Teri Copley
Teri Copley (born May 10, 1961) is an American actress and model.[1] She is known for her role on the American NBC/syndicated television series We Got It Made which premiered in 1983,[1] co-starred on the 1985 CBS television series I Had Three Wives,[2] and appeared as a panelist in the 1989 pilot for Match Game 90.[3] She appeared in the 1984 television film I Married a Centerfold[4] and the 1992 film Brain Donors.[1] She posed nude and was the cover girl for Playboy for the November 1990 issue.[5] In the 1990s Copley became a born-again Christian and eased her way out of celebrity Hollywood.[6]
Teri Copley | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actress, model, speaker |
Years active | 1980–present |
Spouse(s) | Charles Wahlheim (m. 1992) |
Children | 2 |
In 2003, she released a book about her faith, entitled Conversations Between a Girl and Her God.
Family
Copley is married to Charles Wahlheim. She was previously married to rock musician and guitarist Micki Free and prior to that, late actor Christopher Mayer. She has a daughter from each of her first two marriages.
In 2018 Copley appeared on the Dr. Phil television series[7] seeking help for her adult daughter Ashley, whose boyfriend Hector was accused by Copley of being physically abusive.
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1980 | New Year's Evil | Teenage Girl | |
1989 | Transylvania Twist | Marissa Orlock | |
1990 | Down the Drain | Kathy Miller | |
1992 | Brain Donors | Tina | |
1992 | Frozen Assets | Peaches | |
1996 | R.I.O.T.: The Movie | Jewel Richards | (Video) |
2014 | Redeemed | Beth | |
2019 | Merrily | Caroline | |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1981 | Fantasy Island | Joanne | Episode: "The Man from Yesterday/World's Most Desirable Woman" |
1981 | The Star Maker | Angel Parker | TV movie |
1981 | Fly Away Home | Sabrina | TV movie |
1984 | Glitter | Episode: "Pilot" | |
1984 | I Married a Centerfold | Debra Bryan | TV movie |
1985 | Gus Brown and Midnight Brewster | Rayline | TV movie |
1985 | I Had Three Wives | Samantha Collins Beaudine | 5 episodes |
1984-1986 | The Love Boat | Tracy Hayes / Donna Louise Bedford | 3 episodes |
1983-1988 | We Got It Made | Mickey McKenzie | 46 episodes |
1988 | In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders | Vickie | TV movie |
1989 | Quantum Leap | Dixie | Episode: "The Right Hand of God - October 24, 1974" |
1989 | Monsters | Vanessa Solo | Episodes: "Rain Dance" |
1990 | Sporting Chance | Agnes Ockleman | TV movie |
1991 | Murder, She Wrote | Brenda McCoy | Episode: "Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy?" |
1991 | Hunter | Traci | Episode: "Ex Marks the Spot" |
1991 | The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw | Daisy McKee | TV movie |
1992 | Blossom | Glenda Dudley | Episode: "Driver's Education" |
2017 | Enforcer TV Series | Chamele | Episode: "Battered" |
References
- "Teri Copley". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2013-09-25.
- Lee Margulies (April 14, 1985). "Dramas". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
- Steve Sadler Jr. (2012-12-25), Match Game 1990 Pilot w/ Bert Convy, retrieved 2018-04-19
- "I Married A Centerfold". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2013-09-25.
- "Teri Copley". Playboy. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- "Teri Copley profile". Christianhollywood.biz. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ""I Believe My Pregnant Daughter's Boyfriend Is Abusing Her"". Drphil.com. July 9, 2018.