#DEEP SPACE NINE TERRY FARRELL SERIES#

She would play the Trill character Jadzia Dax, a symbiont composed of two in a single, conscious mind.

#DEEP SPACE NINE TERRY FARRELL SERIES#

However, these brushes with sci-fi success would pay off when she was cast in the Star Trek series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, appearing in 148 episodes from 1993 to 1998. In 1992 she would appear in an episode of Quantum Leap that same year, she would star as Cat in the pilot of the cult sci-fi series Red Dwarf. She played college student Valerie Desmond.įollowing these two notable roles, she would find herself in various film and television projects, including the horror sequel Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth (1992) and on episodes of The Twilight Zone (1986) and Family Ties (1986). She landed her first film role in 1986 in the Rodney Dangerfield comedy Back to School. However, the show only ran for 14 episodes. The show was a soap opera focused on the New York fashion industry and appeared to be a great project based on her experiences. Terry Farrell’s Early Careerįollowing a modeling career where she studied acting on the side, she took a role in the 1984 television series, Paper Dolls, drawing from her modeling experience. Shortly after, she landed an exclusive contract with Mademoiselle and would appear in German and Italian additions of Vogue and editorials in American Vogue.Īfter three years of modeling, however, she turned her attention toward a career as an actor. Modelingīy age 17, she had dropped out of high school to enter the world of modeling in New York with the Elite modeling agency. She has five nephews and four nieces.Īt age 15, she became a foreign exchange student in Mexico, giving her a sense of adventure she would try to replicate throughout her life.

She was born to Kay Carol Christine Bendickson and Edwin Frances Farrell, Jr. She is one of five siblings, two older sisters and two younger sisters, making her the middle child. She is best known for her role as Jadzia Dax in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. This 5’ 11¾” (1.82 m) actress and model was active from 1983 to 2003 and, following retirement, returned to acting in 2017. Theresa Lee Farrell was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on November 18th, 1963.

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