Devon Odessa

Acting

Devon Odessa

Born

1974-01-18 (52)

Place of birth

Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

33 titles

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.

Known for

Film credits

1990s · 10 titles

Nowhere poster
6.7

In Los Angeles, a colorful assortment of bohemians try to make sense of their intersecting lives. The moody Dark Smith, his bisexual girlfriend, her lesbian lover and their shy gay friend plan on attending the wildest party of the year. But they'll only make it if they can survive the drug trips, suicides, trysts, mutilations and alien abductions that occur as one surreal day unfolds.

Nowhere

1997

Campfire Tales poster
5.9

Anthology of famous, scary urban legends done with a modern twist.

Campfire Tales

1997

The Omega Code poster
4.5

An ancient prophecy is about to be fulfilled as a secret code brings the world to the edge of apocalypse.

The Omega Code

1999

Trial by Fire poster
5.5

A high-school teacher tries to help one of her troubled male students, who misinterprets her interest.

Trial by Fire

1995

Extreme Close-Up poster
10.0

Innovative drama mixing film and video, with a teenager obsessed with watching his late mother, killed in an auto accident, on tapes he recorded of their daily lives. The mother is seen in extreme close-up only on tape.

Extreme Close-Up

1990

Her Last Chance poster
6.0

Drug adict teen gets out of rehab only to be accused of her boyfriend's death.

Her Last Chance

1996

Graduation Week poster
4.0

Three college students compete for an award that will determine their future.

Graduation Week

1999

A Girl of the Limberlost poster
7.0

A teenage girl living in rural Indiana in 1908 attends high school, despite her mother's fierce opposition of her life. The friendship of a free-spirted older woman helps her stick to her goals.

A Girl of the Limberlost

1990

No artwork available
8.0

Sarah is the daughter of a wealthy man with questionable connections. Sarah and her father never see eye to eye. In her frustration she calls on the help of Michael and Stan. Together, they come up with the perfect kidnapping scheme. The reward is 3 million dollars and a carefree life South of the border.

No Small Ways

1997

The Others poster
5.5

Would-be rock star in band has serious crush on most popular girl in school and is shy about making a move. Changes also take place when an eccentric artist is pursued by a seemingly normal guy with artistic tastes very similar to hers. And then there are also the guys who just have no clue what they want to do.

The Others

1997

Series credits

Full House poster
7.5

After the death of his wife, Danny enlists his best friend and his brother-in-law to help raise his three daughters, D.J., Stephanie, and Michelle.

Full House

1987

Private Practice poster
7.5

Having left behind Seattle Grace Hospital, renowned surgeon Addison Forbes Montgomery moves to Los Angeles for sunnier weather and happier possibilities. She reunites with her friends from medical school, joining them at their chic, co-op, Oceanside Wellness Center in Santa Monica.

Private Practice

2007

Touched by an Angel poster
7.2

Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives.

Touched by an Angel

1994

The Wonder Years poster
8.3

The story of Kevin Arnold facing the trials and tribulations of youth while growing up during the 1960s and 70s. Told through narration from an adult Kevin, Kevin faces the difficulties of maintaining relationships and friendships on his enthralling journey into adulthood.

The Wonder Years

1988

Highway to Heaven poster
7.4

A probationary angel is sent back to Earth to team up with an ex-cop and help people.

Highway to Heaven

1984

Step by Step poster
7.8

Step by Step is an American television sitcom with two single parents, who spontaneously get married after meeting one another during a vacation, resulting in them becoming the heads of a large blended family

Step by Step

1991

That's So Raven poster
7.2

No ordinary teenager; Raven Baxter can see glimpses of the future! Watch her schemes and misadventures as she enlists the help of friends, including best friends Eddie and Chelsea, to change life's little outcomes. Raven's younger brother, Cory, is obsessed with money and creates get-rich-quick schemes to try to earn cash.

That's So Raven

2003

Hunter poster
7.1

Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. However, Kramer left after the sixth season to pursue other acting and musical opportunities. In the seventh season, Hunter partnered with two different women officers. The titular character, Sgt. Rick Hunter, was a wily, physically imposing, and often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The show's main characters, Hunter and McCall, resolve many of their cases by shooting dead the perpetrators. The show's executive producer during the first season was Stephen J. Cannell, whose company produced the series.

Hunter

1984

Pacific Blue poster
5.3

Filmed on location at Santa Monica and Venice Beach, this series focuses on an elite bike cop unit of the LAPD.

Pacific Blue

1996

The Facts of Life poster
7.1

Mrs. Edna Garrett, housemother and dietitian at the Eastland School, teaches a group of girls in her charge how to solve those problems that every teenager has to face.

The Facts of Life

1979

Sugar poster
7.1

John Sugar is a dashing private eye navigating the dark corners of sunny LA. Though he sees only the good in humanity, Sugar is haunted by a secret too dangerous to expose.

Sugar

2024

The Commish poster
7.1

Tony Scali is a former Brooklyn cop now the Police Commissioner of a small upstate city. But for Scali, this is no desk job. He's a tough yet compassionate boss, a loving husband and father, and a hands-on law enforcer with an unorthodox style of bending the rules. From parenthood to politics, from sex crimes to murder cases, one man takes it day-to-day with offbeat humor and street- smart skill.

The Commish

1991

Once and Again poster
6.7

The series depicts the family of a single mother and her romance with a single father.

Once and Again

1999

My So-Called Life poster
7.7

The life of a 15 year-old high school student, whose angst-ridden journey through adolescence, friendship, parents, and life teaches her what it means to grow up.

My So-Called Life

1994

Perversions of Science poster
6.3

Perversions of Science is a science fiction/horror television series that ran on the cable channel HBO for one season in 1997. It is a spin-off of popular horror series Tales from the Crypt also shown on HBO, and its episodes are based on EC's Weird Science comic book series. The format of Perversions of Science is very similar to Tales From The Crypt, the show was introduced by a sexualized female robot named Chrome and then an individual episode would start. After the episode was complete, Chrome would conclude Perversions of Science. Most episodes focused on a part of science fiction such as alien invasion or space/time travel. The show featured a mix of established talent and young up-and-comers. "Panic", for instance, starred a young Jason Lee and Jamie Kennedy opposite Harvey Korman. As of 2011 the series has not been released on DVD in the US. However in 2001 it was released in Japan by Pioneer Entertainment where it has since gone out of print subsequently becoming sought after by collectors.

Perversions of Science

1997

Opposite Sex poster
6.4

After his mother's death, Jed Perry and his father move to northern California, where Jed enrolls at Evergreen Academy. Along with Jed, only two other boys attend the formerly all-girls school.

Opposite Sex

2000

Good Morning, Miss Bliss poster
7.1

A middle school teacher keeps her personal and professional lives in balance as she helps her students.

Good Morning, Miss Bliss

1988

Behind the camera