Teri Lynn Reeves (née Kretz) is an American theater and television actress. Her television credits include ''
Chicago Fire'', ''
Battleground'', and ''
NCIS''.
Early life
Reeves was born in Northern California but moved many times in her life. She lived in Houston, TX, Grand Rapids, MI, Santa Barbara, and San Diego, and now resides in LA.
Career
Reeves' desire to become an actress began as a young girl while she was watching
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress in film, stage, and television. Her career as a Hollywood leading lady spanned over 60 years. She was known for her headstrong independence, spirited perso ...
in ''
The Philadelphia Story''. She began attending
UC Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Barbara, California with 23,196 undergraduates and 2,983 graduate students enrolled in 2021–2022. It is part of the Un ...
as a math major, but decided to audition for the acting program and was accepted. Reeves studied in the BFA program at UC Santa Barbara and the MFA program at
UC San Diego
The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego or colloquially, UCSD) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in San Diego, California. Established in 1960 near the pre-existing Scripps Insti ...
.
Reeves' most notable roles are KJ Jameson on ''
Battleground'', Hallie Thomas on ''
Chicago Fire'' and Dorothy Gale on ''
Once Upon a Time
"Once upon a time" is a stock phrase used to introduce a narrative of past events, typically in fairy tales and folk tales. It has been used in some form since at least 1380 (according to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'') in storytelling in the ...
''.
Personal life
Reeves holds a black belt in
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting (ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...
under Professor Romulo Barral, which she practices almost daily. Reeves has a cavalier king charles spaniel named Willow.
In 2005, she married Jonathan Reeves. The couple divorced in 2014.
Filmography
;Films
;Television Shows
References
External links
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Official Website
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American film actresses
American television actresses
American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Female Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners
University of California, Santa Barbara alumni
University of California, San Diego alumni
Actresses from the San Francisco Bay Area
Living people
21st-century American actresses
1981 births