Maureen Teefy
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Maureen Jane Teefy is an American actress. Her films include Fame (1980), Grease 2
(1982) and Supergirl (1984).
, one of eight sisters in a large Irish Catholic
family. Her mother was a nurse and her father was an insurance salesman.
In 1972, she graduated from Washburn High School. Her first film role was a small part as a U.S.O. singer in the 1979 Steven Spielberg
comedy 1941 and in the same year she appeared in two minor productions,
Fyre and Scavenger Hunt. She was one of the principal performers in the 1980 Alan Parker
musical drama Fame, portraying Doris, a naive young acting student. In 1981, she starred in the made-for-TV-film The Diary of a Teenage Shoplifter.
Other films featuring Teefy include Grease 2
(1982), Supergirl (1984) and Sunset (1988). She starred in the 1993 supernatural horror thriller Star Time
, directed by her then husband, Alexander Cassini.
She provided the voice of the female robot "host" Chrome on the 1997 HBO horror series Perversions of Science
. Other television roles include the made-for-TV films Legs
and Disaster at Silo 7. She also guest-starred on TV series including Max Headroom
and Mike Hammer, Private Eye
. Her acting career developed much more in the theater, singing and dancing in several Broadway musicals. Her last film appearance to date was in 1998 (Men Seeking Women).
Teefy is also a playwright and is currently in pre-production for the play Clara, Improvisations on the Life of Clara Bow, about the actress Clara Bow
.
and a grandson of oil magnate Charles B. Wrightsman. The couple, now divorced, had one child, Isabella.
Teefy lives in Venice, California.
Grease 2
Grease 2 is a 1982 American musical film and sequel to Grease, which is based upon the musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Grease 2 was produced by Allan Carr and Robert Stigwood, and directed and choreographed by Patricia Birch, who also choreographed the first film...
(1982) and Supergirl (1984).
Life and career
Teefy was born in Minneapolis, MinnesotaMinnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, one of eight sisters in a large Irish Catholic
Irish Catholic
Irish Catholic is a term used to describe people who are both Roman Catholic and Irish .Note: the term is not used to describe a variant of Catholicism. More particularly, it is not a separate creed or sect in the sense that "Anglo-Catholic", "Old Catholic", "Eastern Orthodox Catholic" might be...
family. Her mother was a nurse and her father was an insurance salesman.
In 1972, she graduated from Washburn High School. Her first film role was a small part as a U.S.O. singer in the 1979 Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...
comedy 1941 and in the same year she appeared in two minor productions,
Fyre and Scavenger Hunt. She was one of the principal performers in the 1980 Alan Parker
Alan Parker
Sir Alan William Parker, CBE is an English film director, producer, writer and actor. He has been active in both the British cinema and American cinema and was a founding member of the Directors Guild of Great Britain.-Life and career:...
musical drama Fame, portraying Doris, a naive young acting student. In 1981, she starred in the made-for-TV-film The Diary of a Teenage Shoplifter.
Other films featuring Teefy include Grease 2
Grease 2
Grease 2 is a 1982 American musical film and sequel to Grease, which is based upon the musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Grease 2 was produced by Allan Carr and Robert Stigwood, and directed and choreographed by Patricia Birch, who also choreographed the first film...
(1982), Supergirl (1984) and Sunset (1988). She starred in the 1993 supernatural horror thriller Star Time
Star Time
Star Time is a 1991 71-track, 4-CD box set by James Brown. Its contents span most of the length of his career up to the time of its release, starting in 1956 with his first hit record, "Please, Please, Please", and ending with "Unity, Pt. 1", his 1984 collaboration with Afrika Bambaataa...
, directed by her then husband, Alexander Cassini.
She provided the voice of the female robot "host" Chrome on the 1997 HBO horror series Perversions of Science
Perversions of Science
Perversions of Science is a science fiction/horror television series that ran on the cable channel HBO for one season in 1997.It is a spin-off of popular horror series Tales from the Crypt also shown on HBO, and its episodes are based on EC's Weird Science comic book series.The format of...
. Other television roles include the made-for-TV films Legs
Legs (film)
Legs is a 1983 television musical drama film starring Shanna Reed, Deborah Geffner, Lawrence Leritz, David Marshall Grant and Maureen Teefy. It was directed by Jerrold Freedman and written by Jerrold Freedman and Brian Garfield....
and Disaster at Silo 7. She also guest-starred on TV series including Max Headroom
Max Headroom (TV series)
Max Headroom is a British-produced American science fiction television series by Chrysalis/Lakeside Productions that aired in the United States on ABC from March 1987 to May 1988. The series was based on the Channel 4 British TV pilot Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future...
and Mike Hammer, Private Eye
Mike Hammer, Private Eye
Mike Hammer, Private Eye is an American syndicated television program based on the adventures of the fictitious private detective Mike Hammer, created by novelist Mickey Spillane...
. Her acting career developed much more in the theater, singing and dancing in several Broadway musicals. Her last film appearance to date was in 1998 (Men Seeking Women).
Teefy is also a playwright and is currently in pre-production for the play Clara, Improvisations on the Life of Clara Bow, about the actress Clara Bow
Clara Bow
Clara Gordon Bow was an American actress who rose to stardom in the silent film era of the 1920s. It was her appearance as a spunky shopgirl in the film It that brought her global fame and the nickname "The It Girl." Bow came to personify the roaring twenties and is described as its leading sex...
.
Personal life
On May 22, 1982, Teefy married Alexander Cassini, a son of gossip columnist Igor CassiniIgor Cassini
Igor Cassini was an American syndicated gossip columnist for the Hearst newspaper chain. He was the second journalist to write the Cholly Knickerbocker column.-Career:...
and a grandson of oil magnate Charles B. Wrightsman. The couple, now divorced, had one child, Isabella.
Teefy lives in Venice, California.
Filmography
- Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack! (1978) (TV film)
- 1941 (1979)
- Fyre (1979)
- Scavenger Hunt (1979)
- Fame (1980)
- The Diary of a Teenage Shoplifter (1981) (TV film)
- Grease 2Grease 2Grease 2 is a 1982 American musical film and sequel to Grease, which is based upon the musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Grease 2 was produced by Allan Carr and Robert Stigwood, and directed and choreographed by Patricia Birch, who also choreographed the first film...
(1982) - LegsLegs (film)Legs is a 1983 television musical drama film starring Shanna Reed, Deborah Geffner, Lawrence Leritz, David Marshall Grant and Maureen Teefy. It was directed by Jerrold Freedman and written by Jerrold Freedman and Brian Garfield....
(1983) (TV film) - Supergirl (1984)
- Max HeadroomMax Headroom (TV series)Max Headroom is a British-produced American science fiction television series by Chrysalis/Lakeside Productions that aired in the United States on ABC from March 1987 to May 1988. The series was based on the Channel 4 British TV pilot Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future...
(1987) (TV series) - Sunset (1988)
- Disaster at Silo 7 (1989) (TV film)
- Star Time (1993)
- Perversions of SciencePerversions of SciencePerversions of Science is a science fiction/horror television series that ran on the cable channel HBO for one season in 1997.It is a spin-off of popular horror series Tales from the Crypt also shown on HBO, and its episodes are based on EC's Weird Science comic book series.The format of...
(1997) (TV series) - Mike Hammer, Private EyeMickey Spillane's Mike HammerMickey Spillane's Mike Hammer is the title used for two syndicated television series that followed the adventures of fictional private detective Mike Hammer...
(1998) (TV series) - Men Seeking Women (1998)
- Kids From Fame (2003) (documentaryDocumentary filmDocumentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
)