Terri Treas
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Terri Treas is an American actress, writer and director. She has starred in films and on television. Terri is best known for her role as Newcomer
Cathy Frankel on the Fox Network short-lived science fiction
series Alien Nation (1989-1990) and in the five movies produced subsequent to the TV series which continued the storyline.
Her other well-known TV roles include the 1980s TV series Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Hannah McFadden from 1982–1983; the Fox Network TV series DEA; , and Santa Barbara
.
Terri's first movie role was in the 1979 movie All That Jazz
; her other film roles are So Fine
(1981), The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
(1982), and House IV
(1992).
Terri directed her first movie in 1992 called Play Nice.
Terri has written some episodes for TV series.
She had made guest appearances on many TV shows, such as Knight Rider, Crazy Like a Fox
, The A-Team
, Murphy Brown
, and Roseanne
.
Tenctonese
The Tenctonese, also known as Newcomers, are a humanoid species in the Alien Nation, television series and earlier film, as well as the later Alien Nation telefilm series. They are from the planet Tencton, though references to numerous slave colonies throughout the series and telemovies indicate...
Cathy Frankel on the Fox Network short-lived science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
series Alien Nation (1989-1990) and in the five movies produced subsequent to the TV series which continued the storyline.
Her other well-known TV roles include the 1980s TV series Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (TV series)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is an American musical television series loosely based on the film, which ran on CBS from September 19, 1982 to March 23, 1983.-Synopsis:...
as Hannah McFadden from 1982–1983; the Fox Network TV series DEA; , and Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara (TV series)
Santa Barbara is an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on July 30, 1984, and last aired on January 15, 1993. The show revolved around the eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family of Santa Barbara, California...
.
Terri's first movie role was in the 1979 movie All That Jazz
All That Jazz
All That Jazz is a 1979 American musical film directed by Bob Fosse. The screenplay by Robert Alan Aurthur and Fosse is a semi-autobiographical fantasy based on aspects of Fosse's life and career as dancer, choreographer and director. The film was inspired by Bob Fosse's manic effort to edit his...
; her other film roles are So Fine
So Fine (film)
So Fine is a 1981 comedy film written and directed by Andrew Bergman. The original music score was composed by Ennio Morricone.-Plot summary:Bobby Fine is an intellectual English professor who leaves his job when his father Jack appeals to him for help...
(1981), The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a musical with a book by Texas author Larry L. King and Peter Masterson and music and lyrics by Carol Hall...
(1982), and House IV
House IV
House IV, released in 1992, is the fourth and final film in the House series. The film sees the return of Roger Cobb, from the original House, but the film otherwise does not connect its storyline to the first film; however, its overall tone is closer to the comedy/horror found in the first House...
(1992).
Terri directed her first movie in 1992 called Play Nice.
Terri has written some episodes for TV series.
She had made guest appearances on many TV shows, such as Knight Rider, Crazy Like a Fox
Crazy Like a Fox (TV series)
Crazy Like a Fox is an American television series set in San Francisco, California, that aired on CBS from December 30, 1984 to May 3, 1986.-Overview:...
, The A-Team
The A-Team
The A-Team is an American action adventure television series about a fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel who work as soldiers of fortune, while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit". The A-Team was created by...
, Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown is an American situation comedy which aired on CBS from November 14, 1988, to May 18, 1998, for a total of 247 episodes. The program starred Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news anchor for FYI, a fictional CBS television...
, and Roseanne
Roseanne (TV series)
Roseanne is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from October 18, 1988 to May 20, 1997. Starring Roseanne Barr, the show revolved around the Conners, an Illinois working class family...
.
Selected filmography
- Alien Nation: The Udara LegacyAlien Nation: The Udara LegacyAlien Nation: The Udara Legacy was the fifth and final television movie produced to continue the story of the prematurely canceled television series Alien Nation. The plot introduces the idea that among the Tenctonese slaves, there was a resistance movement called the Udara who were implanted...
(1997 TV film) - Cathy Frankel - Alien Nation: The Enemy WithinAlien Nation: The Enemy WithinAlien Nation was a television show from the Fox Network which lasted a single season. Alien Nation: The Enemy Within is the fourth television movie produced to continue the story after the premature cancellation of the popular series...
