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Kaitlyn Rochelle Dever (/ˈdiːvər/; born December 21, 1996)[1] is an American actress. She gained recognition for her roles in the FX crime drama television series Justified (2011–2015), the ABC/Fox sitcom Last Man Standing (2011–2021), the Netflix drama miniseries Unbelievable (2019), and the Hulu drama Dopesick (2021). She earned Golden Globe Award nominations for Unbelievable and Dopesick as well as a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Dopesick.

Kaitlyn Dever
Dever at the Booksmart premiere in 2019
Born	Kaitlyn Rochelle Dever (1996-12-21) December 21, 1996 (age 25) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2009–present
Awards	Audie Award for Original Work
Website	www.kaitlyndever.com

Dever took on supporting parts in various films, such as Bad Teacher (2011), The Spectacular Now (2013), Short Term 12 (2013), Detroit (2017), Beautiful Boy (2018) and Dear Evan Hansen (2021). She had leading roles in the 2019 films Them That Follow, Booksmart and Rosaline .

Early life

Dever was born in Phoenix, Arizona, to Tim and Kathy Dever. She has two younger sisters, Mady and Jane Dever.[1][2] At the age of five, she developed an interest in the performing arts with her parents sending her to an acting school. She also participated in gymnastics, ballet and ice skating, until she focused on acting. Her family then moved to Dallas when her father was given the role of the voice of Barney the Purple Dinosaur, and 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.[1]

Career

2009–2012: Career beginnings and work on TV

Dever's first notable acting role was as Gwen Thompson in the 2009 film An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong. In 2011, she garnered an early breakout role[3] as Loretta McCready in the FX series Justified. In the same year, she was cast as a series regular in the ABC (and later Fox) sitcom Last Man Standing, starring with Tim Allen.[4] Starting with the seventh season of the series, Dever began appearing in a recurring role to focus on other film and television projects.[5]

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.[6]

2013–2019: Independent film

In 2013, she 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.^{[citation needed]}

Dever appeared in the 2014 dark comedy film Laggies, directed by Lynn Shelton, alongside Chloë Grace Moretz and Keira Knightley.[7] In the same year, she co-starred in the film Men, Women & Children, directed by Jason Reitman.[8] In 2017 she reunited with Shelton for her drama film Outside In, as a supporting cast member. 2017 also saw the release of the films We Don't Belong Here, All Summers End and Detroit, where Dever appeared in supporting roles as well.

In 2018, she performed in minor roles for the political drama The Front Runner and the biographical drama Beautiful Boy, the latter alongside Timothée Chalamet.[9] In early 2019, Dever appeared in the drama-thriller film Them That Follow directed by Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage.[10] The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2019, and was released on August 2, 2019, by 1091 Media.[11][12]

2019–present: leading roles and breakthrough

In mid 2019, Dever starred in the critically acclaimed teen comedy Booksmart directed by Olivia Wilde, opposite Beanie Feldstein.[13] The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 11, 2019, and was released on May 24, 2019, by Annapurna Pictures.[14][15] She also starred in Unbelievable, a Netflix miniseries which premiered in September 2019.[16] Dever's performance was praised by critics, receiving a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film.[17] She also received nominations for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries,[18] the BAFTA Rising Star Award,[19] and the TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama.[20]

In 2020, Dever appeared in the Quibi comedy series Home Movie: The Princess Bride, directed by Jason Reitman, to raise money for World Central Kitchen.[21] Later that year, she co-starred in the Audible audio drama When You Finish Saving the World, written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg. The story is told from the perspective of three family members, at different stages of their lives. Dever voices Rachel, an 18 year old girl recording tapes for her boyfriend stationed in Afghanistan.[22]

In 2020, she starred in the television special Coastal Elites, directed by Jay Roach for HBO.[23] On August 17, 2020, she was cast as Zoe Murphy in Stephen Chbosky's film adaptation of Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen.[24][25]

Dever and her sister Mady make up the musical duo group Beulahbelle. In February 2020, they released their first single, "Raleigh".[26]

Dever appeared in an episode of the anthology series Monsterland for Hulu.[27] In 2021, she starred as Abbi Miller in episode 3 of B.J. Novak's FX anthology series The Premise.[28] Dever has also starred in the title role of the film Rosaline.[29] She also played Betsy Mallum in the 2021 Hulu miniseries Dopesick, for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Bad Teacher	Sasha Abernathy
	J. Edgar	Palmer's Daughter
2013	The Spectacular Now	Krystal
	Short Term 12	Jayden Cole
2014	Laggies	Misty
	Men, Women & Children	Brandy Beltmeyer
2017	All Summers End	Grace Turner
	We Don't Belong Here	Lily Green
	Detroit	Karen Malloy
	Outside In	Hildy Beasley
2018	The Front Runner	Andrea Hart
	Beautiful Boy	Lauren
2019	Them That Follow	Dilly Picket
	Booksmart	Amy Antsler
2021	Dear Evan Hansen	Zoe Murphy
2022	Ticket to Paradise	Lily Cotton
	Rosaline	Rosaline	Also executive producer
2023	No One Will Save You		Post-production, also executive producer

