Devin Sidell

Devin Sidell (born January 30) is an American actress, singer, writer, and producer. Career Sidell appeared as Teen Lois on Malcolm in the Middle in 2003. She has guest starring roles on The O.C., Ray Donovan, NCIS, Lena Waithe's Twenties, and B.J. Novak's The Premise. She appeared in Rob Zombie's horror film 31 (Sundance Film Festival) and recurs as a sketch performer on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. Side...

Devin Sidell (born January 30) is an American actress, singer, writer, and producer. Career Sidell appeared as Teen Lois on Malcolm in the Middle in 2003. She has guest starring roles on The O.C., Ray Donovan, NCIS, Lena Waithe's Twenties, and B.J. Novak's The Premise. She appeared in Rob Zombie's horror film 31 (Sundance Film Festival) and recurs as a sketch performer on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. Sidell has performed at the Kirk Douglas Theatre and The Broad Stage opposite Josh Gad and Bryce Dallas Howard. Sidell is best known for her role in the episode "DFW" of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, where in the cold open, Jake helps a sister (Sidell) of a murder victim determine who killed her brother by having the police lineup sing "I Want It That Way" by the Backstreet Boys. She co-wrote and starred in the feature film Love, Danielle, which centers on a woman who carries a BRCA gene mutation and must decide whether to undergo preventive surgeries to reduce her risk of developing cancer. The film draws on Sidell's personal experiences with the BRCA-1 gene mutation. Personal life A Los Angeles native, Sidell graduated cum laude from Princeton University in 2002. She moved back to L.A. to pursue a career in film and television. In 2016, Sidell underwent a preventive oophorectomy and hysterectomy while her sister was receiving treatment for breast cancer, Her family has a history of cancer, with her mother surviving both ovarian and breast cancer, and her aunt dying from ovarian cancer. In 2017, Sidell chose to have a preventive double mastectomy. Filmography Television Film Theatre Other Awards Sidell won an LA Weekly Award for her performance in Land of the Tigers at Sacred Fools Theatre and was nominated for both the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award and Ovation Award for the musical The Behavior of Broadus, co-produced by Center Theatre Group. References