Maureen Teefy
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Maureen Teefy (born October 26, 1953 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American film and theatre actress who has appeared in such movies as Grease 2, Fame, and Supergirl.
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[edit] Early life
Maureen Jane Teefy was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. One of eight sisters, Maureen won admittance to the Children's Theater School of Minneapolis summer program at age 15 where she received actor's training and later taught dramatics in the local Howe Elementary School.[citation needed] In 1972, she graduated from Washburn High School.
[edit] Acting career
Maureen's first screen role was a small part as a U.S.O. singer in the 1979 Steven Spielberg comedy hit 1941 and after, in this same year she appeared in more two minor productions, Fyre and Scavanger Hunt. Her most famous role was in the 1980 Alan Parker musical drama Fame, portraying Doris, a naive young acting student. In 1981, she starred in the made-for-TV-film The Diary of a Teenage Shopliffter.
Other films featuring Teefy include Grease 2, Supergirl and Sunset. Teefy starred in the 1993 supernatural horror thriller Star Time, directed by her husband Alexander Cassini. Her last appearance to date in films was the 1998 romantic comedy Men Seeking Women.
She provided the voice of the female robot "host" Chrome on the 1997 HBO horror series Perversions of Science. Other television roles include the made-for-TV films Legs and Disaster at Silo 7. She also guest-starred on t.v. series including Max Hedroom and Mike Hammer, Private Eye. But her acting career developed much more in the theater, singing and dancing in several Broadway musicals. Maureen is also a playwright and is currently is preproduction for Clara, improvisations on the life of Clara Bow, a play based on the life of Clara Bow.
[edit] Personal life
Maureen lives in Venice, California.
[edit] Filmography
- Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack! (1978) (TV Film)
- 1941 (1979)
- Fyre (1979)
- Scavangers Hunt (1979)
- Fame (1980)
- The Diary of a Teenage Shopliffter (1981) (TV Film)
- Grease 2 (1982)
- Legs (1983) (TV Film)
- Supergirl (1984)
- Max Headroom (1987) (TV Series)
- Sunset (1988)
- Disaster at Silo 7 (1989) (TV Film)
- Star Time (1993)
- Perversions of Science (1997) (TV Series)
- Mike Hammer, Private Eye (1998) (TV Series)
- Men Seeking a Women (1998)
- Kids From Fame (2003) (documentary)
[edit] External links
- Maureen's official website [1]
- Maureen Teefy at the Internet Movie Database
- Maureen Teefy at TV.com
- Maureen Teefy at Rotten Tomatoes
