Kaitlyn Dever

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Kaitlyn Dever (2014)

Kaitlyn Dever (born December 21, 1996 in Phoenix , Arizona ) is an American actress .

life and career

Dever had her first engagements as an actress in her childhood, when she was mainly employed in local theater productions and over the years was also hired for commercials. She was booked for commercials for numerous well-known brands and companies and was in front of the camera for the Ortega taco brand and a Christmas edition of Hallmark , among others . She has also worked with Nintendo Wii , another commercial from Hallmark, Kellogg’s , Trix Yogurt , Subaru , McDonald’s , Franklin Templeton Investments , Skate 'n' Tricks Puppy , a commercial for Yoplait's Shrek-the-third edition of the Go-Belt and a commercial for Mattel's Sizzlers from Hot Wheels . Kaitlyn Dever, who was under contract with Osbrink Talent Agency with her sister Mady, who was around two years younger , also appeared in print campaigns for Franklin Templeton Investments and Johnsonville Sausages .

The young actress, who is also musically active and also takes singing lessons in addition to guitars , did not make her actual film or television debut until 2009. In that year she played a supporting role in the DVD production An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong used and also came to guest roles in the television series Make It or Break It and Modern Family , where it was used in an episode. In the case of Make It or Break It , this was even the pilot episode in which she played a minor role. In 2010, other appearances in series such as Private Practice or Party Down followed . For her role as Paige in the first US television series mentioned, she was nominated in 2011 for a Young Artist Award in the category "Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress 11-15", but could not stand up to Madisen Beaty enforce, which received the award for her guest appearance on Navy CIS . In the same year Kaitlyn Dever also received theater appearances; including at the Blank Theater Company in Hollywood , where it was used in the course of the Young Playwrights Festival in the play A Snapshot of My Family . In 2011, Dever was in one episode of Get It Out, Larry! and The Mentalist as well as in the film Cinema Verite . She was also seen from 2011 in a recurring role in the television series Justified , where she took on the character Loretta McCready . Dever had another film appearance in Bad Teacher (2011), in which she appeared in a supporting role. In April 2011, Dever was booked with Molly Ephraim and Alexandra Krosney for the new television series Last Man Standing . This project by Tim Allen and Jack Burditt started on US television in the fall of 2011. Also in 2011 she starred in the film J. Edgar , directed by Clint Eastwood . Dever was nominated in three different categories at the Young Artist Awards 2012 for her roles in Justified , Bad Teacher and Last Man Standing .

Filmography (selection)

Video games

Awards and nominations

year Award For category result
2011 Young Artist Award Private practice Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress 11-15 Nominated
2012 Bad teacher Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress
Justified Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actress
Last man standing Best Performance in a TV Series - Supporting Young Actress

Web links

Commons : Kaitlyn Dever  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ biography . ABCMedianet.com . Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 21, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.abcmedianet.com
  2. ↑ a b 32nd Annual Young Artist Awards , accessed June 14, 2011
  3. ↑ Sean Bean To Co-Star In ABC Series 'Missing', 3 Others Book Pilots , accessed June 14, 2011
  4. ^ J. Edgar Eastwood - Clint sets his sights on the FBI's number one suspect. (English), accessed June 14, 2011
  5. ↑ a b 33rd Annual Young Artist Award - Nominations . In: Young Artist Award . Retrieved April 4, 2012.
personal data
SURNAME Dever, Kaitlyn
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH December 21, 1996
PLACE OF BIRTH Phoenix , Arizona , United States