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Lucy DeVito
Lucy DeVito as La Piccola in The Miracle at Naples, 2009
DeVito as La Piccola in The Miracle, 2009
Born
Lucy Chet DeVito

(1983-03-11) March 11, 1983 (age 41)
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
Known forLeaves of Grass and Deadbeat
Parents

Lucy Chet DeVito (born (1983-03-11)March 11, 1983)[1] is an American actress. She is the daughter of actors Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman.

Early life

DeVito was born in Los Angeles,[2] the daughter of actors Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman.[3] She also has two younger siblings, a sister, Grace Fan DeVito, and a brother Jacob Daniel DeVito. Her father is Catholic and her mother is Jewish.

She graduated from Brown University[4] in 2005 with a degree in theater.

Career

In 2008, DeVito starred as Anne Frank in a production of Anne Frank at the Intiman Theatre in Seattle, Washington.[4]

In 2009, she starred as La Piccola in the play The Miracle at Naples at the Huntington Theatre. [5]

Her first major movie role was the 2009 film Leaves of Grass;[6] later that year DeVito starred alongside her mother in the off-Broadway play Love, Loss, and What I Wore, adapted by Nora and Delia Ephron, at the Westside Theatre.[7]

She portrayed the daughter of Danny DeVito's character in the 2016 film The Comedian.[8]

In 2017, she acted in the play Hot Mess, a romantic comedy, portraying the role of "Elanor".[9]

Filmography

Film

Television

Theater

  • Anne Frank (2008), as Anne Frank
  • The Miracle at Naples (2009), as La Piccola
  • Love, Loss, and What I Wore (2009), as one of the 5 women

References

  1. ^ California Birth Index, 1905–1995 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2005.
  2. ^ Hoffman, Barbara (11 November 2017). "Lucy DeVito's favorite spot to grab Negroni with her dad". New York Post. Retrieved 20 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Lucy DeVito Is Danny DeVito's Daughter". Right Cinema. 17 September 2010. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b Misha, Berson (25 March 2008). "Lucy DeVito portrays Anne Frank". Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  5. ^ Rizzo, Frank (April 17, 2009). "The Miracle at Naples". Variety.
  6. ^ "Movie review: 'Leaves of Grass'". Los Angeles Times. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Itzkoff, Dave (17 November 2009). "Rhea Perlman and Lucy DeVito in 'Love, Loss, and What I Wore'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  8. ^ Scheps, Leigh (7 December 2017). "Why Lucy DeVito Doesn't Reveal Her Last Name on First Dates". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved 20 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Brunner, Jeryl (30 November 2017). "Are the Stars of the New Play Hot Mess a Hot Mess? We Asked!". Parade. Retrieved 18 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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