Kandace Greer Grammer is an American actress and former beauty queen. She is best known for her role as Lissa Miller in the hit MTV series, Awkward. Grammer was born in Los Angeles, California to actor Kelsey Grammer and make-up artist Barrie Buckner. Her parents were never married. Through her father, she has three half-sisters: Spencer, Mason, and Faith and two half-brothers: Jude and Gabriel. She was raised primarily by her mother in Malibu, California. She was named after actress Greer Garson.