Dana Gourrier


Dana Gourrier is an American actress, known for her roles as Tessa on the Netflix show Raising Dion, Cora in the film Django Unchained, and as Minnie Mink in The Hateful Eight, both directed by Quentin Tarantino.

Early life

Raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, Gourrier graduated from Ursuline Academy in 1997. She originally majored in Psychology at the University of New Orleans, but dropped out to pursue performing arts as she had originally wanted. Gourrier received a bachelor’s degree in performing arts from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and a master’s in acting from the California Institute of the Arts.

Filmography

TV series

YearTitleRoleEpisode
2022GhostsJennifer
2022Interview with the VampireBricktop Williams
2022EvilYasmine
2021The Good FightJune Barrow
2020–2022P-ValleyLauren 'The Jukebox' Hawkins
2018GLOWJudith
2017The ArrangementNina
2016SuperstoreLydia
2016StartUpMaya
2015–2016TogethernessPhoebe
2015The Astronaut Wives ClubAntoinette Gibbs
2014Red Band SocietyTeacher
2014True DetectiveCathleen
2014RavenswoodVickie
2013American Horror StoryChantal
2012Common LawHelling
2011Memphis BeatShawna
2011TremeDetective Leroy
TBAThe GreatestOdessa “Bird” ClayFilming