Early life and career

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.

Dever's first notable acting role was in the American Girl film An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong (2009) as Gwen Thompson, a bullied homeless girl. 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 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 joined the cast of the 2014 film, Laggies, playing the character Misty. The film also stars Chloë Grace Moretz and Keira Knightley. In 2014, she co-starred in the comedy film Men, Women & Children, directed by Jason Reitman.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong	Gwen Thompson	Direct-to-video film
2011	Bad Teacher	Sasha Abernathy
2011	J. Edgar	Palmer's Daughter
2013	The Spectacular Now	Krystal
2013	Short Term 12	Jayden
2014	Laggies	Misty
2014	Men, Women & Children	Brandy Beltmeyer
2015	Grass Stains	Grace Turner	completed
2015	We Don't Belong Here	Lily Green	completed

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Make It or Break It	Adorable girl	Pilot episode
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	Recurring role; 17 episodes
2011	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Kyra O'Donnell	Episode: "The Divorce"
2011-present	Last Man Standing	Eve Baxter	Series regular

Video games

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

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