<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Actress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 2009--present </Td> </Tr> <P> Kaitlyn Dever (/ ˈdiːvər /; born December 21, 1996) is an American actress . She is known for her roles as Gwen Thompson in An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong, Loretta McCready in Justified, Eve Baxter in Last Man Standing, and Jayden Cole in Short Term 12 . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

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