Stone. 'I know how hard I work, and I know how separate I've kept [my parents] from every conversation about anything careerwise, but of course you can understand what it looks like from the outside.' You might recognise J.J. Abrams for his work on Star Wars and Lost, but who is Katie McGrath, who was a 'proud mum' watching her daughter perform at one of Swift's shows? She was in politics Katie McGrath (right), mother of Gracie Abrams (left), once worked for RFK Jr's uncle, Ted Kennedy. Photo: @ktmcgrath/Instagram Katie McGrath had a prolific career in politics before turning to public relations and production. Per People, she started off in Washington as Senator Ted Kennedy's legislative aide before taking on a directorial role at MTV Networks. Along the way, she also founded her own political media company, First Tuesday Media. She now works with her husband Katie McGrath and her husband J.J. Abrams. Photo: @ktmcgrath/Instagram McGrath and Abrams have been married for 28 years and share three children, Henry, Gracie and August. McGrath, alongside her husband, is co-CEO of Bad Robot Productions, the production house behind several Star Trek films and mega-hit shows including Lost, Person of Interest and Westworld.
ABC News
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Merlin: Trailer
Skip to main content ABC Family Action & Adventure Science Fiction & Fantasy In the mythical kingdom of Camelot, follow the adventures of the young warlock, Merlin, as he discovers that his destiny and that of the kingdom's young leader, Arthur, are inextricably linked. Colin Morgan, Bradley James, Katie McGrath, Angel Coulby, John Hurt, Richard Wilson, Anthony Head
