Wendy Rolfe Evered
- Actress
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Costume Designer
Born in Roseburg, Oregon. Daughter of a State Highway Department Agent
and a High School secretary. The youngest of four children. She
attended public school in Portland, Oregon, where she performed her
first play. A blossoming creative artist, Wendy pursued painting as
well as acting and singing in High School. At the University of Puget
Sound, she continued her education where she received a Bachelor of
Arts in Theatre. Nominated several times for the
Irene Ryan Award. She performed "Miss Scoons"
in the University's production of
Sam Shepard's "Angel City", at the Kennedy
Center in Washington, D.C. She continued her education at Yale
University, where she received her Masters Degree at the Yale School of
Drama. Performing Jane Wagner's
"Agnus Angst", at the Yale Cabaret, allowed her the opportunity to meet
an idol, Lily Tomlin. Since Yale, she has
appeared in many productions from off-off Broadway to regional equity.
In Los Angeles, she played the title role of
Horton Foote's "Laura Dennis" with
Dale Dickey as "Velma" at the Zephyr
Theatre. This West Coast Premiere was directed by Crystal Brian, noted
Foote Scholar. Meeting Mr. Foote was an honor for Wendy. Her film
career began with many student and independent films in NYC and LA, but
her first notable film was as "Annie" in
Jason Constantine short film,
Hamu (1994) (aka "Ashes"), which won several
prestigious awards. In 1998, she married writer
Charles Evered. They are raising
two children between Princeton, New Jersey and Los Angeles, California.
Most recently, she introduced her children to her
Running Funny (2007) co-star and
their idol from
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984):
Louis Zorich.