Torrey DeVitto

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Torrey DeVitto
Torrey DeVitto by David Shankbone.jpg
DeVitto at the premiere of Killer Movie at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival
Born Torrey Joel DeVitto
(1984-06-08) June 8, 1984 (age 39)
Huntington, New York, United States
Occupation Actress, model, violinist
Years active 2003–present
Spouse(s) Paul Wesley (m. 2011; div. 2013)
Parent(s) Liberty DeVitto
Mary DeVitto

Torrey Joel DeVitto (born June 8, 1984) is an American actress, former fashion model, and musician. She is best known for her role as Melissa Hastings in the ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars, Meredith Fell in The Vampire Diaries and as the psycho nanny Carrie in One Tree Hill. She also played Maggie Hall in Army Wives , Carla Forrest in the upcoming psychological thriller, Amy Makes Three, and Dr. Natalie Manning in Chicago Med.

Early life

Torrey Joel DeVitto was raised in Huntington on Long Island, New York and Winter Park, Florida. Her parents are Mary and Liberty DeVitto; her father was a long-time drummer for Billy Joel. They met in 1983. Her mother Mary had been Stevie Nicks's best friend since the late 1970s and met Liberty when he was the drummer on Stevie's Wild Heart Tour. On the day of her birth, Joel was performing at the Wembley Arena and made a special note before beginning "The Longest Time" that DeVitto's wife was having a baby, causing a standing ovation for DeVitto, who was playing the drums at the concert. She was named Torrey after her mother's maiden name. She has two sisters, Devon and Maryelle. Her sister Maryelle was in the TV series Endurance. As a child, DeVitto spent a lot of time touring with her parents.

She attended Fort Salonga Elementary School, part of Kings Park Central School District. At age six, DeVitto took violin lessons and when she was in 4th grade, Torrey earned her place as the 4th chair violinist in a high school band. When DeVitto was 12 years old, she played a solo violin piece at Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook's wedding. After graduating from Winter Park High School in Winter Park, Florida, she spent her summer in Japan working as a model and had earlier spent time in Chicago.[1]

Career

DeVitto started her career by working in commercials, which she described to be a "stepping stone to get to TV and film jobs."[2] She was signed to Ford and Avenue One modeling agencies, but in 2002, she realized her future wasn't in modeling and chose to pursue a career in acting. Staying true to her love of music, in 2002 she played violin with the Tommy Davidson Band at the Sunset Room in Hollywood. She also played violin on Raphael Saadiq's 2004 album, Ray Ray, as well as Stevie Nicks's 2011 album In Your Dreams.[3] From that point, DeVitto feels that acting is her "strongest passion and takes precedence over music", but hopes that she "can do more with it in the future."[2]

DeVitto co-starred in ABC Family series Beautiful People as aspiring model Karen Kerr. She also appeared in the 2006 movie sequel I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer as Zoe.[4] She has guest starred on Drake & Josh, Scrubs, Jack & Bobby and had a small part in the short film Forbidden Love. Her movie role debut was in Starcrossed, which tells about brothers, who develop a sexual attraction to one another. Later she played L.A. actress Sierra Young in Heber Holiday and was in the main cast of Green Flash along with David Charvet and Kristin Cavallari.[4][5] She played Phoebe Hilldale in Killer Movie. During the fifth and sixth seasons of One Tree Hill, Devitto played psycho nanny Carrie.

She was in Will.I.Am's 'Vote Obama' video "We Are The Ones". In 2010, DeVitto was cast as Melissa Hastings in the TV series Pretty Little Liars based on the book series by Sara Shepard.[6] On November 10, 2011, DeVitto was confirmed to be in the TV series The Vampire Diaries as Meredith Fell, a young doctor who is fascinated by Alaric, when she notices how quickly he recovers from an injury.[7][8] In November 2012, it was reported that she had landed a regular role as Maggie Hall in the seventh season of Army Wives.[9] On September 24, 2013, Lifetime announced the cancellation of Army Wives, it honored it with a two-hour retrospective special with the cast members which aired in 2014.[10]

In addition to acting and singing, DeVitto contributes to various humanitarian causes. Recently, she appeared in an ad for PETA to promote virtual dissection in science classes at both the collegiate and secondary-school levels.[11]

Personal life

DeVitto and Wesley in 2012.

DeVitto began dating actor Paul Wesley in 2007 when they appeared together in the film, Killer Movie. They married in a private ceremony in New York City in April 2011.[12] From early 2012 to early 2013, DeVitto had a recurring role on The Vampire Diaries, in which Wesley has a lead role. The couple filed for divorce in July 2013, ending their two-year marriage.[13] They "have decided to amicably split. They will continue to remain good friends," Wesley's rep confirmed to People magazine.[14] The divorce was finalized in December 2013.[15]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Starcrossed Maura
2006 I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer Zoe Waner Lead
2007 Heber Holiday Sierra Young aka. Shooting Star
2008 Killer Movie Phoebe Hilldale
Green Flash Mia Fonseca
2011 The Rite Nina
2012 Cheesecake Casserole Margo
2013 Evidence Leann
2016 Amy Makes Three Carla Forrest Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Dawson's Creek Girl #1 Episode 6.19: "Lovelines"
Scrubs Gorgeous Girl with Dog Episode 3.03: "My White Whale"
2004–05 Drake & Josh Denise Woods / Tori 3 episodes
2005 The King of Queens Traci Episode 7.09: "Cologne Ranger"
Jack & Bobby Tiffany Episode 1.17: "Querida Grace"
2005–06 Beautiful People Karen Kerr Main cast (Season 1: 16 episodes)
2006 Runaway Soccer Coach Episode 1.08: "End Game" (uncredited)[citation needed]
2008 CSI: Miami Kelly Chapman Episode 6.14: "You May Now Kill the Bride"
2008–09 One Tree Hill Carrie Recurring cast (Season 5–6: 14 episodes)
2009 Castle Sierra Goodwin Episode 2.03: "Inventing the Girl"
2010–present Pretty Little Liars Melissa Hastings Recurring cast (Season 1–present)
2011 Marcy Torrey Episode 1.01: "Marcy Does Yoga"
2012 The Real St. Nick Kate Lifetime TV movie
2012–13 The Vampire Diaries Meredith Fell Recurring cast (Seasons 3–4: 12 episodes)
2013 Army Wives Maggie Hall Main cast (Season 7: 13 episodes)
2014 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Susan McDowell / Kitty Episode 14.21: "Kitty"
2014 Major Crimes Nicole Episode 3.13: "Acting Out"
2014 Stalker Elaine Episode: Pilot
2014 Best Christmas Party Ever[16] Jennie Stanton Hallmark Channel TV movie
2015–present Chicago Med Dr. Natalie Manning Main cast

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Interview with Torrey DeVitto My Fan Base.de. April 25, 2008.
  3. ↑ Torrey DeVitto fan - biography February 20, 2008
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Torrey DeVitto Actor page Movies.yahoo.com
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  10. ↑ Deadline.com
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  14. ↑ People.com
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