Tricia Pursley

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Tricia Pursley is a retired American actress.

The Saint Petersburg, Florida-born actress is best known as Devon Shepherd McFadden, daughter of Ellen Shepherd (Kathleen Noone), on All My Children .^[1] Pursley played the role from 1977 to 1981, and again from 1983 to 1984.^[2] After being written off All My Children , she taped a primetime pilot "Love Long Distance" for Procter and Gamble productions.^[3]

She has since retired from acting and is operating a nursery business started by her father in Florida. She is a 1970 graduate of Northeast High School in St. Petersburg. She is also a graduate of Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky (1974). She went on to study at the Juilliard School in New York. ^{[ citation needed ]}

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References

↑ Hirsch, Lynda (11 September 1980). "Answers Soap Queries". Youngstown Vindicator. p. 30. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
↑ Cortese, Anthony Joseph Paul (2006). Opposing hate speech. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-275-98427-4 . Retrieved 18 February 2011.
↑ Goodman, Walter (30 July 1985). "'LOVE, LONG DISTANCE,' CBS COMEDY". The New York Times. p. 16. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014.

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[1] Hirsch, Lynda (11 September 1980). "Answers Soap Queries". Youngstown Vindicator. p. 30. Retrieved 18 February 2011.

[Cortese2006-2] Cortese, Anthony Joseph Paul (2006). Opposing hate speech. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-275-98427-4 . Retrieved 18 February 2011.

[Goodman-3] Goodman, Walter (30 July 1985). "'LOVE, LONG DISTANCE,' CBS COMEDY". The New York Times. p. 16. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014.

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