Teresa "Teri" Austin (born April 17, 1957) is a Canadian animal care activist and former actress. She had her greatest acting success in the 1980s and 1990s, and is best known for her role as Jill Bennett in the CBS primetime soap opera Knots Landing, and as co-host of the Canadian reality series Thrill of a Lifetime.
Career Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, Austin began her acting career there in television, film, radio and theatre. She co-hosted the show Thrill of a Lifetime before moving to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career there.
Austin is best-known for her performance as Jill Bennett on CBS series Knots Landing. She played the role from 1985 to 1989, and in 1990 won Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Villain: Prime Time. She also appeared in Quantum Leap, Seinfeld, Matlock, Murder, She Wrote, L.A. Law, and returned to soap roles in Beverly Hills, 90210 and Models Inc.. In film, she appeared in The Vindicator (1986) and Raising Cain (1992).
In 2001, Austin left acting and began working as animal care activist in Los Angeles, creating The Amanda Foundation.
Personal
Austin and Knots Landing co-star Ted Shackelford were roommates at one point of time when the show was on television.https://people.com/archive/live-wire-teri-austin-turns-a-knots-plot-into-a-real-life-romance-vol-27-no-18
Filmography + Teri Austin film and television creditsYearTitleRole Notes1985–1989Knots Landing Jill BennettRecurring role, 96 episodes 1985 The Fall Guy Annie Benton Episode: "The King of the Stuntmen"Terminal ChoiceLylah CraneFeature film1986 The VindicatorLauren LehmanFeature film1988Dangerous Love Dominique Feature film1989False WitnessSandralee DawsonTelevision filmStreet LegalAlex Roper Episode: "See No Evil"1990Quantum Leap Dana Barrenger Episode: "Her Charm"Counterstrike The Guide Episode: "Art for Art's Sake" (credited as Tanya Austin)Cop Rock Trish Vaughn Feature film1990,1992Matlock Liz Bateman (ep1)Beth (ep2)Episodes: "The Talk Show", "The Vacation"1991SeinfeldAva Episodes: "The Stranded", "The Revenge"1992WingsShannon Moss Episode: "Just Say No"Raising CainKarenFeature film1993In The Heat Of The NightAlice Episode: "Deadly Affection"Murder, She Wrote Louise Walton Episode: "A Death in Hong Kong"L.A. LawMorgan Farrell Episode: "Rhyme and Punishment"1994Beverly Hills, 90210Ingrid Episodes: "A Pig Is a Boy Is a Dog", "Cuffs and Links"Models Inc. Dinah Episodes: "Blind by Love", "Till Death Do Us Part"1995Baywatch NightsLt. Amanda Cash Episode: "Pressure Cooker"1995One West WaikikiCarrie TravisEpisode: Unhappily Ever After1996 The Dark MistDiamond Feature film1997Diagnosis MurderClaire Reed Episode: "Delusions of Murder"1998BaywatchMom Episode: "The Natural"2000An American DaughterGreta Feature film2001 GanglandMary Anne AdamsFeature film
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