In ‘Love Story,’ an Emmy-Worthy Grace Gummer Proves the Meryl Streep Acting Bloodline Is Strong

By Clayton Davis

Clayton Davis

Senior Awards Editor

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For Grace Gummer, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

FX’s anthology drama “Love Story” may center on the cultural mythology of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and their tragic deaths in July 1999. But by the end of its nine-episode arc, it’s Grace Gummer’s stoic and revelatory turn as Caroline Kennedy, John’s sister, that breaks your heart, giving the miniseries its beating pulse and summoning its most ardent Emmy-worthy entry of the cast.

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