Wynn Everett, who graduated from Auburn in 2000 with a major in communications and minor in theatre, is starring in ABC’s second season of "Agent Carter."
While at Auburn, Everett was a very involved student who made the most of her time, said Debbie Shaw, vice president emeritus of Alumni Affairs.
Shaw was the founder and director of Camp War Eagle when she met Everett, a freshman going through camp.
Everett was outgoing and full of personality, Shaw said.
“She was just a magnet to people,” Shaw said. “I always knew that she was going places.”
Shaw said it makes her proud to see Everett’s work pay off with the significant role she has as Whitney Frost in "Agent Carter."
“She’s beautiful inside and out, and she is just a good person and a gracious southern lady with a big heart and with a brave spirit, because I think it does take courage sometimes to chase your dreams, and that’s exactly what she’s done,” Shaw said. “So to see her be successful in her dreams, it makes me very proud of her.”
Wendi Huguley, assistant director of the Freshman Year Experience and Camp War Eagle when Everett went through camp, said Everett was a standout at Camp War Eagle.
"She was just friendly to everybody and fun to be around,” Huguley said.
Everett then became well involved on campus, which included becoming a Camp War Eagle counselor, Huguley said.
After college, Everett moved to New York and pursued theater. She started to audition for television and film and get more and more smaller parts.
She then moved to Los Angeles where she was in "The Newsroom" for two years. After having two daughters, she has now returned to television to star in "Agent Carter."
Everett said she plays a villain in the show, which is different from anything she has ever done.
The show shoots in LA, which is convenient for her to stay close to her family.
Everett said her dream is to be in a series that shoots in the South.
“We would love to move back home for a long period of time and work from the South,” Everett said. “Some of the best on television is being filmed in the South.”
Everett, who was a War Eagle Girl, Camp War Eagle counselor and Miss Homecoming, said Auburn helped prepare her to be an actress.
“I went through so many processes of interviews at Auburn for different organizations,” Everett said.
The interview process is similar to the audition process, and rejection is important because it builds stamina and the ability to get back up over and over, which is important in her industry, according to Everett.
Auburn is important to her because it allowed her to explore a lot of different areas, Everett said.
“It’s hard to realize what a special place Auburn is until you get out of it,” Everett said.
"Agent Carter," which premiered Jan. 18, airs on Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. CST on ABC.
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