Gerard was born in Los Angeles, California. She grew up speaking German, English and French. She attended the International School of Los Angeles, a private French K-12 school, and graduated from Malibu High School in 2006. She is majoring in English with a concentration in creative writing at UCLA.

She is best known for her co-starring role in the ABC drama American Crime.

Feature films

2017
TOMBOY, A REVENGER'S TALE
directed by Walter Hill 

2017
WICHITA
directed by Justyn Ah Chong and  Matthew D. Ward

2015
POCKET LISTING
directed by Conor Allyn

2012
SMILEY
directed by Michael J. Gallagher

2012
MAGIC MIKE
directed by Steven Soderbergh

2011
ANSWERS TO NOTHING
directed by Matthew Leutwyler

2010
THE AWAKENING
directed by Vince Rotonda

2010
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
directed by David Fincher

Short Films

2017
THREE SHEETS
directed by Trevor Peterson

2015
HI-TONE TEASER
directed by  Angad Aulakh

2014
I THINK I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU
directed by Trevor Peterson 

2014
GENVIEVE
directed by Jason Schulz

TV Series

2017
WHEN WE RISE
as Jean
directed by Gus Van Sant, Dee Rees, Thomas Schlamme and Dustin Lance Black

2015
AMERICAN CRIME
as Aubrey Taylor
directed by John Ridley

2013
ZACH STONE IS GONNA BE FAMOUS
as Amy
directed by Joe Nussbaum

2012
RUTH & ERICA
as Jan
directed by Amy Lippman

2012
VANESSA & JAN
as Jan
directed by Jon Avnet

2012
JAN
as Jan
directed by Jon Avnet