Ever Carradine
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Ever Carradine | |
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Born | Ever Dawn Carradine August 6, 1974[1] Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | Lewis & Clark College |
Years active | 1996–present |
Spouse | Coby Brown (m. 2005) |
Children | 2 |
Parent | Robert Carradine |
Relatives |
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Family | Carradine |
Ever Dawn Carradine (born August 6, 1974) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Tiffany Porter and Kelly Ludlow on the ABC television series Once and Again and Commander in Chief, and as Naomi Putnam and Janet Stein on the Hulu original series The Handmaid's Tale and Runaways, respectively.
Early life and education
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Carradine was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of Susan Snyder, a horse trainer's assistant, and actor Robert Carradine. She has two half-siblings, Marika Reed Carradine and Ian Alexander Carradine. A number of other members of the Carradine family are also actors, including her grandfather John Carradine, and uncles Keith Carradine and David Carradine. She is also a cousin of Martha Plimpton.
Career
[edit]After graduating from Lewis & Clark College in 1996,[2] she returned to Los Angeles and appeared in several television shows including Diagnosis: Murder, Tracey Takes On..., and The Sentinel. In 1998, she received her first recurring guest role as Rosalie, a love interest on Party of Five. She appeared as Pepper, a ditzy assistant on Veronica's Closet. In 2003, she got her first regular series role on Lucky, an FX drama about a professional poker player living in Las Vegas.
She starred in the film Dead & Breakfast and has appeared in films including Bubble Boy, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and Lucky 13. She appeared on the show Once and Again from 2001 to 2002, and on Commander in Chief from 2005 to 2006. She has had recurring guest roles on the shows Major Crimes (as Rusty's biological mother), Veronica's Closet, Party of Five, and Women's Murder Club. She has also appeared in television shows such as House, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, CSI, Will & Grace, Just Shoot Me!, and 24.
She had recurring roles on the TV series Eureka, and on Showtime's Shameless. Carradine also guested on an episode of Rizzoli & Isles. She appeared in the first season of the Amazon series Goliath, portrayed Linda on the television show Code Black, and since 2017 has played Naomi Putnam on the Hulu series The Handmaid's Tale, being promoted to the main cast for the last season of the series. Since 2017, she has also been a series regular on Runaways playing the role of Janet Stein.
Personal life
[edit]Carradine and her husband Coby Brown have a daughter, Chaplin Haddow Brown.[3]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role |
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1996 | Foxfire | Girl in printshop |
1999 | Lost and Found | Ginger |
2000 | Ropewalk | Melissa |
2001 | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | Jay's Mother |
2001 | Bubble Boy | Lisa |
2002 | Robbing 'Hef | Candice |
2002 | Life Without Dick | Tina |
2003 | Dead End[citation needed] | Cheyenne Faith |
2003 | My Boss's Daughter | Julie Morehouse |
2004 | Dead & Breakfast | Sara |
2005 | Lucky 13 | Gretchen |
2005 | Constellation | Celeste Korngold |
2013 | Truck Stop | Lois |
2013 | Guns for Hire | Athena |
2013 | Frank vs. God | Rachel Levin |
2020 | All My Life | Gigi |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Diagnosis: Murder | Debbie | Episode: "Murder Can Be Murder" |
1997 | Born Into Exile | Hooker | TV film |
1997 | The Sentinel | Greta | Episode: "Private Eyes" |
1997 | Tracey Takes On... | Young Woman | Episode: "Movies" |
1997 | Alright Already | Salesgirl | Episode: "Again with the Black Box" |
1997–1998 | Veronica's Closet | Pepper | 8 episodes |
1998 | Party of Five | Rosalie | 6 episodes |
1998 | Conrad Bloom | Nina Bloom | Main role |
1999 | Chicks | Vera | TV film |
1999–2002 | Once and Again | Tiffany Porter | Recurring role (season 1); main role (seasons 2–3) |
2000 | Just Shoot Me! | Gwen | Episode: "Hot Nights in Paris" |
2000 | Nikki | Patti | Episode: "Fierce" |
2000 | Will & Grace | Pam | Episode: "Lows in the Mid-Eighties" |
2001 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Cheryl | Episode: "Dick's Ark" |
2002 | Couples | Beth | TV film |
2003 | Lucky | Theresa | 3 episodes |
2004 | Line of Fire | Kelly Sorenson | Episode: "The Best-Laid Plans" |
2004 | House | Karen Hartig | Episode: "Maternity" |
2004 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Faye Minden | Episode: "Eleven Angry Jurors" |
2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Athena | Episode: "The Self-Destruct Button" |
2005–2006 | Commander in Chief | Kelly Ludlow | Main role |
2006 | Men in Trees | Liza Frist | Episodes: "Ladies Frist", "New York Fiction: Part 1" |
2007 | Cleaverville | Grace | TV film |
2007 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Jolene | Episode: "Bombshell" |
2007–2008 | Women's Murder Club | Heather Donnelly | 5 episodes |
2008 | The Madness of Jane | Jane | TV film |
2008–2009 | Eureka | Lexi Carter | 8 episodes |
2009 | See Kate Run | Abby Sullivan | TV film |
2009 | 24 | Erika | 5 episodes |
2009 | Supernatural | Julia Wright | Episode: "I Believe the Children Are Our Future" |
2009 | Private Practice | Kara | Episode: "The Hard Part" |
2010 | Castle | Mirielle Lefcourt | Episode: "Murder Most Fowl" |
2011 | The Mentalist | Cheryl Meade | Episode: "Red Gold" |
2011 | Rizzoli & Isles | Randi Gordon | Episode: "Living Proof" |
2012 | The Finder | Agent Judy Green | Episode: "The Great Escape" |
2012 | Breakout Kings | Claire Lyons | Episode: "I Smell Emmy" |
2012 | Drop Dead Diva | Ramona | Episode: "Winning Ugly" |
2013 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Dr. Darcy Shaw | Episode: "Double Fault" |
2013 | Bones | Delores Martin | Episode: "The Friend in Need" |
2014–2016 | Major Crimes | Sharon Beck | 10 episodes |
2015 | Backstrom | Lucy Harms | Episode: "I Like to Watch" |
2015 | The Devil You Know | Ann Putnam Sr. | TV pilot |
2016 | Shameless | Erica | 4 episodes |
2016 | Goliath | Rachel Kennedy | 5 episodes |
2016 | Code Black | Linda | Episodes: "What Lies Beneath", "1.0 Bodies" |
2017–present | The Handmaid's Tale | Naomi Putnam | 21 episodes |
2017–2019 | Runaways | Janet Stein | Main role |
2019 | All Rise | Felice Bell | Episode: "How to Succeed in Law Without Really Re-Trying" |
2020 | The Good Doctor | Alice Gottfried | Episode: "Fixation" |
2021 | Good Girls | Denise Carpenter | Episode: "You" |
2022 | The Rookie | Evelyn Reed | Episode: "End Game" |
2022 | The Conners | Pamela Finch | Episode: "Book Bans and Guillotine Hands" |
2023 | Based on a True Story | Melissa Lake | Episode: "The Survivor" |
2024 | The Neighborhood | Ashley | Episode: "Welcome to the Other Butlers" |
References
[edit]- ^ Rose, Mike (August 6, 2022). "Today's famous birthdays list for August 6, 2022 includes celebrities Leslie Odom Jr., Michelle Yeoh". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. Associated Press. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ Schwartz, Todd (Summer 2006). "Family Business". L&C Magazine. Lewis & Clark College. Archived from the original on February 6, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ "Ever Carradine Welcomes Daughter Chaplin Haddow". People. August 13, 2010. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2017.