Deven Green
Canadian-American comedian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Deven Green (born January 31, 1975) is a Canadian comedian and model who produces comedy parody videos, including as the satirical character Mrs. Betty Bowers, "America's Best Christian".[1][2]
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.jpg) Green in 2015 | |
| Born | January 31, 1975[citation needed] Thompson, Manitoba, Canada |
| Occupation | Comedian |
Early life and career
Green was born and raised in Thompson, Manitoba, Canada, and holds dual Canadian–U.S. citizenship. She began working as a professional figure skater and later started her comedy career at The Second City in Toronto. She has acknowledged comedian Harland Williams as giving her a big break in Canada by casting her in the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation stand-up comedy show Comics!.[citation needed]
Career
Parody work
Green portrays the satirical character Mrs. Betty Bowers, "America's Best Christian", created and written by writer Andrew Bradley.[1][3]
Green's comedic work also includes videos that offer her comic parodies and commentary of existing footage of other entertainers. Green is best known in this genre for her viral video parody of "Welcome to My Home" starring soap opera actress Brenda Dickson.[4]
In 2018 Green was a recipient of the American Humanist Association's Humanist Arts Award.[5]
Print and modelling
The nail lacquer colour Deven Green was released by OCCmakeup at Sephora.[6]
She appeared as a spokesmodel for OCCmakeup's 2014 Spring Collection "Plastic Passion"[7] and OCCmakeup's 2014 Fall/Winter Collection "Unknown Pleasures".[8]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | Back Soon | Trixie | |
| 2012 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Special Guest | Season 5 |
References
External links
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