Maureen Teefy | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | Maureen Jane Teefy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1979–1998, 2017 |
| Spouse |
Alexander Cassini
(m. 1982; div. 2006) |
| Children | 1 |
Maureen Jane Teefy is an American actress. She is best known for her appearances in the films Fame (1980), Grease 2 (1982), Supergirl (1984), and Startime (1992).
Her last film appearances to date were in the 1997 film Men Seeking Women, then 20 years later in 2017's Hollywood Girl: The Peg Entwistle Story.
Life and career
Teefy was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, one of eight sisters in a large Irish Catholic family.[1]
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 CBS Afternoon Playhouse episode "Portrait of a Teenage Shoplifter".
Other films featuring Teefy include Grease 2 (1982) as Sharon Cooper, Supergirl (1984) as Lucy Lane, and Sunset (1988). She starred in the 1993 supernatural horror thriller Star Time, directed by Alexander Cassini (married 1982).[2]
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.
Teefy wrote, produced and starred in A Subject for a Short Story.[3]
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1979 | Fyre | Leeann | |
| 1979 | 1941 | USO Girl | |
| 1979 | Scavenger Hunt | Lisa | |
| 1980 | Fame | Doris Finsecker | |
| 1982 | Grease 2 | Sharon Cooper | |
| 1983 | Legs | Melissa Rizzo | TV movie |
| 1984 | Supergirl | Lucy Lane | |
| 1988 | Sunset | Stagecoach Lady | |
| 1988 | Disaster at Silo 7 | Penny Travers | TV movie |
| 1992 | Star Time | Wendy | |
| 1997 | Men Seeking Women | Teri | |
| 2017 | Hollywood Girl: The Peg Entwistle Story | Arkadina | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1979 | ABC Afterschool Special | Natalia | Episode: "Dinky Hocker" |
| 1981 | CBS Afternoon Playhouse | Karen Hughes | Episode: "Portrait of a Teenage Shoplifter" |
| 1987 | Max Headroom | Shelley Keeler | Episode: "Academy" |
| 1997 | Perversions of Science | Chrome (voice role) | 10 episodes |
| 1998 | Mike Hammer, Private Eye | Ali McClain | Episode: "The Long Road to Nowhere" |
Soundtrack
| Soundtrack | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Label | Songs performed |
| 1982 | Grease 2 | RSO Records | "Score Tonight", "Who's That Guy?", "Girl for All Seasons", "We'll Be Together" |
In the movie Grease 2, Maureen Teefy sings a duet with Peter Frechette ("Do It For Our Country"). However she could not make it to recording sessions for the song, so Frechette sings the song solo on the soundtrack. Teefy was dubbed in later for the film's sequence.
References
- ↑ Bennetts, Leslie (1980-08-29). "New Face: Maureen Teefy Rebel's Long Road To Movie 'Fame'; 'All These Transforming Roles' Turning Point With 'Seagull' Learning to Let Loose Jersey Folk Festival". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
- ↑ "Maureen Teefy Is Wed To Alexander Cassini". The New York Times. 1982-05-23. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
- ↑ ""A Subject for a Short Story" starring Maureen Teefy". 4 August 2015.