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3	->''"I wanted to be like Creator/VivienLeigh in Film/GoneWithTheWind. I wanted to have black hair, green eyes and break hearts."''
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5	Theresa Lee Farrell (born November 19, 1963 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa) is an American actress best known for playing Jadzia Dax on ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' and Reggie Kostas on ''Series/{{Becker}}'' (both shows produced by Creator/{{Paramount}}).
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7	She was married to Brian Baker, with whom she has one son, and to Creator/LeonardNimoy's son Adam. (Leonard had of course played Spock on ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''.)
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10	!!Selected Filmography:
11	* ''Series/TheCosbyShow'', episode "The Other Woman" (1985): Nikki Philips.
12	* ''Film/BackToSchool'' (1986): Valerie Desmond.
13	* ''Series/{{The Twilight Zone\|1985}}'', episode "The After Hours" (1986): Marsha Cole.
14	* ''Series/FamilyTies'', episode "The Big Fix" (1986): Liz Obeck.
15	* ''Film/HellraiserIIIHellOnEarth'' (1992): Joanne "Joey" Summerskill.
16	* ''Series/QuantumLeap'', episode "[[Recap/QuantumLeapS4E22ALeapForLisa A Leap For Lisa]]" (1992): Lt. Lisa Sherman.
17	* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' (1993-1998): Jadzia Dax.
18	* ''Film/{{Legion\|1998}}'' (1998): Major Agatha Doyle.
19	* ''Series/{{Becker}}'' (1998-2002): Regina "Reggie" Kostas.
20	* ''WesternAnimation/TrippingTheRift'' (2000): Six of One (Pilot episode only).
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23	!!Tropes in her work:
24	* ActionGirl: She earned the on-set nickname "Action Barbie" during her stint on ''Deep Space Nine'' for being so game about fight scenes. She lamented that she didn't get a fight scene in her final season.
25	* MsFanservice: Dax was generally seen as the "sex symbol" of ''Deep Space Nine'' thanks to Farrell's considerable beauty. Also, her first scene in her ''Quantum Leap'' appearance has her walking naked on a beach and saying, "The ocean makes me feel so sexy!"
26	* RubberForeheadAliens: Michael Westmore retconned an entire ''species'' for this. In their first appearance on TNG, the Trill were much less human-looking, but Kerry [=McCluggage=], the head of Paramount Television at the time, revolted upon seeing Terry Farrell in that getup. So Westmore gave her a halo of spots, just as he had for the similarly stunning Creator/FamkeJanssen.
27	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: She played the Cat in a pilot for an American version of ''Series/RedDwarf''. The pilot was not picked up. If it had led to a series, Farrell would not have been available to play Dax.
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Context Creator / TerryFarrell