Teri Copley Explained

Teri Copley
Birth Date:10 May 1961
Known For:We Got It Made
I Had Three Wives
I Married a Centerfold
Brain Donors
Occupation:Actress, model, speaker
Years Active:1980–present
Children:2

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. She appeared in the 1984 television film I Married a Centerfold[3] and the 1992 film Brain Donors.[1] She posed nude and was the cover girl for Playboy for the November 1990 issue.[4] In the 1990s Copley became a born-again Christian and eased her way out of Hollywood.[5]

In 2003, she released a book about her faith, entitled Conversations Between a Girl and Her God.

Family

In 2018, Copley appeared on the Dr. Phil television series[6] seeking help for her adult daughter Ashley, whose boyfriend Hector was accused by Copley of being physically abusive.

Film

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1980New Year's EvilTeenage Girl
1989Transylvania TwistMarissa Orlock
1990Down the DrainKathy Miller
1992Brain DonorsTina
Frozen AssetsPeaches
1996R.I.O.T.: The MovieJewel Richards (Video)
2014RedeemedBeth
2019MerrilyCaroline

Television

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1981Fantasy IslandJoanneEpisode: "The Man from Yesterday/World's Most Desirable Woman"
The Star MakerAngel Parker TV movie
Fly Away HomeSabrinaTV movie
1984GlitterEpisode: "Pilot"
I Married a CenterfoldDebra Bryan TV movie
1985Gus Brown and Midnight BrewsterRaylineTV movie
I Had Three WivesSamantha Collins Beaudine 5 episodes
1984-1986The Love BoatTracy Hayes / Donna Louise Bedford3 episodes
1983-1988We Got It MadeMickey McKenzie 46 episodes
1988VickieTV movie
1989Quantum LeapDixieEpisode: "The Right Hand of God - October 24, 1974"
MonstersVanessa SoloEpisodes: "Rain Dance"
1990Sporting ChanceAgnes OcklemanTV movie
1991Murder, She WroteBrenda McCoyEpisode: "Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy?"
HunterTraciEpisode: "Ex Marks the Spot"
Daisy McKeeTV movie
1992BlossomGlenda DudleyEpisode: "Driver's Education"
2017Enforcer TV SeriesChameleEpisode: "Battered"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Teri Copley. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130929001207/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/14893/Teri-Copley/biography. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. Hal Erickson. Hal Erickson (author). 2013. 2013-09-29.
  2. Web site: Lee Margulies . Dramas . . April 14, 1985 . 2017-06-23.
  3. Web site: I Married A Centerfold. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130925230020/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/24111/I-Married-a-Centerfold/overview. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. Jason Ankeny. 2013. 2013-09-25.
  4. Web site: Playboy. Teri Copley. April 10, 2015.
  5. Web site: Teri Copley profile. Christianhollywood.biz. April 10, 2015. dead. https://archive.today/20150410202625/http://christianhollywood.biz/2010/11/26/teri-copley-sonset-ministries. April 10, 2015.
  6. Web site: "I Believe My Pregnant Daughter's Boyfriend Is Abusing Her". July 9, 2018. Drphil.com.