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Teresa Teresa (also Theresa, Therese; ) is a feminine given name. It originates in the Iberian Peninsula in late antiquity. Its derivation is uncertain, it may be derived from Classical Greek, Greek θερίζω (''therízō'') "to harvest or rea ...

. Notable people with the name include: *

Teri Ann Linn Teri Ann Linn is an American actress and singer who also worked in Finland and Italy. She originated the role of Kristen Forrester Dominguez on ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', appearing regularly from 1987 to 1990, briefly returning in 1992 an ...

(born 1961), American actress and singer *

Teri Anulewicz Theresa Lippincott Anulewicz ( ; born August 18, 1976) is an American politician. Anulewicz was the Georgia State Representative from District 42. Anulewicz lost renomination to Gabriel Sanchez in 2024 The year saw the list of ongoi ...

, American politician * Teri Austin (born 1957), Canadian actress *

Teri Byrne Teri Byrne (born April 11, 1972) is a former member of World Championship Wrestling, WCW's The Nitro Girls, Nitro Girls and is a former fitness competitor. She is from Atlanta, Georgia and graduated from Arizona State University and the University ...

(born 1972), American fitness competitor * Teri Clemens, retired American volleyball coach *

Teri Copley Teri Copley (born May 10, 1961) is an American actress. She is known for her role on the NBC/ syndicated television series '' We Got It Made'', which premiered in 1983, co-starred on the 1985 CBS television series '' I Had Three Wives'', and ap ...

(born 1961), American actress *

Teri DeSario Teri Lynn DeSario (born November 27, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter from Miami, Florida. Career DeSario worked within several music genres out of high school. She was a vocalist and played both recorder and harp from 1970–1977 with ...

(born 1951), American singer and songwriter *

Teri Garr Terry Ann Garr (December 11, 1944 – October 29, 2024), known as Teri Garr, was an American actress. Known for her comedic roles in film and television in the 1970s and 1980s, she often played women struggling to cope with the life-changing ex ...

(1944–2024), American actress *

Teri Greeves Teri Greeves (born 1970) is a Native American beadwork artist, living in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is enrolled in the Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma. Early life and education Teri Greeves was born on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming i ...

(born 1970), Native American beadwork artist * Teri Harrison (born 1981), American model *

Teri Hatcher Teri Lynn Hatcher (born December 8, 1964) is an American actress best known for her portrayals of Lois Lane on the television series ''Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' (1993–1997). She also played Paris Carver in the ''Production ...

(born 1964), American actress *

Teri Holbrook Teri Peitso-Holbrook (born Teri Jill Peitso) (Atlanta Native) is an American mystery writer living in Atlanta with her husband and two children. She is the author of four mysteries and has been nominated for several literary awards. She currently ...

, American mystery writer * Teri Hope, (1938–2023), American model and actress * Teri Lake (born 1972), Canadian curler *

Teri McKeever Terisa "Teri" J. McKeever (born November 6, 1961) is an American former college and Olympic swimming coach. She was the head coach of the California Golden Bears women's swimming team at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1993 until ...

(born 1962), American college and Olympic swimming coach * Teri McMinn (born 1951), American actress *

Teri Moïse Teri Moïse (March 25, 1970 in Los Angeles, California – May 7, 2013 in Madrid, Spain) was a Haitian-American French singer. Her parents emigrated from Haiti to South Central, Los Angeles. After high school she studied economics at the Unive ...

(born 1970), American singer *

Teri Peterson Teri Peterson (born November 6, 1959, in Santa Monica, California) is an American model and actress. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its July 1980 issue. See also * List of people in Playboy 1980–1989 This list of p ...

, (born 1959), American former ''Playboy'' playmate *

Teri Polo Theresa Elizabeth Polo (born June 1, 1969) is an American actress. She starred as Pamela Martha Focker (née Byrnes) in the ''Meet the Parents'' trilogy, Helen Santos in ''The West Wing'', and played the role of police officer Stef Adams Foster ...

(born 1969), American actress * Teri Shields (1933–2012), American actress, film producer, socialite, and former model *

Teri Steer-Cantwell Teri Steer-Cantwell (born October 3, 1975, in Crete, Nebraska) is an American shot putter. Career In 1999, she won bronze medals at the World Indoor Championships and the Pan American Games, and finished ninth at the World Championships. She at ...

(born 1975), American shot putter *

Teri Sue Wood Teri Sue Wood, also known as Teresa Susan Challender (born April 21, 1965), is an American comic artist best known for her 1993 to 1997 independent-comics series ''Wandering Star'', which ran for 21 issues, and first found success with the comic ...

(born 1965), American comic artist *

Teri Takai Teri M. Takai is an American public servant who served as the United States Department of Defense's Chief information officer (CIO) from 2012 to 2014. Takai also served the acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integ ...

, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration and the Chief Information Officer for the United States Department of Defense (2010-) *

Teri Thornton Teri Thornton, born Shirley Enid Avery (September 1, 1934 – May 2, 2000) was an American jazz singer and piano player. Thornton first performed in local Detroit clubs in the 1950s. She moved to New York City in the 1960s, where she found work ...

(1934–2000), American jazz singer *

Teri Tordai Teri Tordai (born 28 December 1941) is a Hungarian actress. She has appeared in a large number of European films, including a number of costume films made in the late 1960s and early 1970s, especially '' Frau Wirtin'' series of Franz Antel, w ...

, Hungarian actress *

Teri Weigel Teri Weigel (born 1961 or 1962) is an American former pornographic actress and ''Playboy'' Playmate. Early life Weigel was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and grew up in Deerfield Beach, Florida. She began modeling while in her teens, appearin ...

(born 1962), American former ''Playboy'' playmate

Fictional characters

Teri Bauer The following is a list of characters in the American serial drama television series '' 24'', '' 24: Live Another Day'', and '' 24: Legacy'' by season and event. The list first names the actor, followed by the character. Some characters have their ...

, fictional character in the television series '' 24'' * Teri Hillman, fictional character in the comic series ''Peter Parker'' *

Teri Joseph ''Soul Food'' is an American drama television series that aired on Showtime from June 28, 2000, to May 26, 2004. Developed for television by Felicia D. Henderson, the series was an adaptation of George Tillman Jr.'s 1997 film of the same nam ...

, fictional character in the television series ''Soul Food'' * Teri, a paper bear character in ''

The Amazing World of Gumball ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' (also known simply as ''Gumball'' or by its abbreviation ''TAWOG''; retitled ''The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball'' beginning with its The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball, seventh season) is an animated si ...

'' * Terri Webber Arnett, fictional character in the television series ''

General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera created by Frank and Doris Hursley which has been broadcast on American Broadcasting Company, ABC since April 1, 1963. Originally a half-hour seria ...