Hemingway followed in her mother and aunt 's footsteps by launching her acting career . She has appeared predominantly in independent films . Her first lead role was in the independent film '' Starlet '' ( 2012 ) , directed by Sean Baker . She , along with the rest of the cast , was awarded the Robert Altman Award for the film at the 2012 Independent Spirit Awards . She has since had supporting roles in films such as '' Listen Up Philip '' ( 2014 ) and '' While We 're Young '' ( 2014 ) and leading roles in '' The People Garden '' and '' Live Cargo '' , the latter of which premiered at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival
2012 Independent Spirit Awards
28th Independent Spirit Awards
Dree Hemingway