The Terry Farrell FAQ (4/18/94)
Jeffrey Koga
The Terry Farrell Internet Fan Club PRESENTS...
The Terry Farrell Frequently Asked Questions List! (Ta da!)
Compiled by Jeff "Koganuts" Koga (uk...@mcl.ucsb.edu)
Last revision 4/18/94
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS What you're looking at right now, silly!
SPECIAL THANKS TO Loads of appreciation to those who made this list
possible.
PROFILE Biographical information.
MODELING List of her modeling jobs for magazine covers and ads.
MAGAZINES List of her magazine interviews/profiles, etc.
FILM List of her film roles.
TELEVISION COMMERCIALS List of her television commericals.
TELEVISION INTERVIEWS List of her television interviews.
TELEVISION MOVIES List of her made-for-television movie roles.
TELEVISION SERIES List of her television roles.
FAN LETTER What happened when a fan sent her a letter.
CONVENTION APPEARANCES List of her real-life convention appearances.
MERCHANDISE List of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine merchandise. No Dax
inflatable blow-up dolls, sorry!
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SPECIAL THANKS TO
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Dean Adams <dad...@netcom.com>
Scott Alfter <sknk...@sonny-boy.cs.unlv.edu>
Michael Butler <michael...@cld9.com>
Ron C. Carman's "'Star Trek' Actor's Other Roles FAQ"
<rcca...@mik.uky.edu>
_Celebrity Sleuth_, Volume 7 Number 4 [No Internet address]
Alice Cramer <alice....@mixcom.mixcom.com>
Mary Draganis <ma...@lsupoz.apana.org.au>
Gary Friedman <frie...@delphi.com>
Richard Gralnik <r...@patuxent.desktalk.com>
Jim Griffith's List of Upcoming Conventions
<grif...@scam.berkeley.edu>
Benjamin A. Havens <bha...@engin.umich.edu>
Otto "Hack-Man" Heuer <ot...@cfsmo.honeywell.com>
Inge Heyer <he...@stsci.edu>
Jason P. Heym <jh...@andrew.cmu.edu>
Eugene Hsu <euge...@phakt.usc.edu>
Kevin Kenney <ken...@nb.rockwell.com>
Melissa B. Koch <m...@sirius.larc.nasa.gov>
David Lilliard <zar...@sycom.mi.org>
Dave Litchman <da...@admiral.uucp>
Mick Martin and Marsha Porter's _Video Movie Guide 1994_
[No Internet address]
Mario Moeller's "Hellraiser FAQ" <moe...@mundil.cs.mu.oz.au>
Ian Spelling's "Terry Farrell: Science Officer" article in _Star Trek: Deep
Space Nine: The Offical Magazine_, Volume 3
[No Internet address]
Cary R. Stephan <ca...@access.digex.net>
Patrick Sun <gt3...@prism.gatech.edu>
Jonathan Tham <jo...@cunyvm.cuny.edu>
David Thiel <d-t...@uiuc.edu>
Chris J. Wein <cjw...@watcgl.uwaterloo.ca>
Diane Westerfield <we...@midway.uchicago.edu>
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PROFILE
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Birthdate: 11/19/63
Birthplace: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Raised in Boston
Measurements: 34-25-36
--_Celebrity Sleuth_ and Mary Draganis
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"'I used to watch 'Star Trek' when I was seven. My grandmother made me a
TRIBBLE. I can still see myself by my Elton John toe socks.'"
--_Celebrity Sleuth_
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"Though Farrell was a big fan of the original 'Star Trek' series growing up, she
knew little about 'The Next Generation before entering the 'Trek' universe
herself. 'I used to watch the original 'Star Trek' all the time when I was a
little kid. I remember my grandmother made me a Tribble, which I kept by my
TV in my room. But I had only watched 'The Next Generation' a couple of
times,' she admits. 'I really dont' watch that much TV in general. Now, I've
made it a point to watch 'Next Generation' more often.'"
--Ian Spelling, _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Official Magazine_
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"...her father left her when she was young and died a few years later. Her
mother later re-married."
