Background
Carradine was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Susan Snyder, a horse trainer"s assistant, and actor Robert Carradine. In addition to her father, Robert, other actors in her family include her grandfather John Carradine and uncles Keith Carradine and David Carradine.
Career
She is best known for her roles as Tiffany Porter on Once and Again and as Kelly Ludlow on Commander in Chief. She has two half-siblings, Marika Reed Carradine and Ian Alexander Carradine. Her family is one of Hollywood"s most prominent.
She is also a cousin of Martha Plimpton.
Carradine played volleyball and skied during her time at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. She started as an anthropology major, later following her family by switching to a theater major midway through college.
After graduating from Lewis & Clark in 1996, she returned to Los Angeles and promptly landed guest parts on several television shows including Diagnosis: Murder, Tracey Takes On.., and The Sentinel. In 1998, she received her first recurring guest role as "Rosalie", a love interest on Party of Five.
She is also remembered during that era for her role as "Pepper," a ditzy assistant on Veronica"s Closet.
In 2003, she got her first regular series role on Lucky, an Forex drama about a professional poker player living in Las Vegas. She starred in the film Dead & Breakfast and has appeared in films such as Bubble Boy, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and Lucky 13. She appeared on the show Once and Again from 2001 to 2002, and on Commander in Chief from 2005 to 2006.
She has had recurring guest roles on the shows Major Crimes (as Rusty"s biological mother), Veronica"s Closet, Party of Five, and Women"s Murder Club.
She has also appeared in television shows such as House, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Computer Society of India, Will & Grace, Just Shoot Maine!, and 24. She had a recurring role on the television series Eureka and guested on an episode of Rizzoli & Isles.
Her next project is a starring role in the upcoming film The Adventures of Beatle. In 2008, she was an official festival judge at the 2nd Annual Noor Iranian Film Festival.