Terry Farrell
Birth name: Theresa Lee Farrell Grussendorf
Date of Birth: November 19, 1963
Place of Birth: Cedar Rapids, OH,
USA
Bacon number: The
Oracle says: Terry Farrell has a
Bacon number of 2:
- Terry Farrell was in Off the Mark (1986) with Jan Munroe
- Jan Munroe was in A Few Good Men (1992) with Kevin Bacon
Terry Farrell should not be confused with the notable
architect of the same name who appears with annoying frequency in web searches.
Terry's began life as a model for the
Elite model agency as a teenager, and then moved into acting. Following the usual bit parts and walkons in various US
TV shows and
movies including
Quantum Leap and
The Cosby Show, she got her first lead role in the
1986 movie
Back to School (with
Rodney Dangerfield). in
1992 she was the star of the last of
Clive Barker's
Hellraiser films,
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth.
The same year she played
the Cat in the US pilot of
Red Dwarf, and the following year was cast as
Jadzia Dax in
Star Trek Deep Space Nine. Prior to this she had auditioned for the role of
Susan Ivanova in
Babylon 5, a role that eventually became
Claudia Christian's.
The Dax character was to become one of the most popular creations of DS9 and Terry's fame grew accordingly, not least due to the challenging nature of the character. Terry holds the honour of participating in the first
lesbian kiss in
Star Trek, and of course the first openly
homosexual relationship.
By the end of the sixth season, a dispute had arisen over her fee for the upcoming seventh season, and
Jadzia was written out of the show, shortly after her marriage to
Worf (once again we see the infinite power of the all-powerful Star Trek Reset Button at work, restoring the status quo when things get complicated). Terry's voice makes an appearance towards the end of the seventh season but it is uncredited and probably taken from earlier recordings.
Terry is living proof that
there is life after Star Trek. She continues to act in film and has a major supporting role in
Becker, co-starring with
Ted Danson (yet another one of those weird Cheers/Frasier-Star Trek crossovers).