Education
After her stint in Nashville, she attended both Indiana University and University of California, Los Angeles, studying theatre, dropping out before graduation to entertain United Service Organizations troops in Asia.
After her stint in Nashville, she attended both Indiana University and University of California, Los Angeles, studying theatre, dropping out before graduation to entertain United Service Organizations troops in Asia.
She is well known for her portrayal of Blair Cramer on the soap opera One Life to Live from 1993 to 2013. She plays the role of Eve Donovan on National Broadcasting Company"s Days of Our Lives, first appearing in June 2014. Most notable for her role as Bobby Jo in the cult film, Evil Dead II, DePaiva began her career at 18 as a solo artist at the Grand Ole Opry.
DePaiva made her debut in daytime originating the role of Chelsea Reardon on Guiding Light (October 1986–January 1991).
On Monday, November 29, 1993, she began portraying her most notable role, the part of Blair Daimler Cramer on One Life to Live, formerly portrayed by half-Asian actress, Mia Korf. She first appeared Friday, December 17, 1993, and was with OLTL for nearly 19 years until the series was canceled.
DePaiva"s pairing with the character Todd Manning struck a cord with viewers. In 2012, she reprised her role of Blair for several guest stints on American Broadcasting Company"s daytime serial General Hospital.
In January 2014, Soap Opera Digest confirmed that DePaiva had joined the cast of the National Broadcasting Company serial Days of Our Lives as Eve Donovan.
DePaiva made her debut on July 18, 2014. In September 2015, Depaiva was let go from the soap with her last appearance on February 2 2016.