Ever Anderson

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Ever Anderson
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Anderson in 2024
Born
Ever Gabo Anderson

(2007-11-03) November 3, 2007 (age 16)
Occupation(s) Actress, model
Years active2016–present
Parents
Relatives Galina Loginova (grandmother)

Ever Gabo Anderson (born November 3, 2007) [2] is an American actress and model. [3] She is known for portraying a young Alicia Marcus / Red Queen in the 2016 film Resident Evil: The Final Chapter , young Natasha Romanoff in the 2021 film Black Widow, and Wendy Darling in the 2023 film Peter Pan & Wendy.

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Early life

Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, [1] Anderson is the daughter of Soviet-born actress Milla Jovovich and English director Paul W. S. Anderson. She has two younger sisters, Dashiel and Osian. She is of Russian, and Serbian descent through her mother, and of English descent through her father. [4]

Career

Anderson's parents tried to discourage her entering into acting but she could not be dissuaded. [5] At age nine, she was on the cover of Vogue Bambini , photographed by Ellen von Unwerth. Anderson has also been photographed by Karl Lagerfeld, Mikael Jansson, and Peter Lindbergh. [6]

Her first feature film appearance was in Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016), directed by her father. [7] In it, she played a younger Alicia Marcus, who is played by her mother as an adult. [7]

In March 2020, it was revealed that Anderson would play a younger version of Natasha Romanoff in the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Black Widow, [8] and Wendy Darling in the 2023 film Peter Pan & Wendy . [8]

Personal life

Anderson practices taekwondo. [6] [9] She lives in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. [9] In addition to her native languages, English and Russian, she can also speak French and studies Japanese. [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 Resident Evil: The Final Chapter Young Alicia Marcus / Red Queen [6]
2021 Black Widow Young Natasha Romanoff [8]
2023 Peter Pan & Wendy Wendy Darling
Helvellyn EdgeHarleyFilming

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