Wynn Everett is an American actress.

Life and career

Everett was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She grew up in Dunwoody and Cumming, Georgia. She attended

Forsyth Central High School Forsyth Central High School is a public high school located in Cumming, Georgia, United States, northeast of Atlanta. Built in 1955, it was originally known as Forsyth County High School until 1989 when South Forsyth High School opened. It is on ...

. Her junior year, she was the lead role in a One Act Competition production of ''Children Of A Lesser God'', where she won Georgia State Best Actress. She won Miss Homecoming before graduating with a

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and a minor in

Theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...

from

Auburn University Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama. With more than 24,600 undergraduate students and a total enrollment of more than 30,000 with 1,330 faculty members, Auburn is the second largest uni ...

in 2000. She is an alumna of Alpha Gamma Delta International Fraternity. Everett has made appearances on television in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and the TNT pilot ''Bird Dog''. She has had roles in ''Root'' (2004), ''End of the Spear'' (2006), as well as playing one of Charlie Wilson's office staff in '' Charlie Wilson's War'' (2007). She worked as a

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coordinator on ''

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''. Everett's poetry has been published in ''The Curator'', ''Darling Magazine'', ''River Poets Anthology'' and ''Wilderness House Literary Review''. She appeared as Tamara Hart in the HBO drama series '' The Newsroom'', from 2012 to 2013. In 2013, Everett was cast as female lead opposite

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and

Christian Slater Christian Michael Leonard Slater (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor and producer. He made his film debut with a leading role in ''The Legend of Billie Jean'' (1985) and gained wider recognition for his breakthrough role as Jason "J.D." D ...

in the ABC drama series ''

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''. The series was canceled after five episodes. She later was cast as lead in the TNT drama pilot ''Lumen''. In 2015, Everett was cast in season 2 of the

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drama ''

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'' as Whitney Frost. She later reprised the role in '' Avengers Assemble'', where the character was originally a

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scientist. She is featured in

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“It Just Means More”

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which debuted on September 1, 2016. In 2020, Everett played Ellen Johnson, the beloved guidance counsellor of Willingham Academy in the sole season of the

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series ''

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''. In 2021, Everett was cast in season 3 of ''

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'' as Shelley Byron.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Everett, Wynn American film actresses American television actresses Living people Actresses from Atlanta Auburn University alumni 21st-century American actresses People from Cumming, Georgia People from Dunwoody, Georgia Year of birth missing (living people)