June Carryl was raised in Denver by her single mother alongside two younger siblings.
Carryl received her Bachelor's Degree in political science and planned on being a lawyer, but transitioned to English Literature in graduate school, observing that, "every one of my classmates who went to law school came back miserable and I never managed to force myself to do internships and the stuff you're supposed to do."
Eventually, she took a teacher's suggestion pursue acting after being drafted into the class soap opera.
[citation needed] Carryl, sometimes credited as June Lomena, has appeared in film and television, largely in character roles.
[citation needed] She made numerous one-off appearances on television such as Parenthood, Law & Order: LA, Criminal Minds, The Bold and the Beautiful, and Without a Trace[2] She played major roles on the Netflix series Mindhunter and the Hulu series Helstrom as Louise Hastings.