--Jason P. Heym
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"She is from my hometown and went to my high school: George Washington Senior
High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. I think she would have been a senior when
I was a sophomore (I'm class of '85) but she left school before her senior
year to go to New York to model. I never met her but I remember someone put
her picture up in the office as one of those 'local kid does good' items.
Anyway, since it's not very often someone from CR (or at least attended some
high school there) gets famous so I thought I would share my limited info."
--Alice Cramer
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"At George Washington Senior High School she was called the 'stringed bean.'"
"She started her career climb by winning the Miss photogenic award in some Iowa
beauty pageant. An amateur photographer took some shots and sent them to New
York. An Elite? Modeling agency woman came out to check her out. After this
news made the local (school?) newspaper, all of her friends instantly became
jealous. After all, they considered her to be the most awkward looking
creature at her school. She once had ears that came straight out of her
head... Her mother even called her Dumbo for her ears. 'They used to catch a
lot of wind,' she said. Then she had some ear-retraction surgery at 18 to fix
that."
--Jason P. Heym
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"...began her career as a fashion model. During her two-and-a-half year stint
before photographer's cameras, Farrell graced the covers of such renowned
magazines as _Vogue_ and _Mademoiselle_, among others. At the same time, she
studied acting in both New York and Los Angeles."
--Ian Spelling, _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Offical Magazine_
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"'Picture this,' reported one tabloid in May 1990. 'Movie tough guy Mickey
Rourke actually got on BENDED KNEES in front of nearly 50 people in gal pal
Terry Farrell's acting class--then he asked her to MARRY him! A shocked Terry
said, 'Yes,' and the couple got a standing ovation.' Hold the applause! Less
than a MONTH later, another tabloid offered the following tidbit: 'Mickey
Rouke's EX-girlfriend Terry Farrell (who gave up her career to wait for him)
is getting back in circulation. She MOVED IN with Tom Cruise's ex, Mimi
Rogers.'"
--_Celebrity Sleuth_
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"In the early 1980's...Terry was sitting in a restaurant when a waitress mistook
her for Brooke Shields."
"...she was raised on a red meat and milk (it did her body good) diet. After
moving up, she switched to plain yogurt and rice cakes (too bad)."
--Jason P. Heym
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"Terry Farrell knew Michael Dorn and had worked with Jonathan Frakes nearly a
decade ago. She and Marina Sirtis had a mutual friend. So, it seemed only
natural that Farrell would one day wind up before the 'Star Trek' cameras."
"In fact, Farrell spent so much time over on the 'Next Generation soundstages,
while filming several audition s for 'Deep Space Nine's' producers, that the
actress befriended virtually the entire cast. 'I would be talking with
Jonathan by his trailer when Patrick [Stewart] or Brent [Spiner] would come
by, so we would all talk. I met LeVar [Burton] and we talked for a while,
too. He let me ride his bicycle around the lot,' says the actress. 'I just
went to his wedding, which was great. 'The Next Generation' and 'Deep Space
nine' stages are right by each other, and because we have to spend so many
hours on the lot and the casts are around each other so much, the process of
getting to know people was really accelerated.'"
--Ian Spelling, _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Official Magazine_
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"I think the word to describe her is wholesome."
"...she said that 'The only thing I had in common with my boyfriends was green
eyes.'"
--Jason P. Heym
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MODELING
Format...Sponsor/_Magazine Title_ (Year):
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Kool cigarettes (19??):
"I can't believe you don't have her as the 'Kool girl'. That is, she is the
girl (one of them at least) in the Kool cigarette print ads. And yes, I am
sure about this (a few years ago)."
--Chris J. Wein
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_Mademoiselle_ and _Vogue_ (19??):
"...'supermodel' Terry has been on the cover of both VOGUE and MADEMOISELLE."
--Dean Adams
"A photograph of such a _Mademoiselle_ cover can be seen in _Celebrity Sleuth_,
Volume 7 Number 4." [See below under MAGAZINES]
--Jeffrey Koga [ed.]
