Devon Odessa

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).

• Born:
  January 18, 1974 in Parkersburg, West Virginia
• Job Titles:
  Actor

Education

• Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks, California

Milestones

• 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"