Ever Carradine


Ever Dawn Carradine 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, respectively, and as Naomi Putnam and Janet Stein on the Hulu original series The Handmaid's Tale and Runaways, respectively.

Early life and education

Carradine was born in Los Angeles, California, 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.
Carradine skied and played volleyball during her time at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. She started as an anthropology major and later pursued her family profession by switching to a theater major midway through college.

Career

After graduating from Lewis & Clark in 1996, she returned to Los Angeles and appeared in several television shows including ', 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 such as 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, Veronica's Closet, Party of Five, and Women's Murder Club. She has also appeared in television shows such as House, ', , Will & Grace, Just Shoot Me!, and 24.
She had a recurring role on the TV series Eureka, on Showtime's Shameless, and 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 has played Naomi Putnam on the Hulu series The Handmaid's Tale since 2017. Since 2017, she has also been a series regular on Runaways, portraying Janet Stein.

Personal life

Carradine and Coby Brown married in 2005. They have a daughter born in 2010 and a son born in 2015.

Filmography

Film

Television