Teri Austin
| Teri Austin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Teresa Austin April 17, 1957 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1983-2001 |
Teresa "Teri" Austin (born April 17, 1957) is a Canadian-born film and television actress, with a career in the United States, best known for her role as Jill Bennett in the CBS primetime soap opera Knots Landing.
Austin was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and graduated York University in Toronto.
Austin is best known for her performance as Jill Bennett on CBS series Knots Landing. She played the role from 1984 to 1989, and in 1990 won Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Villain: Prime Time. She also appeared in Quantum Leap, Seinfeld, Matlock, Murder, She Wrote, L.A. Law, and returned to soap roles in Beverly Hills, 90210 and Models Inc.. In film, she appeared in The Vindicator (1986) and Raising Cain (1992).
In the 2000s, Austin left acting and began working as animal activist in Los Angeles.
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