Born in Houston Texas After graduating from high school Teri studied and worked at The Dallas Theatre Center in Dallas Texas Moving to Austin Texas in 1971 the young actress attended the University of Texas and St Edwards University It was in Austin where she was discovered by director Tobe Hooper and producer Kim Henkel after seeing an article about her in the local newspaper After auditioning Teri was chosen for the part by Hooper and Henkel and offered her the role of Pam in their film project Massacre à la tronçonneuse 1974 It was a hot grueling shoot fraught with all the wrinkles low budget films incur twice shutting down filming entirely Simultaneously Teri worked in local theater After the films 1974 release she studied acting in Los Angeles and New York Doors opened as a leg and foot model in commercials and print work while continuing stage work IMDb Mini Biography
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