Devereux became a regular and popular nude model in magazines during the 1950s; she was photographed by
George Harrison Marks. She had a brief career in cinema that began in the late 1950s, often as a sexy girl in comedies, dramas and horror films, but under the direction of some distinguished filmmakers. After appearing in
Terence Young’s
Serious Charge and
Stanley Donen's
Surprise Package, Devereux acted in three
Hammer Film Productions:
The Stranglers of Bombay (1959),
The Brides of Dracula (1960) and
John Gilling's
The Pirates of Blood River (1962). She appeared in
Guy Green's acclaimed drama
The Mark (1961) and travelled to
Italy to work as
Elizabeth Taylor's
stand-in during the filming of
Cleopatra (1963). Devereux went to
Hollywood after the production closed in
Rome and appeared in
Samuel Fuller's cult melodramas
Shock Corridor (1963) and
The Naked Kiss (1964). Following
The Naked Kiss, she retired from acting, married and raised a family. Devereux died in
Meridian, Idaho, United States on 30 December 2019. ==Selected filmography==