Theresa Celeste Conn is an American actress. She is known for her roles as

Katie Peretti Katie Peretti is a fictional character on the daytime soap opera ''As the World Turns''. She was portrayed by Terri Conn from August 29, 1998 to September 17, 2010. She was also portrayed by Cori Anne Hansen as a child, from 1989 to 1994. Conn, kn ...

on ''

As the World Turns ''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other s ...

'', Christine “ Aubrey Wentworth" Karr on ''

One Life to Live ''One Life to Live'' (often abbreviated as ''OLTL'') is an American soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as a web series on Hulu and iTunes ...

'', and Ashley Dupree on Breaker High. On July 1, 2011, she married her former ''As the World Turns'' co-star,

Austin Peck Austin Peck (born April 9, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for his work in daytime soap operas. Personal life Peck was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and moved to San Francisco at age eight after his parents divorced. He briefly atten ...

. On December 22, 2018, Conn joined the shopping network QVC as a program host.

Personal background

Conn was born in

Bloomington, Indiana Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County in the central region of the U.S. state of Indiana. It is the seventh-largest city in Indiana and the fourth-largest outside the Indianapolis metropolitan area. According to the Mo ...

. She is the only child of a retired U.S. Air Force officer father and a real estate agent mother. She was married to actor and musician Arthur Colombino from 2001 to 2010, with whom she has a daughter Julia Catherine Colombino. Julia was born on-air, during an episode of the TLC series, '' A Baby Story'', which aired September 15, 2004. In June 2010, Conn and her former ''

'' co-star,

officially came out as a couple at the 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. Their relationship was covered in the February 15, 2011 and March 8, 2011 issues of ''

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'' magazine. The February Valentine's Day issue included an interview with Peck, covering his move to ''

'', along with his relationship with Conn. The couple were married on July 1, 2011. The couple have two daughters Keira Grace Peck and Morgan Theresa Peck.

Professional background

Conn starred in the 2008 movie, ''iMurders'', in the role of Sandra Wilson. She also appeared on the Canadian teen show '' Breaker High''. From 1998 to its finale in 2010, Conn portrayed Katie Snyder on CBS' ''

''. In December 2010, she joined ''

'' in the newly created role of Aubrey Wentworth, credited under her maiden name, Terri Conn, due to the split from her husband, Arthur Colombino.

Honors and awards

In 2001, Conn received a

Daytime Emmy Award The Daytime Emmy Awards, or Daytime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the New York–based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences ...

nomination in the category of Outstanding Younger Actress. She was additionally honored for the same role by ''

''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Conn, Terri American film actresses American television actresses Actresses from Indiana Living people People from Bloomington, Indiana 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Year of birth missing (living people)