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Virginia Slims cigarettes (1991):
"I digged through some old Entertainment Weekly mags dating back to 1991 and was
surprised to find Terry Farrell in a number of Virginia Slims ads...most
notably, the one where she is dressed as Napoleon ("Ever wonder what history
would be like if it was herstory?") Since I remember that ad very well, I was
surprised I never made the retro-connection to Farrell until seeing it again."
--Michael Butler
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Estee Lauder (1992):
"I found a two-page spread of an Estee Lauder ad in a Vogue magazine with Terry
Farrell in it, from about a year ago. Somebody on the net claimed that only
one woman -- not our T.F -- models for Estee Lauder and therefore it couldn't
be Terry. I don't buy that. I'm looking at the picture right now and this
woman looks just like Dax, only she has more makeup, less clothing, and no
Trill spots. Even the dopey hairstyle is the same. And the same serene
expression on her face, too. If this ain't Dax, it has to be her evil twin
sister! (for reference, the ad is a photograph of a woman wearing brown
gossamer silk sitting on a dock in a tropical setting)."
--Diane Westerfield
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MAGAZINES
Format..._Title_ (Month Year, Volume Number, Issue Number, page numbers):
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_Celebrity Sleuth_ ("Women of Fantasy #5", Volume 7 Number 4):
"Celebrity Sleuth is an overpriced magazine dedicated to printing nude photos of
celebrities."
--Otto "Hack-Man" Heuer
"...a magazine dedicated to provided rare shots of celebrities. It is quite
good, has pics you won't see anywhere else and doesn't repeat the same shots
over and over and over..."
--Cary R. Stephan
"According to the magazine, the pictures are from a European photo session.
There are three excellent shots on pages 5-7 of her wearing a see-through body
stocking."
--Dean Adams
"There are three shots in her section:
1) Topless with her cheeks sucked in for some weird high-cheekbone look.
2) Topless sitting in a chair and looking normal (i.e. great).
3) Full frontal standing with the sucked-in cheeks again."
--Cary R. Stephan
"The...magazine...says that Terry wore tape on her torso in 'Off the Mark'. The
magazine also has two topless and one full-frontal shot of Ms. Farrell in a
fishnet thingee, from her modelling days."
--Kevin Kenney
"If your local newsstand doesn't carry it, send $9.50 (including p&h):
Celebrity Sleuth
P.O. Box 273
West Redding, CT 06896"
--Gary Friedman
"This may be obvious already, but you will probably find this magazine in the
adult section of the magazine rack, shrink-wrapped."
--Jeffrey Koga [ed.]
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_Cinefantastique_ (April 1993, Volume 23 Issue 6):
"Casting the Space Station Ensemble: Paramount took affirmative action in
filling roles with women and minorities." by Mark Altman
--Jeffrey Koga [ed.]
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_Cinefantastique_ (April 1993, Volume 23 Issue 6):
"STARFLEET DOSSIER"
"A quick paragraph or two describing Jadzia Dax, accompanied by no photos."
--Jeffrey Koga [ed.]
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_Cinefantastique_ (April 1993, Volume 23 Issue 6):
"Alien Makeups: Getting beyond the bony foreheads and crinkly noses of
Roddenberry's rule." by David Ian Salter
--Jeffrey Koga [ed.]
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_People_ (1982 or 1984)_
"It was the same article that said she was an electrocuted stringbean."
--Jason P. Heym
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_Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Official Magazine_ (Volume 2, pages 55-59):
"Terry Farrell: Science Officer" by Ian Spelling
"A profile/biography of Ms. Farrell, accompanied by some nice pictures."
--Jeffrey Koga [ed.]
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_Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Official Magazine_ (Volume 3, page 52):
"The Faces of Deep Space Nine: Makeup Designs by Michael Westmore"
"This is primarily a photo gallery of Mr. Westmore's makeups for the show, but
there is one really nice photo of Ms. Farrell having her Trill spots applied
to her face."
--Jeffrey Koga [ed.]
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_Star Trek: The Official Fan Club_ Magazine (Nov./Dec. 1992, #88):
"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" by Dan Madsen
"A quick few paragraphs describing Jadzia Dax and Ms. Farrell, accompanied by an
early photo of the entire cast."
