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Ever Carradine

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Ever Carradine
Born
Ever Dawn Carradine

(1974-08-06) August 6, 1974 (age 50)[1]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materLewis & Clark College
Years active1996–present
Spouse
Coby Brown
(m. 2005)
Children2
ParentRobert Carradine
Relatives
FamilyCarradine

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

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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

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Carradine and her husband Coby Brown have a daughter, Chaplin Haddow Brown.[3]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role
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

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Year Title Role Notes
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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Schwartz, Todd (Summer 2006). "Family Business". L&C Magazine. Lewis & Clark College. Archived from the original on February 6, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "Ever Carradine Welcomes Daughter Chaplin Haddow". People. August 13, 2010. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
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