Background
Van Devere was born as Patricia Louise Dressel in Tenafly, New Jersey.
Van Devere was born as Patricia Louise Dressel in Tenafly, New Jersey.
Ohio Wesleyan University.
She appeared alongside in The Last Run (1971), The Day of the Dolphin, and The Savage is Loose (both 1973, the latter film directed by ), Beauty and the Beast (1976, for television), Movie Movie (1978), and The Changeling (1980). Van Devere performed frequently in both television and film until 1994, and appeared in television programs such as Love Story, The Fall Guy, Hardcastle and McCormick, Highway to Heaven and Love Boat. She also starred alongside Peter Falk in a 1978 episode of the long-running detective drama series Columbo, entitled Make Maine a Perfect Murder, in which she portrayed high-flying television producer and murderer Kay Freestone.
After five years of living in Broad Beach, Van Devere and moved to Retreat Court, a gated community in Malibu.
Finally, when was aged 67 and Van Devere was in her 50s, the couple adopted George Doctorate., the son of Van Devere"s brother, George Dressel.