--Jeffrey Koga [ed.]
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_Star Trek: The Official Fan Club_ Magazine (March/April 1993, #90):
"Welcome to Deep Space Nine: Part Two" by Dan Madsen
"A short profile/biography of Ms. Farrell, accompanied by her first season
studio publicity photo."
--Jeffrey Koga [ed.]
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-Starlog_ (March 1993, #188):
"The Trill of it All: As a little girl, Terry Farrell watched 'Star Trek.' Now,
she's part of the adventure." by Ian Spelling
"A profile/biography of Ms. Farrell, accompanied by some nice pictures."
--Jeffrey Koga [ed.]
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_TV Guide_ (?, ?):
There was an article about her when "Paper Dolls" aired.
--Alice Cramer
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FILM
Format..."Film" [Category] (Director, Year): Character's name
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"Portfolio" [Drama] (Robert Guralnick, 1983):
--Ron C. Carman
"This has no plot--just a series of interviews endeavoring to make modeling look
appealing.
Rated R for profanity. 83 m.
CAST: Carol Alt, Julie Wolfe, Patty Owen, Kelly Emberg, Paulina Porizkova."
--Mick Martin and Marsha Porter
[They gave the film * out of a possible ***** rating]
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"Back to School" [Comedy] (Alan Metter, 1986):
"A true surprise from the usually acerbic Rodney Dangerfield, who sheds his lewd
'n' crude image in favor of one more sympathetic and controlled. He stars as
the self-made owner of a chain of 'Tall and Fat' stores who decides to return
to college for a never-achieved diploma. He selects the college attended by
his son in order to spend more time with the boy (well played by Keith
Gordon).
Rated PG-13 for occasionally vulgar humor. 96 m.
CAST: Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young, Keith Gordon, Robert
Downey Jr., Ned Beatty, M. Emmet Walsh, Adrienne Barbeau, William Zabka,
Severn Darden."
--Mick Martin and Marsha Porter
[They gave the film ***1/2 out of a possible ***** rating]
"...a really funny movie and worth seeing even without Ms. Farrell."
--Richard Gralnik
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"Off the Mark" [Comedy] (Bill Berry, 1986): Jenell Johnson
"This off-the-wall comedy centers around Mark Neely, who once hosted a Russian
boy (Terry Farrell) in his home for a year. Now they're both grown up and
competing in a triathlon. The two leads are a delight.
81 m.
CAST: Mark Neely, Terry Farrell, Virginia Capers, Jon Cypher, Barry Corbin."
--Mick Martin and Marsha Porter
[They gave the film *** out of a possible ***** rating]
"Things in it I did notice before I realized it was Terry from ST:DS9 : She ran
in cut off T-shirt, she was nekked in the showers, she was stripping on a
table with a bunch of guys around her..."
--Eugene Hsu
"The movie itself is nothing special, deriving most of its humor from extremely
bad puns, but it does have Farrell in a number of skimpy outfits. I don't
think there are any nude scenes, but I can't be sure since the movie was
pretty heavily edited by USA [Network]."
--Dave Litchman
"A total turkey, IMHO, but just seeing Terry in it made it worth the money. ;)
Terry was not the Russian kid. She was just a chick that the main character
guy ran into at a track meet. The video box referred to her as a 'girl-jock'.
The Russian boy actually was played by a male actor. (And damn, was that fat
little bastard annoying!)"
--Benjamin A. Havens
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"Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth" [Horror] (Anthony Hickox, 1992): Joey
Summerskill
"Pinhead returns, only this time he's brought some new friends and they don't
want to go back where they came from. Combine gory (and very imaginative
special effects and a slightly off-center story and you have one that should
please fans, but make others sick.
Rated R for graphic profanity, simulated sex, and graphic violence. 90 m.
CAST: Terry Farrell, Doug Bradley, Paula Marshall, Kevin Bernhardt, Ashley
Lawrence."
--Mick Martin and Marsha Porter
[They gave the film *** out of a possible ***** rating]
"...included a brief scene of Terry as an involuntary S&M participant."