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong	Gwen Thompson	Television film
	Make It or Break It	Adorable Girl	Episode: "Pilot"
	Modern Family	Bianca Douglas	Episode: "Fizbo"
2010	Private Practice	Paige	Episode: "Love Bites"
	Party Down	Escapade Dunfree	Episode: "Party Down Company Picnic"
2011	Cinema Verite	Michelle Loud	Television film
	The Mentalist	Trina	Episode: "Blood for Blood"
2011–2015	Justified	Loretta McCready	17 episodes
2011	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Kyra O'Donnell	Episode: "The Divorce"
2011–2021	Last Man Standing	Eve Baxter	Main role (seasons 1–6); recurring role (season 7–9)
2019	Unbelievable	Marie Adler	Miniseries
2020	Home Movie: The Princess Bride	Westley	Episode: "Battle of the Wits"
	Coastal Elites	Sharynn Tarrows	Television film
	Monsterland	Toni / Jennifer	3 episodes
2021	The Premise	Abbi Miller	Episode: "The Ballad of Jesse Wheeler"
	Dopesick	Betsy Mallum	Miniseries

Video games

Year	Title	Voice role	Notes
2016	Uncharted 4: A Thief's End	Cassie Drake	Also motion capture
2022	Open Roads	Tess Devine

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist	Role	Notes
2019	"Graduation"	Benny Blanco & Juice Wrld	Decker
2020	"Raleigh"	Beulahbelle	Herself	Also director and producer

Audiobooks

Year	Title	Role	Author	Notes	Refs
2020	When You Finish Saving the World	Rachel Katz	Jesse Eisenberg	An Audible Original	[30]

Awards and nominations

Major Associations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2020	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television	Unbelievable	Nominated	[18]
	Golden Globe Awards	Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film		Nominated	[17]
2022	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television	Dopesick	Nominated	[31]
	Golden Globe Awards	Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film		Nominated	[32]
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie		Nominated	[33]

Miscellaneous Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2011	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a Television Series – Guest Starring Young Actress	Private Practice	Nominated	[34]
2012	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress	Bad Teacher	Nominated	[6]
		Best Performance in a Television Series – Supporting Young Actress	Last Man Standing	Nominated
		Best Performance in a Television Series – Recurring Young Actress	Justified	Nominated
2013	Phoenix Film Critics Society	Best Youth Performance in a Leading or Supporting Role – Female	Short Term 12	Nominated	[35]
2017	Behind the Voice Actors	Best Vocal Ensemble in a Video Game	Uncharted 4: A Thief's End	Nominated	[36]
2019	Newport Beach Film Festival	Ensemble Cast	Them That Follow	Won	[37]
	Detroit Film Critics Society	Best Breakthrough Performance	Booksmart & Them That Follow	Nominated	[38]
	CinemaCon	Female Stars of Tomorrow (shared with Beanie Feldstein)	Booksmart	Won	[39]
	Indiana Film Journalists Association	Best Actress		Nominated	[40]
2020	Hollywood Film Critics Association	Best Performance by an Actress 23 and Under		Won	[41]
		Next Generation of Hollywood	Herself	Won
	British Academy Film Awards	Rising Star Award		Nominated	[19]
	Dorian Awards	Rising Star of the Year		Nominated	[42]
	Gold Derby TV Awards	Best Movie/Limited Series Actress	Unbelievable	Nominated	[43]
	Online Film & Television Association	Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Limited Series		Nominated	[44]
	TCA Awards	Individual Achievement in Drama		Nominated	[20]
2022	Hollywood TV Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series and or Movie	Dopesick	Won	[45]

References

External links

• Official website
• Kaitlyn Dever at IMDb 
• Kaitlyn Dever at AllMovie

На других языках

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[de] Kaitlyn Dever

Kaitlyn Dever (* 21. Dezember 1996 in Phoenix, Arizona)[1] ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin.

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- [en] Kaitlyn Dever

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[es] Kaitlyn Dever

Kaitlyn Dever (Phoenix, Arizona; 21 de diciembre de 1996)[1][2] es una actriz estadounidense. Conocida por sus papeles como Gwen Thompson en An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong, Loretta McCready en Justified, Eve Baxter en Last Man Standing y Jayden en Short Term 12. Alcanzando mayor reconocimiento en 2019 con el papel principal de Marie Adler en la miniserie dramática de Netflix Unbelievable ganadora del premio Emmy 2020 a mejor miniserie, y que le valió la Nominación al Globo de Oro a Mejor Actriz - Miniserie.

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[ru] Дивер, Кейтлин

Ке́йтлин Роше́ль Ди́вер (англ. Kaitlyn Rochelle Dever, английское произношение: [ˈdiːvər]; род. 21 декабря 1996, Финикс, Аризона) — американская актриса.

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