Terri Treas

Terri Treas
Terri Treas at a Star Trek Convention in 1990.
Born	19 July 1957 Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	actress writer director
Years active	1989-present
Known for	Alien Nation

Terri Treas (born July 19, 1957) is an American actress, writer and director who has starred in films and on television.

She is best known for her role as Newcomer Cathy Frankel on the Fox Network short-lived science fiction series Alien Nation (1989–1990) and the five subsequent movies produced to continue the storyline.

Career

Treas's other well-known TV roles include the 1980s TV series Seven Brides for Seven Brothers as Hannah McFadden from 1982 to 1983, the Fox Network TV series DEA, and Santa Barbara.

Her 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), The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) and House IV (1992).

Treas directed her first movie in 1992 called Play Nice, starring Louise Robey of Friday the 13th: The Series.

Treas has made guest appearances on many TV shows, such as Knight Rider, Crazy Like a Fox, The A-Team, Murphy Brown, and Roseanne.

Selected filmography

• Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy (1997 TV film) – Cathy Frankel
• Alien Nation: The Enemy Within (1996 TV film) – Cathy Frankel
• Alien Nation: Millennium (1996 TV film) – Cathy Frankel
• Ladykiller (1996)
• Scene of the Crime (1996) – Captain Lorraine Hanover
• Alien Nation: Body and Soul (1995 TV film) – Cathy Frankel
• Alien Nation: Dark Horizon (1994 TV film) – Cathy Frankel
• Yankee Zulu (1993) – Rowena
• Little Miss Millions (1993) – Susan Ferris
• Snapdragon (1993) – Co-writer with Gene Church
• House IV (1992)
• Play Nice (1992) – Director
• Rage and Honor (1992) – Rita Carrion
• Frankenstein Unbound (1990) – Voice of Computer
• The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) – Girl in Bed
• The Terror Within (1989) – Linda
• The Nest (1988) – Dr. Morgan Hubbard
• Deathstalker III (1988) – Camisarde
• Something in Common (1986 TV film) – Nancy Webster
• The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) – The Chicken Ranch Girl^[1]
• So Fine (1981)
• Headin' for Broadway (1980)
• All That Jazz (1979)

Treas's Broadway musical credits – "Pal Joey" Circle in the Square, "My Fair Lady" Revival 1976, "Pippin", "Working", "King of Hearts", "Back Country", "Dancin'", "One Night Stand"

References

External links

• Terri Treas at IMDb