Torrey DeVitto
Born
Torrey Joël DeVitto

(1984-06-08) June 8, 1984 (age 40)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • violinist
  • activist
Years active2003–present
Notable workOne Tree Hill
The Vampire Diaries
Pretty Little Liars
Army Wives
Chicago Med
"Drake and Josh"
Spouse
(m. 2011; div. 2013)
[1]
Parent(s)Liberty DeVitto
Mary DeVitto

Torrey Joël DeVitto (born June 8, 1984) is an American actress, musician and former fashion model. She is best known for her recurring roles as Melissa Hastings in the ABC Family/Freeform mystery/thriller series Pretty Little Liars (2010-2017), Dr. Meredith Fell in The CW fantasy drama The Vampire Diaries (2012-2013) and as Carrie the psycho nanny in The CW drama One Tree Hill (2008-2009). In 2013, she starred as Maggie Hall in the seventh and final season of the Lifetime drama Army Wives. In 2015, she began starring as Dr. Natalie Manning in the NBC medical drama Chicago Med.

Early life

DeVitto was born in Huntington on Long Island, New York to Mary (née Torrey) and Liberty DeVitto and raised in Winter Park, Florida. Her parents met in 1983. Her father was a long-time drummer for Billy Joel and her mother had been Stevie Nicks's best friend since the late 1970s and met DeVitto's father when he was the drummer on Nicks' 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 is the second of four daughters with an older sister Devon, and two younger sisters Maryelle and the youngest sister's name has not yet been revealed. Her sister Maryelle was a contestant in the Discovery Kids reality competition show 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. When DeVitto was six years old, she took violin lessons and when she was in the fourth grade, she earned her place as the fourth chair violinist in a high school orchestra. When DeVitto was twelve years old, she played a solo violin piece at model and actress Christie Brinkley and architect 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.[2]

Career

DeVitto started her career by working in commercials, which she described to be a "stepping stone to get to TV and film jobs."[3] She was signed to Ford and Avenue One modeling agencies, but in 2002, she realized her future was not 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' 2011 album In Your Dreams.[4] Afterwards, DeVitto felt that acting was her "strongest passion and takes precedence over music", but she hopes that she "can do more with it in the future."[3]

DeVitto co-starred in the ABC Family drama Beautiful People as aspiring model Karen Kerr from 2005 to 2006. She also appeared in the 2006 horror film sequel I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer as Zoe.[5] She has guest-starred on Drake & Josh, Scrubs, Jack & Bobby and had a small part in the romantic drama short film Forbidden Love. DeVitto made her film debut in the dramatic short film Starcrossed, which tells about brothers, who develop a sexual attraction to one another. Later she starred as L.A. actress Sierra Young in the comedy Heber Holiday and co-starred in the comedy-drama Green Flash with David Charvet and Kristin Cavallari.[5][6] She co-starred in the horror comedy Killer Movie with her then-future husband Paul Wesley, Kaley Cuoco and Gloria Votsis. From 2008 to 2009, DeVitto had a recurring role in the fifth and sixth seasons of The CW drama One Tree Hill, where she played Carrie the psycho nanny.

She was in Will.I.Am's Vote Obama video "We Are The Ones". In 2010, DeVitto began a recurring role as Melissa Hastings in the ABC Family mystery/thriller series Pretty Little Liars based on Sara Shepard's book series of the same name.[7] On November 10, 2011, DeVitto was confirmed to have a recurring role in the CW fantasy drama The Vampire Diaries as Dr. Meredith Fell, who is fascinated by Alaric Saltzman (Matthew Davis), when she notices how quickly he recovers from an injury.[8][9] In November 2012, it was reported that she had signed on to star as Maggie Hall in the seventh season of the Lifetime drama Army Wives.[10] On September 24, 2013, Lifetime announced the show's cancellation, it honored it with a two-hour retrospective special with the cast members which aired in 2014.[11]

In August 2015, DeVitto signed on to star in the NBC medical drama Chicago Med. She was cast as Dr. Natalie Manning, the ED pediatrician.[12]

Personal life

In 2007, DeVitto began dating her Killer Movie co-star Paul Wesley. They married in a private ceremony in New York City in April 2011.[13] From early 2012 to early 2013, DeVitto had a recurring role on The CW fantasy drama The Vampire Diaries, which Wesley starred in. They filed for divorce in July 2013 after two years of marriage.[14] They "have decided to amicably split. They will continue to remain good friends," Wesley's rep confirmed to People magazine.[15] The divorce was finalized in December 2013.[16]

