Biography

A Los Angeles native, Devin Sidell graduated cum laude from Princeton University and then moved back to L.A. to pursue a career in film and television, appearing as Teen Lois on "Malcolm in the Middle," and recurring as Abigail Stevens on "The O.C." She won an L.A. Weekly Award for her performance in "Land of the Tigers" at Sacred Fools Theatre and was nominated for both LADCC and Ovation Awards for the musical "The Behavior of Broadus," co-produced by Center Theatre Group. Devin has appeared in shows at the Kirk Douglas Theatre as well as on The Broad Stage opposite Josh Gad and Bryce Dallas Howard.

In addition to appearances on "Ray Donovan" opposite Liev Schreiber, the viral singing criminals cold open on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "NCIS," Lena Waithe's "Twenties," B.J. Novak's "The Premise," "Mayans MC," and "Matlock," Devin appears in Rob Zombie's horror film "31" (Sundance Film Festival) and recurs as a sketch performer on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" A carrier of a BRCA1 gene mutation with a family history of ovarian and breast cancers, Devin decided in 2017 to undergo both a preventative double mastectomy and a preventative hysterectomy/oophorectomy, earning her the label of "previvor." Her award-winning feature film "Love, Danielle" (in which she plays the lead role opposite Lesley Ann Warren and Jaime King) is now available on Apple TV and Amazon. She is a proud member of the Television Academy, and she has been featured in Variety, People, The Hollywood Reporter, and Newsweek.
- IMDb mini biography by: biowriter