Teri Copley

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Teri Copley
Born (1961-05-10) May 10, 1961 (age 62)
Occupation(s) Actress, model, speaker
Years active1980–present
Known for We Got It Made
I Had Three Wives
I Married a Centerfold
Brain Donors
Children2

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 Hollywood. [6]

Contents

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 [7] seeking help for her adult daughter Ashley, whose boyfriend Hector was accused by Copley of being physically abusive.

Film

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1980 New Year's Evil Teenage Girl
1989 Transylvania Twist Marissa Orlock
1990 Down the Drain Kathy Miller
1992 Brain Donors Tina
Frozen Assets Peaches
1996R.I.O.T.: The MovieJewel Richards(Video)
2014RedeemedBeth
2019 Merrily Caroline

Television

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1981 Fantasy Island JoanneEpisode: "The Man from Yesterday/World's Most Desirable Woman"
The Star Maker Angel ParkerTV movie
Fly Away Home SabrinaTV movie
1984 Glitter Episode: "Pilot"
I Married a Centerfold Debra BryanTV movie
1985 Gus Brown and Midnight Brewster RaylineTV movie
I Had Three Wives Samantha Collins Beaudine5 episodes
1984-1986 The Love Boat Tracy Hayes / Donna Louise Bedford3 episodes
1983-1988 We Got It Made Mickey McKenzie46 episodes
1988 In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders VickieTV movie
1989 Quantum Leap DixieEpisode: "The Right Hand of God - October 24, 1974"
Monsters Vanessa SoloEpisodes: "Rain Dance"
1990 Sporting Chance Agnes OcklemanTV movie
1991 Murder, She Wrote Brenda McCoyEpisode: "Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy?"
Hunter TraciEpisode: "Ex Marks the Spot"
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw Daisy McKeeTV movie
1992 Blossom Glenda DudleyEpisode: "Driver's Education"
2017 Enforcer TV Series ChameleEpisode: "Battered"

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References

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  2. Lee Margulies (April 14, 1985). "Dramas". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  3. Steve Sadler Jr. (2012-12-25), Match Game 1990 Pilot w/ Bert Convy, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2018-04-19
  4. Jason Ankeny (2013). "I Married A Centerfold". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2013-09-25.
  5. "Teri Copley". Playboy . Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  6. "Teri Copley profile". Christianhollywood.biz. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  7. ""I Believe My Pregnant Daughter's Boyfriend Is Abusing Her"". Drphil.com. July 9, 2018.