Ever Dawn Carradine is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Tiffany Porter and Kelly Ludlow on the
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television series ''
Once and Again'' and ''
Commander in Chief'', respectively and as Naomi Putnam and Janet Stein on the
Hulu original series ''
The Handmaid's Tale
''The Handmaid's Tale'' is a futuristic dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood and published in 1985. It is set in a near-future New England in a patriarchal, totalitarian theonomic state known as the Republic of Gilead, which ...
'' and ''
Runaways'', respectively.
Early life and education
Carradine was born in
Los Angeles
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the daughter of Susan Snyder, a horse trainer's assistant, and actor
Robert Carradine
Robert Reed Carradine ( ; born March 24, 1954) is an American actor. A member of the Carradine family, he made his first appearances on television Western series such as ''Bonanza'' and his brother David's TV series, '' Kung Fu''. Carradine's fi ...
. 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
John Carradine ( ; born Richmond Reed Carradine; February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988) was an American actor, considered one of the greatest character actors in American cinema. He was a member of Cecil B. DeMille's stock company and later ...
, and uncles
Keith Carradine
Keith Ian Carradine ( ; born August 8, 1949) is an American actor who has had success on stage, film, and television. He is known for his roles as Tom Frank in Robert Altman's film ''Nashville'', Wild Bill Hickok in the HBO series '' Deadwood ...
and
David Carradine
David Carradine ( ; born John Arthur Carradine Jr.; December 8, 1936 – June 3, 2009) was an American actor best known for playing martial arts roles. He is perhaps best known as the star of the 1970s television series '' Kung Fu'', playi ...
. She is also a cousin of
Martha Plimpton
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.
Career
After graduating from Lewis & Clark in 1996, 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
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''. In 2003, she got her first regular series role on ''
Lucky'', an
FX drama about a professional
poker player living in
Las Vegas
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.
She starred in the film ''
Dead & Breakfast
''Dead & Breakfast'' is a 2004 musical zombie comedy film directed by Matthew Leutwyler starring Ever Carradine, Gina Philips, Erik Palladino, Bianca Lawson, Jeremy Sisto and Oz Perkins. The film premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival ...
'' and has appeared in films including ''
Bubble Boy'', ''
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
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'', and ''
Lucky 13
''Lucky 13'' is a 2005 American romantic comedy film directed by Chris Hall and starring Brad Hunt, Harland Williams, Lauren Graham, Sasha Alexander, Debra Jo Rupp, John Doe, Kaley Cuoco and Taryn Manning.
Plot
This film is about Zach Bake ...
''. 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
''Veronica's Closet'' is an American sitcom television series created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, that aired on NBC for three seasons, from September 25, 1997, to December 7, 2000. The show stars Kirstie Alley as Veronica "Ronnie" Chase, ...
'', ''
Party of Five
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'', and ''
Women's Murder Club''. She has also appeared in television shows such as ''
House'', ''
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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'', ''
CSI'', ''
Will & Grace
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'', ''
Just Shoot Me!
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'', and ''
24''.
She had recurring roles on the TV series ''
Eureka
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'', 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
''The Handmaid's Tale'' is a futuristic dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood and published in 1985. It is set in a near-future New England in a patriarchal, totalitarian theonomic state known as the Republic of Gilead, which ...
''. Since 2017, she has also been a series regular on ''
Runaways'' playing the role of Janet Stein.
Personal life
Carradine and her husband Coby Brown have a daughter, Chaplin Haddow Brown.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
Actresses from Los Angeles
American film actresses
Carradine family
American television actresses
Lewis & Clark College alumni
Living people
Waldorf school alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)