Devon Odessa

Devon Odessa
Born	(1974-01-18) January 18, 1974 Parkersburg, West Virginia
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actress
Known for	Succubus in the Sleepwalkers episode Forlorn

Devon Odessa (born January 18, 1974 in Parkersburg, West Virginia) is an American actress and film producer most famous for her role as Sharon Cherski on My So-Called Life. She has played the role of a Succubus once in the TV series Sleepwalkers.

Biography

Odessa was born in West Virginia, and brought up on a farm until moving to New Orleans, Louisiana, and later to Los Angeles, California. She graduated from Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks in 1992.

Succubus Character

She played a dual role of Violet Griffin and the Succubus in the American television series Sleepwalkers. Her appearance was in the episode Forlorn.

Television roles

• Rocky Road (1985) — Unknown
• Angel Falls (1993) — Dana
• My So-Called Life (1994) — Sharon Cherski

Guest appearances

• Noah's Arc (2005) — Checkout girl
• That's So Raven (2005) — Chloe
• Once and Again (2001) — Noelle Platt
• Opposite Sex (2000) — Unknown
• Touched by an Angel (1998) — Sue Ellen
• Sleepwalkers (1998) — Violet Griffin/The Succubus
• Pacific Blue (1998) — Erica Wardlow
• Meego (1997) — Amanda
• Perversions of Science (1997) — Unknown
• The Commish (1994) — Patty Birns
• The Wonder Years (1993) — Sheila
• Step by Step (1992) — Judy
• Hunter (1990) — Lisa Baker
• The Outsiders (1990) — Cindy
• Good Morning, Miss Bliss (1989) — Jennifer
• Small Wonder (1988) — Debbie Barnhill
• The Facts of Life (1988) — Alexis
• Highway to Heaven (1987) — Cindy Bailey

Filmography

• Broken Angel (2008) — Elizabeth
• Fade (2007) — Philosophy
• Mad Cowgirl (2006) — Aimee
• Punks (2000) — Felicity
• Men Named Milo, Women Named Greta (2000) — Emily
• The Omega Code (1999) — Jennifer Lane
• The Sterling Chase (1999) — Chris
• Matters of Consequence (1999) — Blue
• Campfire Tales (1997) — Katherine
• Nowhere (1997) — What
• No Small Ways (1997) — Unknown
• The Others (1997) — Michelle Dessayer
• Her Last Chance (1996) — Rachel
• Shoot the Moon (1996) — Kitty
• The Pride of Love (1995) — T.J.
• Trial by Fire (1995) — Patsy Thurman
• Extreme Close-Up (1990) — Cheryl
• A Girl of the Limberlost (1990) — Sally Brownlee
• Uncle Buck (1989) — Additional voices
• Pumpkinhead (1989) — Hessie
• Down Delaware Road (1989) — Unknown

Music videos

• "Wiser" (1998) from the Buffalo Tom album Smitten

Awards

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
1989	Highway to Heaven	Young Artist Awards Best Young Actress Guest Starring in a Drama or Comedy Series	Won
1989	Down Delaware Road	Young Artist Awards Best Young Actress in a Special, Pilot, Movie of the Week or Mini-Series	Nominated
1988	Rocky Road	Young Artist Awards Best Young Actress in a Cable Series or Special	Nominated

External Links

• The original source of this article at Wikipedia
• Devin Odessa at the IMDb
• Devin Odessa at TV.com