‘Sex Lives of College Girls’ Star Gracie Lawrence on Weirdest Self-Tape Locations, Auditioning to Play Kacey and Juggling Music and Acting

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Rachel Seo Though “Sex Lives of College Girls” fans know Gracie Lawrence as Kacey, a theater nerd and the new fourth roommate in Season 3, things could have been much different. “She was a finalist to play Kimberly in Season 1,” co-creator and executive producer Justin Noble says, adding that Lawrence was in the final three under consideration for the role, which eventually went to Pauline Chalamet.

But two seasons later, as the minds behind “Sex Lives of College Girls” conceptualized Kacey for the small screen, Lawrence’s audition once again stood out. “She’s so funny and charming,” Noble says, comparing Lawrence’s take on Kacey to a “cute little Reese Witherspoon character” who rounds out the rest of the cast.

Lawrence, a singer-songwriter and actor also known for her band, Lawrence, which she co-leads with her brother Clyde, had previous credits on Showtime’s series “Billions” and the Netflix film “Moxie.” “I just fell in love with the whole opportunity and sent in a self-tape,” she tells Variety. “24 hours later, maybe 48 hours later, I was doing the call back, and then that day they were like, ‘You have the part, and you should come to L.A.’” In her interview with Variety, Lawrence opens up about learning from co-stars Amrit Kaur, Pauline Chalamet and Alyah Chanelle Scott; weird self-tape locations; juggling music and acting; and when it’s appropriate to eat Doritos on set.

I have done self-tapes in our bus, in Holiday Inn lobbies, in bathrooms. When we were opening for the Jonas Brothers, the shows were in hockey arenas and stadiums.