…wasn’t finding musical scholarships or opportunities, so she focused on acting. After receiving an undergraduate degree from the University of Houston, she headed to Boston, where she got a Master of Fine Arts degree in theater at Brandeis. Then it was off to New York, where she took acting and dancing classes and began working in the theater.
“We had such a long run, and people came to see it over and over,” recalls Devine, who, since then, has appeared in over one hundred television series and films. “That’s what happens when you’re in a classic,” she says. “And I feel so lucky that I’ve continued to find work, especially at my age.”