--_Celebrity Sleuth_
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"Red Storm Rising" [Action/Adventure] (?, 1994): ?
"...she co-stars with world kickboxing champion Don Wilson, and it's due for
release in early 94."
--Benjamin A. Havens
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TELEVISION COMMERCIALS
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Shampoo (19??):
"...her hair doesn't get wet, they just show how great the shampoo works on her
hair. Damn, I wish I could remember which brand it was...Nice and Easy...it
wasn't Prell...maybe Lori-ell (sp!)...definitely not Suave! But I have seen
her in the commercial... It's been a while since I've seen the commercial,
though."
--Patrick Sun
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TELEVISION INTERVIEWS
Format..."Title" (Network/Syndicated, Month/Day/Year):
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"Inside 'Star Trek'" (E! Entertainment News Network, 1993):
"This was a basic behind-the scenes look at 'ST:TNG' and 'ST:DS9', and there
were clips from interviews with cast members from both shows, including Ms.
Farrell."
--Jeffrey Koga [ed.]
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"Terry Farrell: Hostess Cupcake" (KCOP, Channel 13 in Los Angeles, 11/25/93):
"...the L.A. station KCOP did a report on Terry a couple of weeks ago."
--Dean Adams
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TELEVISION MOVIES
Format..."Title" (Network/Syndicated, Month/Day/Year): Character's name
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"Beverly Hills Madam" (?, ?): ?
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"The Deliberate Stranger (?, ?): ?
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"L.A. Madame" (NBC Movie of the Week, ?): ?
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"Danielle Steele's '_Star_" (NBC, 9/?/1993): ?
"She played this wealthy, ambitious, shallow type. She wore a lot of nice suits
and evening wear. She had 2 bedroom scenes (that I saw) and one bikini
scene."
--Melissa B. Koch
"Terry was very good, but she also was the only thing worth watching in it (and
the only reason I watched :)."
--Dean Adams
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TELEVISION SERIES
Format..."Title" (Network/Syndicated, Month/Day/Year), "Episode title":
Character's name
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"Mimi & Me" (?, ?), "The Pilot": ?
--Ron C. Carman
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"Paper Dolls" (ABC, 9/?/1984-12/?/1984): Laurie Caswell
--Ron C. Carman
"...a short-lived series about modeling, during which she worked with Jonathan
Frakes."
--Ian Spelling, _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Official Magazine_
"Nearly a decade ago, she co-starred with Morgan Fairchild and Nicolette
Sheridan in 'Paper Dolls'..., playing--noted one critic--'a living Barbie
doll'..."
--_Celebrity Sleuth_
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"The Cosby Show" (NBC, ?/?/1985), No episode title given: ?
"This was a fairly old episode (1985); in it, she plays the girlfriend of one of
Cliff Huxtable's friends. (Yes, somebody robbed the cradle...he was 53, while
she was probably only in her early or mid-20s.)
For another plot clue, though...in another thread in the same ep, Claire teases
Cliff about what he'd do if she died (specifically, would he remarry, go out
on dates, etc.). After Terry Farrell's character and her boyfriend make their
appearance, the same kind of 'debate' continues among some of the other
regulars on the show. This might help to further nail down the specific
episode."
--Scott Alfter
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"Family Ties" (NBC, ?/?/198?): ?
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"Grapevine" (?, ?/?/198?): ?
--Ian Spelling, _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Official Magazine_
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"The New Twilight Zone" (Syndicated, 198?), "The After Hours": Marsha
"Appeared in a remake of an episode of the original TZ series. She plays a young
woman who is trapped in a shopping mall after closing time and stalked by
strangers who seem to know all about her."
--David Thiel
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"Quantum Leap" (NBC, 199?), "A Leap for Lisa": Lisa
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"Red Dwarf" (Almost NBC): Cat
"Terry Farrell landed the role of Cat in the American version of the popular
British sci-fi comedy "Red Dwarf". The unaired pilot and series was rejected
by NBC. This was right before she landed the role of Jadzia Dax on ST:DS9."
