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Theresa "Terry" Lee Farrell (born November 19, 1963) is an American actress, best known for her roles in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Becker.

Background

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 in 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 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 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. Athough 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 Reggie in Becker. She appeared in Becker for four years, until the producers decided to replace her with Nancy Travis.

Farrell lives in Los Angeles, California, with her husband, Sprint Corporation spokesman Brian Baker (a.k.a. the Face and the Voice), and her dog Romona. She enjoys cooking and deep sea fishing.

The asteroid 26734 Terryfarrell, discovered in 2001, was named in her honor by its discoverer, William Kwong Yu Yeung.

Farrell also provided the voice for a character named Six of Nine for an independent production by the name of Tripping the Rift
which was signed to Comedy Central for 13 episodes.

Television series

Paper Dolls (1984) Laurie Caswell
Cosby Show (1984) (guest star)
Family Ties (1986) (guest star) Liz Oberman
The New Twilight Zone "After Hours" (1989) (guest star)
Quantum Leap "A Leap for Lisa" (1992) (guest star) Lisa Sherman
Red Dwarf (second US pilot) (1992) The Cat
Grapevine (1992) Laurie
Star (1993) Elizabeth
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1998) Jadzia Dax
Talk Soup (1996) As herself
Becker (1998) Reggie
Mimi and Me

Television films and movies

Off the Wall
(1982)
Portfolio (1984) as an Elite Model
The Deliberate Stranger (1986) Katie Hargreaves
Back to School
(1986) Valerie
Beverly Hills Madam (1986) Julie Taylor

Off the Mark (1987) Jenell Johnson

Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
(1992) Joey Summerskill

Red Sun Rising (1993) Karen Ryder

Reasons of the Heart (1996)

Legion (1998) Major Doyle

Deep Core 2000 (2000) Allison Saunders

One True Love (2000) Dana Boyer

Tripping the Rift
(2000) (voice) Six of Nine

Crossing the Line (2000) Laura Mosbach

Gleason: The Jackie Gleason Story (2002) Marilyn Taylor

Psychic Murders (2002) Macy

Code 11-14 (2003) Michelle Novack

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