Ever Anderson

{{short description|American-born Ukrainian-British actress and model (born 2007)}}

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| name = Ever Anderson

| image = Ever Anderson 2024 (cropped).jpg

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| caption = Anderson in 2024

| birth_name = Ever Gabo Anderson

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2007|11|3}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S{{cite web|last1=Jordan|first1=Julie|last2=Silverman|first2=Stephen M.|title=Milla Jovovich, Paul Anderson Have Daughter|url=http://people.com/babies/milla-jovovich-paul-anderson-have-daughter/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219175754/http://people.com/babies/milla-jovovich-paul-anderson-have-daughter/|archivedate=February 19, 2017|date=November 4, 2007|access-date=February 19, 2024}}

| other_names =

| occupation = Actress, model

| years_active = 2016–present

| mother = Milla Jovovich

| father = Paul W. S. Anderson

| relatives = Galina Loginova (grandmother)

}}

Ever Gabo Anderson (born November 3, 2007){{Cite web|title=From Milla |date=Nov 7, 2007 |url=http://www.millaj.com/from/1107.shtml|access-date=November 24, 2020|website=MillaJ.com |archive-date=February 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200209121512/http://millaj.com/from/1107.shtml|url-status=live}} is an American-British actress and model.{{Cite web |title=Ever Anderson {{!}} Booking Agent {{!}} Talent Roster {{!}} MN2S |url=https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/ever-anderson/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=mn2s.com}} 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.

Early life

Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Anderson is the daughter of Soviet-born actress Milla Jovovich and English director Paul W. S. Anderson. She has two younger sisters. She is of Ukrainian and Serbian descent through her mother, and of English descent through her father.{{cite web|url= https://people.com/parents/milla-jovovich-welcomes-daughter-osian-paul-ws-anderson/|title= Family of Five! Milla Jovovich and Paul W.S. Anderson Welcome Daughter Osian|work=People|date=February 3, 2020|last=VanHoose|first=Benjamin|publisher=Meredith Corporation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207075836/https://people.com/parents/milla-jovovich-welcomes-daughter-osian-paul-ws-anderson/ |archive-date= Dec 7, 2023 }}

Career

Anderson's parents tried to discourage her entering into acting but she could not be dissuaded.{{Cite web|title=Milla Jovovich's Daughter Ever, 12, Opens Up About Having to 'Prove' Herself in Hollywood|url=https://people.com/parents/milla-jovovich-daughter-ever-proving-herself-hollywood-acting-flaunt-magazine/ |date=April 13, 2020 |first1=Jen |last1=Juneau |access-date=November 24, 2020|website=PEOPLE.com|language=EN|archive-date=April 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421235709/https://people.com/parents/milla-jovovich-daughter-ever-proving-herself-hollywood-acting-flaunt-magazine/|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Bear |first1=BJ Panda |title=Ever Anderson: An Articulation |url=https://flaunt.com/content/ever-anderson |website=Flaunt Magazine |access-date=December 1, 2020 |date=April 10, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225113636/https://flaunt.com/content/ever-anderson |archive-date= Dec 25, 2020 }}

Her first feature film appearance was in Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016), directed by her father.{{cite web |title=Ever Anderson |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/ever-anderson |last1=Soko |others=Photographed by Lagerfeld, Karl |website=Interview Magazine |access-date=December 1, 2020 |date=December 6, 2016}} In it, she played a younger Alicia Marcus, who is played by her mother as an adult.

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,{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=March 10, 2020 |title=Disney's Live-Action 'Peter Pan' Movie Finds Its Wendy and Peter (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/disney-live-action-peter-pan-peter-wendy-1203529492/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311005347/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/disney-live-action-peter-pan-peter-wendy-1203529492/ |archive-date=March 11, 2020 |access-date=March 10, 2020 |website=Variety}} and Wendy Darling in the 2023 film Peter Pan & Wendy.

Personal life

Anderson practices taekwondo.{{cite web |last1=Dunn |first1=Frankie |title=Ever Anderson: "I haven't seen any of the Resident Evil films. Not even the one I'm in!" |url=https://i-d.co/article/ever-anderson-interview-icons-idols-issue-spring-2020/ |website=i-D |access-date=December 1, 2020 |language=en |date=March 2, 2020}} She lives in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. In addition to her native languages, English and Russian, she can also speak French and studies Japanese.{{cite web|url= https://www.thelovemagazine.co.uk/article/10-things-you-didnt-know-a-bout-ever-anderson|title= 10 Things You Didn't Know About #LOVE23's Cover Star Ever Anderson|date=January 28, 2020|work=Love Magazine|last=Bardsley|first=Ella|publisher=Condé Nast Britain}}