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Devon Odessa


Actor

About

Birth Place
Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA
Born
January 18, 1974

Biography

Pretty TV actress with regular role on the superior teen drama "My So-Called Life" (ABC, 1994-95) as the spurned former best friend of Claire Danes. Odessa appeared in amateur theater productions as a child in New Orleans before her family moved to Los Angeles when she was 14. Odessa accumulated guest appearances on several popular series after making her feature film debut in the horror...

Biography

Pretty TV actress with regular role on the superior teen drama "My So-Called Life" (ABC, 1994-95) as the spurned former best friend of Claire Danes. Odessa appeared in amateur theater productions as a child in New Orleans before her family moved to Los Angeles when she was 14. Odessa accumulated guest appearances on several popular series after making her feature film debut in the horror film "Pumpkinhead" (1988) and had a recurring role on the short-lived primetime serial "Angels Fall" (CBS, 1993-94).

Life Events

1987

TV series debut, "Highway To Heaven"

1988

Feature debut, "Pumpkinhead"

1991

TV movie debut, "A Girl of the Limberlust"

1993

Recurring role in short-lived primetime serial "Angel Falls"

1994

TV series debut in a regular role, "My So-Called Life" as Sharon Cherski

1998

Appeared in Buffalo Tom's music video "Wiser"

1999

Co-starred opposite Casper Van Dien in "The Omega Code"

2006

Co-starred in the independent film, "Mad Cowgirl"

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