After graduating from
Lewis & Clark College in 1996, she returned to Los Angeles and appeared in 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 appeared as Pepper, a ditzy assistant on ''
Veronica's Closet. In 2003, she got her first regular series role on Lucky'', an
FX drama about a professional
poker player living in Las Vegas. She starred in the film
Dead & Breakfast and has appeared in films including
Bubble Boy,
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and
Lucky 13. She appeared on the show
Once and Again from 1999 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, CSI, Will & Grace, Just Shoot Me!, and 24''. She had recurring roles on the TV series
Eureka, and on Showtime's
Shameless. Carradine also guested on an episode of
Rizzoli & Isles. She appeared in the first season of the Amazon series
Goliath, portrayed Linda on the television show
Code Black, and since 2017 has played Naomi Putnam on the Hulu series ''
The Handmaid's Tale, being promoted to the main cast for the last season of the series. From 2017-2019, she was a series regular on Runaways'' playing the role of Janet Stein. == Personal life ==