Joelle Carter | |
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 Carter in 2015 | |
| Born | Joelle Marie Carter October 10, 1972 [1] Thomasville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Augusta State University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse | Andy Bates (m. 2009;sep. 2016) |
| Children | 1 |
Joelle Marie Carter (born October 10, 1972) is an American actress. She is known for playing Ava Crowder in the FX series Justified , and Laura Nagel in the NBC show Chicago Justice , part of the One Chicago universe.
Carter was born in Thomasville, Georgia. Her father, Jimmy, [1] was in the U.S. Army and the family moved often throughout the United States. She attended high school in Albany, Georgia, and enrolled at Augusta State University on a full athletic scholarship for swimming and cross-country. She studied acting at the William Esper Studio. [2]
She moved to New York at 19 to become a model, but has stated it was not her idea, and that a photographer and her mother sent photos he had taken of her to several modelling agencies, which responded enthusiastically. [3]
Modeling led to a fascination with acting and a move to Los Angeles, CA where she has been featured in many shows and in films including High Fidelity , Inconceivable , Cold Storage and American Pie 2 . [4] From 2010 to 2015, she played Ava Crowder in the television series Justified on FX, a role that won her notice and earned her a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination for best supporting actress in 2015. She also appeared in Kevin Greutert's 2014 horror-thriller film Jessabelle . [5]
Carter had a long term relationship with Andy Bates, a filmmaker with whom she formed a film production company named Blarma in 2006 and whom she married in 2009. [1] The couple adopted a baby girl in 2010 at birth [6] and separated in 2016.
She currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The Horse Whisperer | Office Worker #1 | |
| Just One Time | Amy | Short | |
| 1999 | Suits | Heidi Wilson | |
| Just One Time | Amy | ||
| 2000 | It Had to Be You | Claire Parker | |
| Swimming | Josee | ||
| High Fidelity | Penny Hardwick | ||
| Lisa Picard Is Famous | Brenda | ||
| 2001 | American Pie 2 | Natalie | |
| 2002 | Crazy Little Thing | Kate | |
| 2003 | Justice | Monique | |
| 2004 | When Will I Be Loved | Sam | |
| 2005 | Nick and Stacey | Stacey | Short |
| 2006 | Room 314 | Stacey | |
| 2008 | Remarkable Power | Reporter | |
| A Girl and a Gun | Girl | Short | |
| Jumping In | Laura | Short | |
| 2009 | Cold Storage | Cathy | |
| 2010 | To Be Friends | Her | |
| Eyes to See | Grace | Short | |
| 2012 | Lost Angeles | Jamie Furkes | |
| 2013 | It's Not You, It's Me | Carrie | |
| Red Wing | Vera Sexton | ||
| A Perfect Man | Lynn | ||
| 2014 | Buddy | Stella | Short |
| The Living | Angela | ||
| Jessabelle | Kate Laurent | ||
| 2015 | The Week | Lenny Wright | |
| Certifiable | Beverly | Short | |
| 2020 | She's in Portland | Rebecca | |
| The Big Ugly | Bar Owner | ||
| 2023 | The Hill | Hellen Hill | [7] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Law & Order | Donna Richland | "Girlfriends" |
| 2000 | Quarantine | Luce Kempers | TV film |
| Wonderland | Heather Miles | Main role (6 episodes) | |
| 2001 | Final Jeopardy | Sandra Bonventre | TV film |
| 2002 | The Job | Sharon | "Gina" |
| 2002–2003 | Third Watch | Tori | "Judgment Day: Part 1", "Castles of Sand", "Snow Blind" |
| 2004 | The Jury | Cassandra Nichols | "Memories" |
| Tempting Adam | Lauren | TV film | |
| 2005 | Inconceivable | Patrice Locicero | "Sex, Lies and Sonograms" |
| 2006 | Justice | Amber Wilson | "Addicts" |
| CSI: Miami | Abby Biggs | "If Looks Could Kill" | |
| 2007 | Cold Case | Kylie Cramer (1989) | "Thick as Thieves" |
| 2009 | Monk | Barbara O'Keefe | "Mr. Monk Goes to Group Therapy" |
| Three Rivers | Barbara Harris | "The Luckiest Man" | |
| 2010–2015 | Justified | Ava Crowder | Main role (73 episodes) Nominated – Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2015) |
| 2011 | Choke.Kick.Girl: The Series | Jessica Steinman | "Superman Punch the Clown", "Overhand Right, Right?!", "Hit Her Button" |
| Body of Proof | Andrea Davidson | "Love Thy Neighbor" | |
| Prime Suspect | Louise Giordano | "Great Guy, Yet: Dead" | |
| Grey's Anatomy | Mary Rolich | "Poker Face" | |
| 2013 | Castle | Maggie Ingram | "Like Father, Like Daughter" |
| 2014 | My Daughter Must Live | Ragen O'Malley | TV film |
| Constantine | Jasmine Fell | "The Devil's Vinyl" | |
| 2016 | Scandal | Vanessa Moss | "The Fish Rots from the Head", "I See You", "Pencils Down", "Till Death Do Us Part" |
| Chicago P.D. | Laura Nagel | "Justice" | |
| 2017 | Chicago Justice | Laura Nagel | Main role |
| 2018 | The Rookie | Megan Mitchell Hawke | Episode: "The Hawke" |
| Dirty John | Denise Meehan-Shepherd | Episode: "Lord High Executioner" | |
| 2020 | Chicago Med | Lynn | Episode: "Guess it Doesn't Matter Anymore" |
| 2020-2021 | Home Before Dark | Kim Collins | Main Role |
| 2023 | FBI | Gwen Carter | Episode: "Protégé" |
| TBA | Salvage | Sunny Daniels | TV film, pre-production |
Amber Dawn Stevens West is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Ashleigh Howard in the ABC Family series Greek (2007–2011), Maxine in the NBC sitcom The Carmichael Show (2015–2017), and Claire Davis in the CBS comedy Happy Together (2018–2019). She has also appeared in films The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), 22 Jump Street (2014) and Jessabelle (2014). She played the lead role of Maya in the 2018 comedy film Love Jacked.
