Terry Farrell (actress)

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Terry Farrell

Terry Farrell as Jadzia Dax in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Birth name Theresa Lee Farrell
Born November 19, 1963 (age 43)
Flag of United States Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Notable roles Jadzia Dax in
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Reggie Kostas in
Beckler

Theresa "Terry" Lee Farrell Grussendorf (born November 19, 1963) is a tall (6', 1.83m) American actress and former fashion model, best known for her roles in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Becker.

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She was born and raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of Edwin Francis Farrell, Jr. and Kay-Carol Christine Bendickson. Later, her mother married David W. Grussendorf, who adopted Terry and her sister Christine. Before becoming a model, she played a Christmas elf at a mall in Cedar Rapids. In 1978, at age 15, she left her hometown for a summer in Mexico City as a foreign exchange student. That time in her life made her fond of big cities, so in her junior year of high school, she submitted her image to the Elite modeling agency in New York City. Shortly after, at the age of 16, she was summoned to NYC and within two days of arriving, had an exclusive contract with Mademoiselle magazine.

After eighteen 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 The Cat in a second pilot for a US version of Red Dwarf, which was not picked up (it is rumoured Farrell was not paid for this role, which is why she refuses to discuss the project). A year later she was offered a lead role in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

Farrell starred as Lieutenant Commander Jadzia Dax, Deep Space 9's Starfleet Science Officer, a character who is host to a 300-year old symbiont and can draw upon the memories and knowledge of the symbiont's six previous hosts. Although she played the character for the series' first six years, Farrell decided to leave the show and not renew for the final (seventh) year with the other cast members.

After leaving Deep Space Nine, Farrell won the role of the local diner owner Regina "Reggie" Kostas in Becker. She appeared in Becker for four years, until the producers decided to replace her with Nancy Travis reportedly due to difficulties with her fellow cast members on the set, and her dissatisfaction with the direction her character was heading in the series.

Farrell also provided the voice of Six of Nine 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 Pennsylvania, with her husband, former Sprint Corporation spokesman Brian Baker (a.k.a. the Face and the Voice), their child and their dog. She enjoys cooking and deep sea fishing.

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Major Cast Members of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Avery Brooks | Nana Visitor | Terry Farrell | Rene Auberjonois | Alexander Siddig | Colm Meaney | Michael Dorn | Cirroc Lofton | Armin Shimerman | Chase Masterson | Max Grodénchik | Aron Eisenberg | Nicole de Boer | Andrew Robinson | J. G. Hertzler | Casey Biggs | Marc Alaimo | Jeffrey Combs | Louise Fletcher | Salome Jens
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