Paula Devicq

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 between 1994 and 2000.

Paula Devicq
Born
Paula Michelle Devicq

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active1985–present
Spouse(s)Joseph Lyle Taylor (2001-?; divorced)
PartnerScott Wolf (1996-1997)

Life and career

Devicq was born in Edmonton, Alberta.[1]

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.[1]

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.[2][3] 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.[3]

Filmography
Year Title Role 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
1999 Kill the Man Vicki Livingston
Runaway Bride Paula
2001–2002 100 Centre Street Cynthia Bennington 12 episodes
2004 The Breakup Artist Teresa
The Grid Jane McCann TV mini-series
unknown episodes
The Coven Kate Moore TV
2004–2005 Rescue Me Sondra 6 episodes
2005 His and Her Christmas Vicki
Law & Order Miranda Shea 1 episode
2006 Mr. Gibb Holly Cooper
2007 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Christine Mayfield 1 episode
2008 Pinion Lynn
2010 First Dog Vicky Ann
2011 Forbidden Love Jennifer
A Gifted Man Dr. Elizabeth Salinger 1 episode
Arbitrage Cindy
2012 Making Angels Lydia
2015 The Amazing Wizard of Paws Sandra

References
  1. "Acting career accidental, Devicq says". Waterloo Region Record. 15 June 1995. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  2. Prescott, Jean (15 January 2001). "Paula Devicq finds quality work in new A&E series". Brownsville Herald. Knight Ridder Newspapers. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  3. Hedgpeth, Steve (14 January 2001). "And justice for Paula". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 9 April 2021.


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