Terry Farrell's Biography
Birth name: Theresa Lee Farrell Grussendorf
Place of birth: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Date of birth: 19 November 1963
Height: 180 cm or 6'
The Early Years
At age 15 in 1978, Farrell left her hometown in Iowa for a summer in Mexico City as an exchange student. That time in her life made her fond of the big cities, so in her junior year in high school she submitted her image to the Elite Modeling Agency in New York. Shortly after she was summoned to NY and got an exclusive contract with Mademoiselle Magazine within two days.
After 18 months of modeling, she turned to Kate McGregor Stewart in NY for studying to become an actor while still modeling on the side. In 1983 she joined the cast of 'Paper Dolls'. It only aired 13 episodes, but soon after she got a starring role in the movie 'Back to School' with Rodney Dangerfield.
In the spring of 1989 she began studying acting with Stella Adler. During this study she continued modeling for major advertising campaigns and commercials. 1990 she got the starring role in 'Hellraiser III', and soon after she nabbed her current role as Jadzia Dax on 'Star Trek: Deep Space 9'.
Film and TV appearances
Film:
"Off the Wall" (1982), directed by Rick Friedberg, Jensen-Farley Pictures
"Portfolio" (1984) as an Elite Model, directed by Robert Guralnick
"The Deliberate Stranger" (1986) as Katie Hargreaves, directed by Marvin J. Chomsky, Warner Bros.
"Back to School" (1986) starring as Valerie, directed by Alan Metter, Orion Pictures
"Beverly Hills Madam" (1986) starring as Julie Taylor, directed by Harvey Hart
"Off the Mark" (1987) starring as Jenell Johnson, directed by Bill Berry III
"Hellraiser 3" (1992) starring as Joey Summerskill, directed by Anthony Hickox, Paramount
"Red Sun Rising" (1993) as Karen Ryder, directed by Francis Megahy, RSR Productions
Danielle Steel's "Star" (1993) as Elizabeth, directed by Michael Miller, NBC
"Legion" (1998) as Major Doyle, directed by Jon Hess
TV Series:
"Mimi and Me"
"Paper Dolls" (1984) as Laurie Caswell
"Star Trek: Deep Space 9" (1993-1998) as Jadzia Dax
"Becker" (1998)
Guest Appearances:
"The Cosby Show" (after 1984).
"Family Ties" (1986) as Liz Oberman.
"The New Twilight Zone" (after 1989) in the episode "After Hours".
"Quantum Leap" (05/20/1992) as Lisa Sherman in the episode "A Leap for Lisa".
"Talk Soup" (1996) as herself.
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