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Teri Austin

Highest Rated: 63% Raising Cain (1992)

Lowest Rated: 63% Raising Cain (1992)

Birthday: Apr 17, 1957

Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Canadian-born actress Teri Austin is best known for her role as seductress Jill Bennett on the long-running primetime soap opera "Knots Landing" from 1985 to 1989. The show was a definite breakout role for the relatively unknown actress and opened up the door for steady work after she was written off the program. Before her role on "Knots Landing," she studied acting at Toronto's York University and, in 1981, landed a job as the co-host of a local talk show called "The Thrill of a Lifetime." Austin moved to Los Angeles in 1984 and snatched the role on the soap after only a few months. She appeared in a handful of programs, one of them the Lee Majors action show "The Fall Guy." Post-"Knots Landing," she guest-starred on numerous programs, including two episodes for the sitcom "Seinfeld" (playing a co-worker of George Costanza's), a small role in Brian De Palma's psychological thriller "Raising Cain," and a small role on the teen soap "Beverly Hills, 90210." When not acting, Austin devotes her time to animal activism and is president of the Amanda Foundation, a non-profit organization devoted to rescuing stray cats and dogs.

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Highest rated movies

63% 40% Raising Cain
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Rescue Me
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The Raven's Prey
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Frankenstein '88
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An American Daughter
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23% The Vindicator
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Johnny Ryan
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Dangerous Love
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Lord Protector
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Connections
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Filmography

Movies

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No Score Yet No Score Yet The Raven's Prey The Woman (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet An American Daughter Greta (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lord Protector Diamond (Character) - 1996
63% 40% Raising Cain Karen (Character) $20.5M 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Connections Ann Wilson/Tracy Lee (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Johnny Ryan Paula Westridge (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet False Witness Sandralee Dawson (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rescue Me Laura (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dangerous Love Dominique (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Frankenstein '88 Lauren Lehman (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet 23% The Vindicator Lauren Lehman (Character) - 1986

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Life ... and Stuff Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Diagnosis Murder Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
17% No Score Yet Baywatch Nights Unknown (Guest Star) 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Watcher Unknown (Guest Star) 1995
No Score Yet 89% Murder, She Wrote Louise Walton (Guest Star) 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Knots Landing Jill Bennett (Character) 1985-1987 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wings Unknown (Guest Star) 1992-1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Matlock Unknown (Guest Star) 1990 1992
89% 92% Seinfeld Ava (Guest Star) 1991
53% No Score Yet Cop Rock Trish Vaughn (Character) 1990
No Score Yet 90% Quantum Leap Dana Barrenger (Guest Star) 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Free Spirit Unknown (Guest Star) 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Fall Guy Unknown (Guest Star) 1985