--Jonathan Tham
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"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (Syndicated, 1/?/1993?-now): Jadzia Dax
"...Tamilyn Tomita {'Come See the Paradise'} had already auditioned for the role
of Dax. But, according to Tomita: 'They said I 'didn't HAVE enough.'' It's
quite evident, however, that Terry has PLENTY to go around..."
--_Celebrity Sleuth_
"Once she was chosen to play Dax, which was actually the last part cast, Farrell
found herself working overtime to learn the show's 'techno-babble' and film
scenes from the pilot ('Emissary') that had been shot around the character
until the right actress and the appropriate makeup designs were selected. The
actress also voraciously read the 'Deep Space Nine' bible, created by Rick
Berman and Michael Piller, to discover more about her character."
"'As an actress, I just try to look at the oldest, most mature part of myself
when I play her. They also have me a tape of 'The Host' [a fourth-season
'Next Generation' episode that introduced the Trill] which I watched several
times. That was really very helpful to me.'"
"'I was so freaked out when I got the part,' she enthuses. 'I was so
overwhelmed. It was like, 'Oh, my God! This show is the second spin-off of a
legend I watched when I was a kid.' It's really a living legend. I can't
wait. 'Star Trek' is such an optimistic view of what the world could be like
in the future. People aren't prejudiced. They love each other for what's
going on inside. They try to deal as best they can with problems going on
outside. That is very optimistic, and it should be that way now. 'Star Trek'
says, 'Hey! We're going to be here in the 24th Century and we'll be getting
along and we'll be doing exciting things.' People are excited by that. I
know I am.'"
--Ian Spelling, _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Official Magazine_
"Notable episodes include the following...
First season
'The Emissary': Jadzia Dax's introduction!
'Dax': Jadzia is placed on trial for the alleged murder, by Curzon, of
Tandro's father 30 years ago.
Second season
'Invasive Procedures': Dax is stolen from Jadzia and is placed into Verad, a
dispossessed and rejected Trill host.
'Melora': Dax and Melora discuss love in Starfleet.
'Playing God': Dax trains Arjin, an arrogant Trill applicant. Includes the
infamous shower scene!
'Blood Oath': Jadzia is reunited, by a blood oath, with Kang, Koloth, and Kor,
for one final battle against The Albino."
--Jeffrey Koga [ed.]
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FAN LETTER
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"They (I say 'they' because it had to be some mindless fan-mail factory)
basically took my name and address, computer-printed an address label, and
stuck it on what I am guessing was a pre-made pack of essentially nothing.
The aforementioned form letter (on personalized stationery), replee with
xeroxed signature (i.e. fake) and typos; and a pretty disappointing black and
white photo (8x10 I think) -- the autograph on it is as 'authentic' as that
on the letter, and she ain't even smiling. Not even a little.
I have no idea if this is the typical stuff fans receive from 'her', so I'm not
going to pass judgement.
If so, I *would* like to save others from wasting their time as I did, but quite
frankly it's almost embarassing admitting I got blown off like this. Ack!
Since I don't really know what 'she' replies with, I don't want to set off any
false alarms.
Considering I mailed my letter on the last day of January, and I received this
one last week, I think the whole thing's rather pathetic, don't you? Of
course she's a big star, but c'mon - she's not *that* big. I suppose I was
expecting *someone* to at least read what I wrote... Was I wrong in assumingi
Trek stars acted differently from other big-time Hollywood punks? ACK!
Pardon me, I need a drink. The flames are scorching my $!*%*&(@ mouth. :-[
Make no mistake - I'm still a big fan, just a bit ticked-off."
--Benjamin A. Havens
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CONVENTION APPEARANCES
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Format...Name--Location, Street Address, City, State (Date)
L.A. Comic Book and Sci-Fi Covention--Westin Bonaventure Hotel, 404 S. Figueroa
St., Los Angeles, California (2/7/93)
"Advertised as '...her FIRST convention apperance...' and that she '...will be
signing autographs.'"
--Jeffrey Koga [ed.]
