Teri Ann Linn (born April 7, 1961) is an American actress and singer who also worked in Finland and Italy. She originated the role of

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on ''

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'', appearing regularly from 1987 to 1990, briefly returning in 1992 and again in 1994.

Miss Hawaii USA 1981

Linn was Miss Hawaii USA 1981 and fourth runner-up in the Miss USA 1981 pageant.

Acting career

She appeared as a guest on Johnny Carson's ''

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,'' April 28, 1982 with the

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for a ''

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'' album. The album earned a

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after which she hosted a TV show called ''Grand Prix All Star Show'' with co-host Michael Young. IMDB.com lists 242 episodes of ''

'' with Linn.

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continued the role of Kristen Forrester in 184 episodes. Linn's TV appearances also include ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Flamingo Road'', ''

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'', and '' T. J. Hooker''. She had the lead female role in the Italian comedy mini-series ''Anni '60''. She was a host, guest host and made appearances on ''Hour Magazine,'' ''

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,'' ''

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'' and ''

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'' (as "family" leader). She also performed in a trapeze act on the 1987 ''

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.'' Although generally cast as the nice, pretty girl, ''

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'' quoted her as saying "No problem creating bitchiness; everybody has it in them." Known for big hair in the eighties, Linn later appeared with post-80's looks in a 1996 movie, ''Pure Danger,'' that also featured

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(''

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''). In another 1999 movie, ''Fallout'' with

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, she plays a NASA computer engineer sent into space to fix broken hardware.

Singing career

Linn's first albums, ''Love is the Answer'' and ''Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy'' were recorded under the Fazer Music label in 1993 and 1997 with European/Finland releases. Her CD ''Teri'' was released in the United States in 1998 by the record label Pool Party with a re-arranged track order. According to ''CD Universe'': with

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('' Forrest Gump'', '' Little Shop of Horrors'', ''

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'').

Personal life

Linn was raised in the Diamond Head area of

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. Linn was a schoolmate of

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at Punahou School in

(both graduated in 1979). She was quoted in the Italian daily '' Corriere della Sera'', saying that the future

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had a "cute afro" and that he "dressed like John Travolta." She added that she thought Obama wasn't very good at tennis, "or we would have played tennis together", since she knew the good tennis players in Hawaii. At Punahou, Linn was the 1978 Hawaii state girls' singles tennis champion. She attended one year at

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. In 1981, Linn and her mother won the Mother-Daughter

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. In ''People'' magazine, she is pictured with her (then) "boyfriend" actor Tony Griffin, the only child of entertainment business magnate

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. Linn is currently a real estate agent in Southern California.https://www.realtor.com/realestateagents/teri-ann-linn-anderson___2736384_223694448

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Linn, Teri Ann 1961 births Living people Actresses from Honolulu American women singers American soap opera actresses American television actresses Miss USA 1980s delegates Musicians from Honolulu Punahou School alumni 21st-century American women