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Terry Farrell

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Acting

Known Credits
46

Gender
Female

Birthday
November 19, 1963 (62 years old)

Place of Birth
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA

Terry Farrell

Biography

Theresa Lee "Terry" Farrell (born November 19, 1963) is an American former actress and fashion model. She is perhaps best known for her performances in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Jadzia Dax and Becker as Regina Kostas.

Farrell is the daughter of Kay Carol Christine (Bendickson) and Edwin Francis Farrell, Jr. Later, her mother married David W. Grussendorf, who adopted Terry and her sister, Christine. In 1978, she left her hometown for a summer in Mexico City as a foreign exchange student. She has since been fond of big cities, so in her junior year of high school, the nearly six feet tall Farrell submitted her image to the Elite modeling agency in New York City. Shortly after, at the age of 16, she was summoned to New York City and, within two days of arriving, had an exclusive contract with Mademoiselle.

After 18 months of modeling, she studied acting with Kate McGregor Stewart while still modeling on the side. Her first major roles were in the short-lived 1983 television series Paper Dolls playing a model and in the feature film Back to School with Rodney Dangerfield. In the spring of 1989, she began studying acting with Stella Adler and appeared in a number of guest-starring roles in series like Quantum Leap and The Cosby Show. In 1992, she played Cat in a second pilot for a U.S. version of Red Dwarf, which was not picked up.

Soon after the Red Dwarf USA project folded, she was offered a lead role in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Farrell starred as Jadzia Dax, the space station's Starfleet science officer; a character from an alien species known as the Trill, who is host to a 300-year-old symbiont and can draw upon the memories and knowledge of the symbiont's seven previous hosts. The series debuted in January 1993. When she decided to leave the show at the end of the sixth season, Paramount killed Farrell's "host" character (though continuing the "symbiont" character in a new Dax host, played by Nicole DeBoer).

Farrell then co-starred on Paramount's television comedy series Becker. She played Regina "Reggie" Kostas, foil and love interest to Ted Danson's John Becker, for four years and 94 episodes, before she was replaced by Nancy Travis.

Farrell also provided the voice of Six of One in the animated short film Tripping the Rift, which eventually became a Sci-Fi Channel TV series with other actors providing the voice of Six. First released independently on the Internet, Tripping the Rift originally featured Patricia Beckmann as the voice of Six and was replaced by Farrell's voice for an episode of the Sci-Fi Channel's short film series Exposure, in which Farrell was guest host. Farrell's version of Six was heard only once on television.The asteroid 26734 Terryfarrell, discovered in 2001, was named in her honor by its discoverer, William Kwong Yu Yeung.Farrell lives in Hershey, Pennsylvania, with her husband, former Sprint Corporation spokesman Brian Baker (a.k.a. the Sprint Guy) and their son. She enjoys sewing and quilting.arrell has appeared with her husband at the Hershey Area Playhouse in Hershey, Pennsylvania in a production of A. R. Gurney's Love Letters.

Known For

Acting

2024Best Christmas Movies Ever!as Self
2024The D-Con Chamberas Self
2020Star Trek Dayas Self
2019The Circuitas
2018What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nineas Self
2017Renegades: The Requiem: Part 1as Jada
2013The Captains Close Upas Self
2012Get a Life!as Self
2003Code 11-14as Michelle Novack
2003Trials and Tribble-ations: Uniting Two Legendsas Self
2002Gleasonas Marilyn Taylor
2002Crossing the Lineas Laura Mosbach
2000One True Loveas Dana Boyer
2000Deep Coreas Allison Saunders
1998Beckeras Regina "Reggie" Kostas
1998Hollywood Squaresas Self - Panelist
1998Legionas Major Agatha Doyle
1997Trekkiesas Self
1996The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ationsas Self
1996Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyondas Self
1996Reasons of the Heartas Maggie Livingston
1995MADtvas Self
1995Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrioras Jadzia Dax
1994Red Sun Risingas Det. Karen Ryder
1993Staras Elizabeth
1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenesas Host
1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Emissaryas Jadzia Dax
1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nineas Jadzia Dax
1992Hellraiser III: Hell on Earthas Joey Summerskill
1992Grapevineas Laurie
1991Mimi & Meas Mimi Molloy
1990The Bonfire of the Vanitiesas Party Guest Listening to Aubrey Buffing (uncredited)
1989Quantum Leapas Lisa Sherman
1987Off the Markas Jenell Johnson
1986Back to Schoolas Valerie
1986The Deliberate Strangeras Katie Hargreaves
1986The Deliberate Strangeras Katie Hargreaves
1986Beverly Hills Madamas Julie Tyler
1985The Twilight Zoneas (segment "The After Hours")
1984Spenceras Sally
1984Paper Dollsas Laurie Caswell
1984The Cosby Showas Nicki Phillips
1983Portfolioas Elite Model
1982Family Tiesas Liz Obeck
The Glass Mindas
To Boldly Goas Self

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