Terri Nunn
| Terri Nunn | |
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Terri Nunn performing at Oracle OpenWorld 2010.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Terri Kathleen Nunn |
| Born |
June 26, 1961 Baldwin Hills, California United States |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Rock, new wave, industrial rock, post-punk, dance, synthpop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer/Actress |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Labels |
DGC Records Purple Pyramid |
| Associated acts |
Berlin The Sisters of Mercy |
| Notable instruments | |
| Vocals | |
Terri Kathleen Nunn (born June 26, 1961), is an American singer and actress. She is best known as the lead vocalist of the new wave/synthpop band Berlin.
Nunn was born in Los Angeles, California. She joined Berlin in 1978 and temporarily left the group the following year to pursue an acting career. In 1981, she rejoined the group as the lead vocalist and soon forged her recording career in the band. Her greatest success in Berlin was the top-selling 1986 single "Take My Breath Away", the love theme in the film Top Gun. It reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. She sang other popular songs with Berlin, including "Sex (I'm A...)", "The Metro", "You Don't Know", "No More Words" and "Masquerade".
In 1976, she posed, under the name Betsy Harris, for nude photos for the February Penthouse
Nunn acted in numerous television shows in the 1970s and '80s, including T.J. Hooker, Lou Grant and James at 15. She also unsuccessfully auditioned for the role of Princess Leia in Star Wars. According to her interview on Audience Network She was offered the part of Lucy on the upcoming series Dallas but turned it down because she would have to sign a 7 year contract, and she wanted to pursue music as well and it would have prevented her from doing so. She appeared in the 1978 film Thank God It's Friday. In 1979, she played a part in the short-lived CBS TV series, Time Express.
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