Maureen Teefy
Maureen Teefy | |
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Minneapolis, Minnesota , U.S. | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1979–1998, 2017 |
Spouse |
Alexander Cassini
(m. 1982; div. 2006) |
Children | 1 |
Maureen Jane Teefy is an American actress. She is best known for her appearances in the films Fame (1980), Grease 2 (1982), Supergirl (1984), and Startime (1992). Her penultimate credit was in the 1997 film Men Seeking Women but reappeared 20 years later in 2017's Hollywood Girl: The Peg Entwistle Story.
Life and career
Teefy was born in
Her first film role was a small part as a
She provided the voice of the female robot "host" Chrome on the 1997 HBO horror series Perversions of Science. Other television roles include the made-for-TV films Legs and Disaster at Silo 7. She also guest-starred on TV series including Max Headroom and Mike Hammer, Private Eye. Her acting career developed much more in the theater, singing and dancing in several Broadway musicals.[citation needed]
Teefy wrote, produced and starred in A Subject for a Short Story.[3]
Filmography
Film | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1979 | Fyre | Leeann | |
1979 | 1941 | USO Girl | |
1979 | Scavenger Hunt | Lisa | |
1980 | Fame | Doris Finsecker | |
1982 | Grease 2 | Sharon Cooper | |
1983 | Legs | Melissa Rizzo | TV movie |
1984 | Supergirl | Lucy Lane | |
1988 | Sunset | Stagecoach Lady | |
1988 | Disaster at Silo 7 | Penny Travers | TV movie |
1992 | Star Time | Wendy | |
1997 | Men Seeking Women | Teri | |
2017 | Hollywood Girl: The Peg Entwistle Story | Arkadina | |
Television | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1979 | ABC Afterschool Special | Natalia | Episode: "Dinky Hocker" |
1981 | CBS Afternoon Playhouse | Karen Hughes | Episode: "Portrait of a Teenage Shoplifter" |
1987 | Max Headroom | Shelley Keeler | Episode: "Academy" |
1997 | Perversions of Science | Chrome (voice role) | 10 episodes |
1998 | Mike Hammer, Private Eye | Ali McClain | Episode: "The Long Road to Nowhere" |
Soundtrack
Soundtrack | |||
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Year | Title | Label | Songs performed |
1982 | Grease 2 | RSO Records | "Score Tonight", "Who's That Guy?", "Girl for All Seasons", "We'll Be Together" |
References
- ^ Bennetts, Leslie (1980-08-29). "New Face: Maureen Teefy Rebel's Long Road To Movie 'Fame'; 'All These Transforming Roles' Turning Point With 'Seagull' Learning to Let Loose Jersey Folk Festival". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the originalon May 24, 2015. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
- ^ ""A Subject for a Short Story" starring Maureen Teefy". August 4, 2015.
External links
- Maureen Teefy at IMDb