She dated actor Rick Glassman from 2014 to 2016.[17] She dated Dancing with the Stars pro Artem Chigvintsev from 2016 to 2017.[18]

Philanthropy

Outside of work, DeVitto dedicates much of what free time she has to philanthropy. She is a Hospice Ambassador going on five years and also supports PETA and The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). She shares, "To most, death is an incredibly scary and taboo idea. Hospice provides a shoulder to lean on... and the important duty of easing the fears and doubts that naturally reside in our minds as we approach the end of our lifetime. There is nothing I am more proud or passionate about than being a part of this work. It is a life-long commitment for me. A passion that I find to be more gratifying than anything I have ever known. My hope is to inspire others to join me in this fulfilling journey."

DeVitto also makes time to dote on her dogs Beau and Homie, which were adopted at Much Love, a pet adoption agency in Los Angeles.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Starcrossed Maura
2006 I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer Zoe Warner 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
2015 It Had To Be You Darby Powell Lead
2016 Stevie D Daria Laurentis
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"
2005-2007 Drake & Josh Denise Woods / Tori Recurring role, 3 episodes
2005 The King of Queens Traci Episode 7.09: "Cologne Ranger"
Jack & Bobby Tiffany Episode 1.17: "Querida Grace"
2005–2006 Beautiful People Karen Kerr Main role (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"
2008–2009 One Tree Hill Carrie Recurring role (Season 5–6: 14 episodes)
2009 Castle Sierra Goodwin Episode 2.03: "Inventing the Girl"
2010–2017 Pretty Little Liars Melissa Hastings Recurring role (Season 1–7; 40 episodes)
2011 Marcy Torrey Episode 1.01: "Marcy Does Yoga"
2012 The Real St. Nick Kate Lifetime TV movie
2012–2013 The Vampire Diaries Dr. Meredith Fell Recurring role (Seasons 3–4: 12 episodes)
2013 Army Wives Maggie Hall Main role (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[19] Jennie Stanton Hallmark Channel TV movie
2015–present Chicago Med Dr. Natalie Manning Main role
2016–present Chicago P.D. Recurring role
2017–present Chicago Fire

References

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  2. ^ "Biography for Torrey DeVitto". September 28, 2007. Archived from the original on August 25, 2008. Retrieved May 18, 2008. ((cite news)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b Interview with Torrey DeVitto My Fan Base.de. April 25, 2008.
  4. ^ Torrey DeVitto fan - biography Archived November 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine February 20, 2008
  5. ^ a b Torrey DeVitto Actor page Movies.yahoo.com
  6. ^ "Heber Holida movie profile". April 21, 2008. Archived from the original on March 3, 2008. Retrieved May 18, 2008. ((cite news)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Pretty Little Lairs Blog-Cast". Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. ((cite web)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Barrett, Annie (November 9, 2011). "'Vampire Diaries' casts Persia White | Inside TV | EW.com". Insidetv.ew.com. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
  9. ^ Bags Hooper (November 10, 2011). "Vampire Diaries Gets a Dose of Pretty Little Liars, Torrey DeVitto Signs on to Cast". BuzzFocus.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2012. ((cite web)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (November 30, 2012). "Ashanti, Torrey DeVitto & Elle McLemore Join 'Army Wives' As New Series Regulars". Deadline.com. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  11. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 24, 2013). "Lifetime's 'Army Wives' Cancelled After Seven Seasons, Will Wrap Run With Special".
  12. ^ Roots, Kimberly; Roots, Kimberly (August 13, 2015). "Pretty Little Liars' Torrey DeVitto to Scrub In on Chicago Med".
  13. ^ "Vampire Diaries' Paul Wesley and actress Torrey DeVitto married! - Life and Style". Lifeandstylemag.com. April 29, 2011. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
  14. ^ Nahas, Aili (July 30, 2013). "Paul Wesley and Torrey DeVitto to Divorce". People Magazine. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  15. ^ "Paul Wesley and Torrey DeVitto to Divorce". People. July 30, 2013.
  16. ^ "'Vampire Diaries' star Paul Wesley finalizes divorce". Toronto Sun. December 24, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
  17. ^ "Torrey DeVitto, Rick Glassman Split After More Than a Year of Dating". Us Weekly. February 23, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  18. ^ "Dancing with the Stars' Artem Chigvintsev and Chicago Med's Torrey DeVitto Split". People. May 10, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  19. ^ "About Best Christmas Party". Hallmark Channel. Retrieved April 19, 2015.