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
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1985–present
Spouse(s)	Joseph Lyle Taylor (2001-?; divorced)
Partner	Scott 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.

External links

• Paula Devicq at IMDb