Karla DeVito

American singer and actress

Karla DeVito (born May 29, 1953) is an American singer and actress.

DeVito was born in Mokena, Illinois. She attended Willow Crest Grade School in Mokena and Lincoln Way High School in New Lenox. She attended Loyola University Chicago and majored in theater. During her freshman year, she joined the Chicago cast of Godspell. which had a run as a workshop production at the Kennedy Center in 1977. Two months later, DeVito went on tour with Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman with their album Bat Out of Hell. She is seen singing with Meat Loaf in the video clip of "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" and "Bat Out of Hell", synced to the original vocal by Ellen Foley. After completing this tour, she returned to theatre in an off broadway version of Cole Porter's Jubilee and LaMama's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. She performed on Jim Steinman's only solo album, Bad for Good, on the track "Dance in My Pants" and its subsequent music video. In 1981, DeVito released her debut solo album, Is This a Cool World or What? and the track Bloody Bess was intended to be a rock musical about a female pirate in the 17th century. The couple have two children, a son and a daughter.

YearTitleRoleNotes1982Two of a KindBarbaraTelevision film1990Modern LoveBillie1996O. Henry's ChristmasDellaTelevision film2015Straight Outta TompkinsJane

YearTitleRoleNotes1992–1993The Legend of Prince ValiantLady Megan, Elizabeth, Princess SadisaVoice, 3 episodes1993Family AlbumMrs. DeVitoEpisode: "Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall All You Gotta Do Is Call "1993BonkersOfficer Miranda WrightVoice, 20 episodes1995Phantom 2040AthenaVoice, episode: "A Boy and His Dog"1996Road RoversWoman SoldierVoice, episode: "A Storm from the Pacific"1996Sabrina the Teenage WitchMaryEpisode: "A Girl and Her Cat"1997The New Batman AdventuresCassidyVoice, episode: "Torch Song"1997Fired UpWomanEpisode: "Truth and Consequences"