Paula Devicq

{{short description|Canadian actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Paula Devicq | image = | image_size = 200px | caption = | birth_name = Paula Michelle Devicq | birth_date = | birth_place = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | years_active = 1985–present | occupation = Actress | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | website = | spouse = Joseph Lyle Taylor (2001-?; divorced) | partner = Scott Wolf (1996–1997) }}

'''Paula Michelle Devicq''' is a Canadian actress, known for her role as Kirsten Bennett on the Golden Globe-winning television drama ''Party of Five'', a role she played from 1994 to 2000.

==Life and career== Devicq was born in Edmonton, Alberta.<ref name="WRR">{{cite news |title=Acting career accidental, Devicq says |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=D5DDA7C7C88C4A319BED1C87DD064762&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F10B5B0C51059C2B0 |access-date=9 April 2021 |publisher=Waterloo Region Record |date=15 June 1995}}</ref>

She began her modeling career at the age of 18. She primarily worked in New York and Paris, where she was represented by modeling agencies Ford and Elite, and would go on to appear on magazine covers and in major advertising campaigns for companies such as Estée Lauder.<ref name="WRR"/>

She played ADA Cynthia Bennington in the short-lived but critically acclaimed A&E network series ''100 Centre Street'' starring Alan Arkin and directed by Sidney Lumet.<ref name="BH">{{cite news |last1=Prescott |first1=Jean |title=Paula Devicq finds quality work in new A&E series |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-jan-15-2001-2374932/ |access-date=9 April 2021 |agency=Knight Ridder Newspapers |publisher=Brownsville Herald |date=15 January 2001}}</ref><ref name="TSL">{{cite news |last1=Hedgpeth |first1=Steve |title=And justice for Paula |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=D5DDA7C7C88C4A319BED1C87DD064762&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EFD59FD5769FCFE |access-date=9 April 2021 |publisher=The Star-Ledger |date=14 January 2001}}</ref> She then followed up with a recurring role on ''Rescue Me'' and earlier in her career starred in the TV movie ''Wounded Heart'', an emotional drama set in Texas. As a native of Edmonton and Vancouver, she practiced figure skating two hours before and after school each day. She appeared in the feature films ''Forbidden Love'', with Andrew McCarthy and Richard Chamberlain, and ''Arbitrage'', opposite Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon. She also played a role in ''Party of Five'' as Kirsten Bennett for six seasons.<ref name="TSL"/>

==Filmography== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class = "unsortable" | Notes |- | 1994–2000 | ''Party of Five'' | Kirsten Bennett | 89 episodes |- | 1995 | ''Wounded Heart'' | Tracy Lance | TV, credited as Paula DeVicq |- | 1997 | ''Dinner and Driving'' | Laura | |- |rowspan=2|1999 | ''Kill the Man'' | Vicki Livingston | |- | ''Runaway Bride'' | Paula | |- | 2001–2002 | ''100 Centre Street'' | Cynthia Bennington | 12 episodes |- |rowspan=3|2004 | data-sort-value="Breakup Artist, The" | ''The Breakup Artist'' | Teresa | |- | data-sort-value="Grid, The" | ''The Grid'' | Jane McCann | TV mini-series<br />unknown episodes |- | data-sort-value="Coven, The" | ''The Coven'' | Kate Moore | |- | 2004–2005 | ''Rescue Me'' | Sondra | 6 episodes |- |rowspan=2|2005 | ''His and Her Christmas'' | Vicki | |- | ''Law & Order'' | Miranda Shea | Episode: "Obsession" |- | 2006 | ''Mr. Gibb'' | Holly Cooper | |- | 2007 | ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' | Christine Mayfield | 1 episode |- | 2008 | ''Pinion'' | Lynn | |- | 2010 | ''First Dog'' | Vicky Ann | |- |rowspan=2|2011 | data-sort-value="Gifted Man, A" | ''A Gifted Man'' | Dr. Elizabeth Salinger | 1 episode |- | ''Arbitrage'' | Cindy | |- | 2012 | ''Making Angels'' | Lydia | |- | 2015 | data-sort-value="Amazing Wizard of Paws, The" | ''The Amazing Wizard of Paws'' | Sandra | |- | 2019 | ''Forbidden Love'' | Jennifer | aka ''Finding Julia'' |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|0004870}}

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