Terry Farrell was born on November 19, 1963 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She is an American actress and former fashion model.

After eighteen months of modeling, she studied acting with Kate McGregor Stewart, while still modeling on the side. Her first major roles were in the short-lived 1983 television series Paper Dolls playing a model and in the feature film Back to School with Rodney Dangerfield.

In 1992, she played Cat in a second pilot for a US version of Red Dwarf. Farrell starred as Lieutenant Commander Jadzia Dax, Deep Space 9's Starfleet Science Officer in Star Trek (1993-1999).

She also appeared in Red Sun Rising (1994), Deep Core (2000) and in television "Becker" (1998-2002).

Farrell lives in Hershey, Pennsylvania, with her husband, former Sprint Corporation spokesman Brian Baker.

Filmography

• Code 11-14 (2003)
• Gleason (2002)
• Crossing the Line (2002)
• "Becker" (94 episodes, 1998-2002)
• Psychic Murders (2002)
• Tripping the Rift (2000)
• One True Love (2000)
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Fallen (2000)
• Deep Core (2000)
• "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (149 episodes, 1993-1999)
• Legion (1998)
• Treasure Quest (1996)
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Harbinger (1996)
• Reasons of the Heart (1996)
• Red Sun Rising (1994)
• Star (1993)
• Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
• "Grapevine" (1 episode, 1992)
• "Quantum Leap" (1 episode, 1992)
• Red Dwarf (1992)
• "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (1 episode, 1991)
• Mimi & Me (1991)
• The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
• Off the Mark (1987)
• "Family Ties" (1 episode, 1986)
• "The Twilight Zone" (1 episode, 1986)
• Back to School (1986)
• The Deliberate Stranger (1986)
• Beverly Hills Madam (1986)
• "The Cosby Show" (1 episode, 1985)
• "Spencer" (1 episode, 1984)
• "Paper Dolls" (13 episodes, 1984)
• Portfolio (1983)