Nationality American Role Actress Children Luna Rose Bates Name Joelle Carter Parents Jimmy Carter | Website www.joellecarter.com Spouse Andy Bates Occupation Actress Height 1.75 m | |
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Full Name Joelle Marie Carter Born October 10, 1972 (age 43) (1972-10-10) Thomasville, Georgia Movies and TV shows Justified, Jessabelle, American Pie 2, High Fidelity, A Perfect Man Similar People Walton Goggins, Timothy Olyphant, Erica Tazel, Natalie Zea, Jacob Pitts |
Joelle carter aka ava crowder from fx s justified
Joelle Marie Carter (born October 10, 1972) is an American actress. She is known for playing Ava Crowder in the FX series Justified.
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- Early life
- Acting career
- Personal life
- References

Joelle carter opens up about chicago justice castmates acting career
Early life

Carter was born in Thomasville, Georgia, and she was an army brat. Her father, Jimmy, 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.
Acting career

She has been featured on many movies, most notably the opening scene in American Pie 2. She also has an extensive resume of television bit parts, appearing on shows and in films including High Fidelity, Inconceivable, and Cold Storage. From 2010 to 2015, she played Ava Crowder in the television series Justified on FX. She also appeared in Kevin Greutert's 2014 horror-thriller film Jessabelle.
Personal life
She lives and works in New York City with her husband Andy Bates—an editor, producer and cinematographer. In July 2010, they adopted a daughter, Luna Rose Bates. The couple have formed a film production company named Blarma.



