Kaitlyn Dever

Kaitlyn Dever Biography

Kaitlyn Dever (born December 21, 1996) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Gwen Thompson in An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong, Loretta McCready in Justified, Eve Baxter in Last Man Standing, and Jayden Cole in Short Term 12.

Early life

Dever was born in Phoenix, Arizona, to Kathy and Tim Dever. At the age of five, she began her interest in the performing arts with her parents sending her to an acting school. She also participated in gymnastics, ballet and skating, until she focused on acting. Her family then moved to Dallas, Texas, where she enrolled at the Dallas Young Actors Studio in a month-long acting program. Honing her acting skills at the studio, she booked a number of commercials, before moving to Los Angeles.

Career

Dever's first notable acting role was as Gwen Thompson in the American Girl film An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong (2009). In 2011, she was cast in a recurring role as Loretta McCready in the FX series Justified, during the show's second season. That same year, she was cast as a series regular in the ABC sitcom Last Man Standing, starring with Tim Allen.

Dever's other television credits include Make It or Break It, Modern Family, Private Practice, Party Down, The Mentalist, and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Her 2011 film credits include Cinema Verite, Bad Teacher, and the Clint Eastwood-directed film J. Edgar. In 2012, Dever was nominated three times at the 33rd Young Artist Awards: for her supporting roles in Bad Teacher and Last Man Standing, and for her recurring role in Justified. In 2013, Dever appeared in supporting roles in the critically acclaimed films The Spectacular Now and Short Term 12. Her role in the latter garnered widespread acclaim from critics.

Dever appeared in dark comedy film Laggies (2014), alongside Chlo Grace Moretz and Keira Knightley. The same year, she co-starred in the film Men, Women & Children, directed by Jason Reitman. Dever will star as Dilly Picket in the upcoming drama-thriller film Them That Follow.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong	Gwen Thompson	Direct-to-video
2011	Bad Teacher	Sasha Abernathy
2011	J. Edgar	Palmer's Daughter
2013	The Spectacular Now	Krystal
2013	Short Term 12	Jayden Cole
2014	Laggies	Misty
2014	Men, Women & Children	Brandy Beltmeyer
2017	Grass Stains	Grace Turner
	We Don't Belong Here	Lily Green
	Detroit	Karen
	Outside In	Hildy
2018	Beautiful Boy	Lauren	Post-production
	The Front Runner	Andrea Hart	Post-production
	Them That Follow	Dilly Picket	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Make It or Break It	Adorable Girl	Episode: "Pilot"
2009	Modern Family	Bianca Douglas	Episode: "Fizbo"
2010	Private Practice	Paige	Episode: "Love Bites"
2010	Party Down	Escapade Dunfree	Episode: "Party Down Company Picnic"
2011	Cinema Verite	Michelle Loud	Television film
2011	The Mentalist	Trina	Episode: "Blood for Blood"
2011-2015	Justified	Loretta McCready	17 episodes
2011	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Kyra O'Donnell	Episode: "The Divorce"
2011-2017	Last Man Standing	Eve Baxter	Series regular; 130 episodes

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Uncharted 4: A Thief's End	Cassie Drake	Voice and motion capture

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Work
2011	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a Television Series - Guest Starring Young Actress	Private Practice
2012	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress	Bad Teacher
		Best Performance in a Television Series - Supporting Young Actress	Last Man Standing
		Best Performance in a Television Series - Recurring Young Actress	Justified
2013	Phoenix Film Critics Society	Best Youth Performance in a Leading or Supporting Role - Female	Short Term 12

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