(1996 TV film) - Cathy Frankel - Alien Nation: MillenniumAlien Nation: MillenniumAlien Nation was a television show from the Fox Network which lasted a single season. Alien Nation: Millennium was the third television movie produced to continue the story after the premature cancellation of the popular series...
(1996 TV film - Cathy Frankel) - Ladykiller (1996)
- Scene of the Crime (1996) - Captain Lorraine Hanover
- Alien Nation: Body and SoulAlien Nation: Body and SoulAlien Nation was a television show from the Fox Network which lasted a single season. Alien Nation: Body and Soul was the second television movie produced to continue the story after the premature cancellation of the popular series. It follows the television series format of two parallel...
(1995 TV film) - Cathy Frankel - Alien Nation: Dark HorizonAlien Nation: Dark HorizonAlien Nation was a television show from the Fox Network which lasted a single season, ending in 1990 with a cliffhanger series finale. Dark Horizon was written to be the season opener for the second season, but when the series was unexpectedly canceled and looked like it might never return to...
(1994 TV film) - Cathy Frankel - Yankee Zulu (1993) - Rowena
- Little Miss Millions (1993) - Susan Ferris
- SnapdragonSnapdragon (film)Snapdragon is a 1993 film starring former Playboy Playmate Pamela Anderson. Pamela Anderson, just coming off the success of her Playboy layouts, has her first starring film role.- Plot summary :...
(1993) - (she co-wrote this movie with Gene Church) - House IVHouse IVHouse IV, released in 1992, is the fourth and final film in the House series. The film sees the return of Roger Cobb, from the original House, but the film otherwise does not connect its storyline to the first film; however, its overall tone is closer to the comedy/horror found in the first House...
(1992) - Play Nice (1992) - (she directed this movie)
- Rage and Honor (1992) - Rita Carrion
- Frankenstein UnboundFrankenstein UnboundFrankenstein Unbound is a 1990 horror movie based on Brian Aldiss' novel of the same name. This film was directed by Roger Corman, returning to the director's chair after a hiatus of almost twenty years.- Cast :...
(1990) - voice of computer - The Fabulous Baker BoysThe Fabulous Baker BoysThe Fabulous Baker Boys is a 1989 American romantic drama musical film written and directed by Steve Kloves, and starring real life brothers Jeff Bridges and Beau Bridges as two brothers struggling to make a living as lounge jazz pianists in Seattle...
(1989) - Girl in bed - The Terror WithinThe Terror WithinThe Terror Within is a 1989 science fiction/horror film starring George Kennedy, Andrew Stevens, Starr Andreeff and Terri Treas. The film was directed by Thierry Notz.-Plot:...
(1989) - Linda - The NestThe Nest (1988 film)The Nest is a creature feature horror film, based on the novel by Eli Cantor , from Roger Corman's Concorde Pictures and producer Julie Corman. The tagline is "Roaches have never tasted flesh... until now." Flesh-eating roaches terrorize a peaceful island community presented as a New England...
(1988) - Dr. Morgan Hubbard - Deathstalker III (1988) - Camisarde
- Something in Common (1986 TV film) - Nancy Webster
- The Best Little Whorehouse in TexasThe Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (film)The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a 1982 film adaptation of the musical of the same name released by Universal Pictures, which was co-written and directed by Colin Higgins...
(1982) - the Chicken Ranch Girl - So FineSo Fine (film)So Fine is a 1981 comedy film written and directed by Andrew Bergman. The original music score was composed by Ennio Morricone.-Plot summary:Bobby Fine is an intellectual English professor who leaves his job when his father Jack appeals to him for help...
(1981) - Headin' for Broadway (1980)
- All That JazzAll That JazzAll That Jazz is a 1979 American musical film directed by Bob Fosse. The screenplay by Robert Alan Aurthur and Fosse is a semi-autobiographical fantasy based on aspects of Fosse's life and career as dancer, choreographer and director. The film was inspired by Bob Fosse's manic effort to edit his...
(1979)