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PEOPLE & ARTS Monday 23 deceMber 2019

2019 Breakthrough Entertainer: Dever shined in TV and film

NEW YORK (AP) — Any ac- ects. prepare for them the same
tor can find it difficult to find “It’s been sort of crazy. way,” Dever told The As-
a meaty role in Hollywood, The fact that people love sociated Press in a recent
whether it be in TV or film, something as much as you interview. “I think you have
comedy or drama. Actress do is so, so good. Watching to start with honesty with
Kaitlyn Dever shined in both the love grow and grow for both.”
genres and mediums this ‘Booksmart’ was something Dever, who turns 23 on
year. I’ll remember forever,” she Saturday, started acting
Dever garnered hordes said, recalling its premiere at age 10 in small TV roles
of fans after playing at the South by Southwest and has been steadily ris-
bright and goofy Amy Film Festival. ing since then, with her first
in the female-driven film “People were like laugh- recurring role in the series
“Booksmart,” about two ing and then people were “Justified” in 2011 and sev-
tightly wound overachiev- brought to tears and they eral supporting film roles
ers intent on one last crazy were cheering afterward. I before landing the lead in
night before graduation. A mean, it was a really, really, “Booksmart.” This Nov. 6, 2019 photo shows Kaitlyn Dever posing for a portrait
few months later, she won cool moment.” Dever was inspired to be in New York.
critical praise for her mov- Some may not have even an actress after seeing Toni Associated Press
ing portrayal of a lonely recognized her as the Collette in the 1999 movie
rape victim in the Netflix same actress in “Unbeliev- “The Sixth Sense”; she re- She calls working on sets want to continue to do on
series “Unbelievable,” and able,” as the roles were calls being blown away “by with other women “com- other projects.”
garnered a Golden Globe so different in subject and how real she seemed.” She forting.” She’s set to star in two up-
nomination for best perfor- tone; Dever said she loved had a full circle moment “I totally think that we need coming anthology series,
mance by an actress in a the paradox. when she co-starred with so many more women in- Hulu’s “Monsterland” and
limited series or motion pic- “I love bouncing back and Collette in “Unbelievable,” volved in the industry and FX’s “Platform,” and is “dy-
ture made for television. It’s forth between drama and and got to tell the Oscar- making movies. We’ve ing” to do a musical film.
also earned her a spot on comedy. People used to winner what an inspiration made a lot of really big Though she’s become one
the list of The Associated ask me if I liked drama or she was to her. moves. I think there’s still a of the most in-demand ac-
Press’ Breakthrough Enter- comedy, which one I liked It’s no coincidence that lot of work to be done,” she tresses in Hollywood, Dever
tainers of the Year. better, and I can never both of Dever’s roles this said. “Both of those proj- says her life hasn’t changed
Dever has been gratified answer. I think they’re ac- year involved female cre- ects were very, very female much “and I don’t want it
by the success of both proj- tually very similar. I almost ators on and off-screen. driven, which is something I to change.q