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Vulkon--Orlando North Hilton and Towers, 350 South North Lake Blvd., Orlando,
Florida (3/93 or 4/93)
--Raymond Brown and Jim Griffith
"She shared the main billing with Michael O'Rear (?), 'Commander Sinclair' of
'Babylon Five. It was their first conventions, ever! This particular con,
though, was a little small... Only 600 or so guests showed up for the two
days. But she was _nothing_ like her character! She was told by Rick Berman
to keep her character 'cool and aloof, almost Zen-like'. It worked... <g>"
--Raymond Brown
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Shore Leave 16--Hunt Valley Marriot Inn, Sawan Rd., Hunt Valley, Maryland (7/8-
7/10/94)
"This is Terry Farrell's first convention in well over a year. She will be
signing autographs (all of Shore Leave's guests do)."
--Inge Heyer
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MERCHANDISE
Format...Company--Description (Price):
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Advanced Graphics--Jadzia Dax "Deep Space Nine Lifesize Stand-up" ($20.00):
"Choose from four different styles, each standing an average of 6' tall!" Among
the styles offered are "Security Chief Odo (#105)", "Commander Sisko (#106)",
"Dr. Julian Bashir (#109)", and "Lt. Jadzia Dax (#108)".
--From _Previews_, February 1994, pg. 262
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Antioch Publishing Company--Jadzia Dax bookmark (about $2.00):
"Lieutenant Jadzia Dax is the Starfleet science officer. Dax is an alien known
as a Trill, a joined species compriesd of two seaparte but interdependent
entities: a host and a symobiont. While her 28-year old body serves as a
host, the symbiont that lives insider her is a 300-year old life form that
looks like a short, fat snake. Dax therefore possesses the wisdom and
knowledge from six lifetimes of experience."
--From the bookmark text
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Creation Convention--Various Jadzia Dax 8"x10" color glossy photographs ($5.00
each):
To date, there are only four that feature just Dax:
1) First season publicity photo. A head and shoulders shot, with her head
tilted slightly to her left, against a yellowish background. Slight
smile.
[This is my personal favorite]
2) First season photo. A head and shoulders shot of her sitting at her
console at Ops on DS9. Slight smile.
3) First season photo from "A Man Alone". A medium shot of her standing
behind Ibudan's clone in the tank. She is smiling broadly.
4) Second season publicity photo. A head and shoulders shot, with her head
facing the camera more than in her first season studio publicity photo,
against a dark blue/deep purple background. Slight smile.
--From Jeffrey Koga [ed.]
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Playmates--Jadzia Dax action figure (about $5.00):
This action figure includes a SkyBox "ST:DS9" trading card (probably identical
to the one in the "DS9" trading card set, with the only difference being the
presence of the Playmates logo in between the Paramount and Skybox logos),
that profiles our favorite Trill:
"The individual known as Jadzia appears to be a beautiful young woman--but the
creature called Dax is no woman at all! Two creatures joined as one, Jadzia
Dax is a Trill, a lifeform that exists in a state of symbiosis. Jadzia, the
28-year old host body, holds several scientific degrees and is a respected
academic. Dax, the symbiont, is a small slug-like creature that has the
combined wisdom of six lives spanning 300 years. Dax's previous host body was
and old man named Curzon, and it was Curzon Dax who was Commander Sisko's
friend and mentor at Starfleet Academy."
--From Jeffrey Koga [ed.]
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Jeff "Koganuts" Koga || "You seen that new BT-16?"
uk...@mcl.ucsb.edu || "Yeah, some of the other guys were telling me about it.
(c) 1994 Koganuts || They say it's...quite the thing to see."
Prod. Studios || SW: TotJ D ANH TESB RotJ TaB TCoPL HttE DFR TLC DE JS DA CotF
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Jeff "Koganuts" Koga || "You seen that new BT-16?"
uk...@mcl.ucsb.edu || "Yeah, some of the other guys were telling me about it.
(c) 1994 Koganuts || They say it's...quite the thing to see."
Prod. Studios || SW: TotJ D ANH TESB RotJ TaB TCoPL HttE DFR TLC DE JS DA CotF