- Born
- Birth nameKaitlyn Rochelle Dever
- Height5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
- Having been named one of Variety's 10 Actors to Watch, Kaitlyn Dever has become one of Hollywood's top emerging young actresses.
Dever has showcased her versatility, appearing in movies such as Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar (2011), James Ponsoldt's The Spectacular Now (2013), Destin Daniel Cretton's Short Term 12 (2008), and Jason Reitman's Men, Women & Children (2014), and was one of the female leads in Kathryn Bigelow's Detroit (2017).
She truly shone in the dark drama Short Term 12 (2013) alongside Brie Larson, LaKeith Stanfield, John Gallagher Jr., and Rami Malek. The film premiered at SXSW 2013, where it won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative as well as the Audience Award. Kaitlyn was named Summer 2013's indie "It" girl and was highlighted as a SXSW breakout.
In addition to her film career, she recently wrapped her memorable four-season-long arc playing Loretta McCready on the FX drama Justified (2010), for which she received critical acclaim. She also played a role in the award-winning video game Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016), voicing Cassie Drake, daughter of the game's lead, Nathan Drake.- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- ChildrenNo Children
- ParentsKathy Dever
- RelativesJane Dever(Sibling)Mady Dever(Sibling)
- Attended children's acting classes at Dallas Young Actors Studio in Dallas, Texas.
- Inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame with the Rising Star Award on 3/12/2020 in Austin.
- Was considered for the role of Ellie Williams in The Last of Us (2023). The role went to Bella Ramsey instead.
- Sister of Mady Dever.
- Daughter of Tim Dever and Kathy Dever.
- I would have to say that I have to concentrate more when I'm doing comedy. There are so many details that make up any character, but developing a character for a dramatic role seems to come more naturally.
- It's really important that people know about it and the issue in schools because it happens every day to people and it really hurts when people get bullied.
- When someone is bullying you, don't let it get to you. I remember my friends in school, someone said something mean to them, and they really let it get to them. And it really affected them. But I would just say try to ignore it as much as possible and just be yourself.
- Last Man Standing (2011) is overall a lot of comedy. And I love doing that.
- I love going back and forth from drama to comedy. I love switching it around and showing people that I can do both.
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