Justified is an American neo-Western crime drama television series that premiered on March 16, 2010, on the FX network. Developed by Graham Yost, it is based on Elmore Leonard's stories about the character Raylan Givens, particularly "Fire in the Hole". Timothy Olyphant portrays Raylan Givens, a tough deputy U.S. Marshal enforcing his own brand of justice. The series revolves around the inhabitants and culture in the Appalachian mountains area of eastern Kentucky, specifically Harlan County where many of the main characters grew up. It also features Lexington, Kentucky, where the local U.S. Marshals office is situated. The series, comprising 78 episodes, was aired over six seasons and concluded on April 14, 2015.
The sixth and final season of the American neo-Western television series Justified premiered on January 20, 2015, on FX, and concluded on April 14, 2015, consisting of 13 episodes. The series was developed by Graham Yost based on Elmore Leonard's novels Pronto and Riding the Rap and his short story "Fire in the Hole". Its main character is Raylan Givens, a deputy U.S. Marshal. Timothy Olyphant portrays Givens, a tough federal lawman, enforcing his own brand of justice in his Kentucky hometown. The series is set in the city of Lexington, Kentucky, and the hill country of eastern Kentucky, specifically in and around Harlan. The sixth season was released on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1 on June 2, 2015.
"Fire in the Hole" is the series premiere of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. The episode was written by series developer Graham Yost and directed by Michael Dinner. It originally aired on FX on March 16, 2010.
"Blind Spot" is the seventh episode of the first season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It was written by executive story editor Wendy Calhoun and directed by Michael Watkins. It originally aired on FX on April 27, 2010.
"The Life Inside" is the second episode of the second season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 15th overall episode of the series and was written by story editor Benjamin Cavell and directed by Jon Avnet. It originally aired on FX on February 16, 2011.
"Brother's Keeper" is the ninth episode of the second season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 22nd overall episode of the series and was written by co-producer Taylor Elmore and directed by Tony Goldwyn. It originally aired on FX on April 6, 2011.
"Debts and Accounts" is the tenth episode of the second season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 23rd overall episode of the series and was written by co-producer Chris Provenzano and directed by John David Coles. It originally aired on FX on April 13, 2011.
"Full Commitment" is the eleventh episode of the second season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 24th overall episode of the series and was written by story editor Benjamin Cavell and directed by Peter Werner. It originally aired on FX on April 20, 2011.
"Reckoning" is the twelfth episode of the second season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 25th overall episode of the series and was written by supervising producer Dave Andron and directed by Adam Arkin. It originally aired on FX on April 27, 2011.
"Bloody Harlan" is the thirteenth episode and season finale of the second season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 26th overall episode of the series and was written by executive producer Fred Golan and directed by executive producer Michael Dinner. It originally aired on FX on May 4, 2011.
"The Gunfighter" is the first episode of the third season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 27th overall episode of the series and was written by series developer Graham Yost and executive producer Fred Golan and directed by executive producer Michael Dinner. It originally aired on FX on January 17, 2012.
"Loose Ends" is the ninth episode of the third season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 35th overall episode of the series and was written by story editor Ingrid Escajeda and directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton. It originally aired on FX on March 13, 2012.
"Foot Chase" is the sixth episode of the fourth season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 45th overall episode of the series and was written by co-executive producer Dave Andron and executive story editor Ingrid Escajeda and directed by Peter Werner. It originally aired on FX on February 12, 2013.
"Starvation" is the twelfth episode of the fifth season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 64th overall episode of the series and was written by co-executive producer Chris Provenzano and directed by Michael Pressman. It originally aired on FX on April 1, 2014.
"Noblesse Oblige" is the third episode of the sixth season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 68th overall episode of the series and was written by executive producer Taylor Elmore and co-executive producer Benjamin Cavell and directed by Peter Weller. It originally aired on FX on February 3, 2015.
"Sounding" is the fifth episode of the sixth season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 70th overall episode of the series and was written by executive producer Dave Andron and co-producer Leonard Chang and directed by Jon Avnet. It originally aired on FX on February 17, 2015.
"The Hunt" is the seventh episode of the sixth season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 72nd overall episode of the series and was written by executive producer Taylor Elmore and Keith Schreier and directed by Peter Werner. It originally aired on FX on March 3, 2015.
"Collateral" is the twelfth episode of the sixth season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 77th overall episode of the series and was written by executive producer Chris Provenzano and producer VJ Boyd and directed by Michael Pressman. It originally aired on FX on April 7, 2015.
"The Promise" is the series finale of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 13th episode of the sixth season and is the 78th overall episode of the series. The episode was written by series developer Graham Yost and executive producers Fred Golan, Dave Andron and Benjamin Cavell and directed by Adam Arkin. It originally aired on FX on April 14, 2015.
