Teri Joseph
| Teri Joseph Carter, Esq. | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Soul Food (film) |
| Last appearance | "Don't Think This Hasn't Been Fabulous" (TV series, Season 5, Episode 14) |
| Created by | George Tillman, Jr. |
| Portrayed by |
Vanessa Williams (film) Nicole Ari Parker (TV series) |
| Information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Attorney: Associate, Greene Norris, Chicago Partner, Moore & Freeman, Chicago Managing Partner, Burke Willis, Chicago Staff Attorney, ACLU, Los Angeles |
| Spouse(s) | Russell Banks (divorced) Miles Jenkins (divorced) Damon Carter |
| Relatives |
Maxine Chadway (sister) Tracy Van Adams (sister) Nina Joseph (paternal half-sister) Ahmad Chadway (nephew) Mandel Carter (adopted son) Josephine Joseph (mother) |
Teri Joseph Carter is a fictional character from Soul Food. The character first appeared in the 1997 film Soul Food, and was portrayed by Vanessa Williams. In the television series, the role was assumed by Nicole Ari Parker.
A lifelong resident of Chicago, Teri is the oldest of three daughters born to Jeremiah and Josephine Joseph. As a teenager, she briefly dated high school football player Kenny Chadway (Jeffrey D. Sams, Rockmond Dunbar). Soon, Kenny cheated on Teri with her sister Maxine (Vivica A. Fox, Vanessa A. Williams), leading to years of friction between the two women. However, Kenny and Maxine were eventually married and became the parents of five children.
Teri graduated from Northwestern University School of Law and became a labor attorney with the prestigious Chicago law firm, Greene Norris and Associates. She married rising NFL star Russell Banks (Michael Jai White), but the union ended in divorce, with the well-to-do Teri paying alimony to Russell (which he voluntarily repaid years later). She later married fellow attorney Miles Jenkins (Michael Beach, Isaiah Washington). A highly-driven career woman, Teri could not understand when Miles left his job to pursue a career as a professional musician as the leader of the R&B group Milestone. Miles had a sexual encounter with Teri's estranged cousin Faith Hunter (Gina Ravera, Lisa Branch), an aspiring dancer who shared his love of the arts. Even though it only occurred once, Teri caught the couple in the act, leading to her second divorce.
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