Terry Finn
Teresa Jo Ann Bernadette "Terry" Finn (born August 6, 1955) is an American actress best known for creating the role of Gussie Carnegie in the original Broadway cast of the Stephen Sondheim/Hal Prince/George Furth musical comedy Merrily We Roll Along and its Original Cast Album.
Terry Finn
Early life[edit]
Terry was born in Long Island City, New York, the fifth child of Katherine (née Conley), an elementary school teacher, and Peter David Finn, a New York City fireman stationed in Brooklyn. Growing up on the Island, Finn attended St. Pius X Elementary School in Plainview. She made her stage debut at the age of 11 as a member of the Pius Players in the leading role of Flora in The Innocents. She attended high school at Queen of the Rosary Academy in Amityville where she studied to go on to a teaching career.
Finn began undergrad studies at Iona College in New Rochelle as a psychology major. Following an impromptu audition for Professor Roderick Nash, she was persuaded to switch her major to Communication Arts in the Theatre Department. As a member of the Iona Players, Finn appeared in a series of leading roles, from Blanche Du Bois in A Streetcar Named Desire[1] to Sally Bowles in Cabaret. Following her graduation, she was once again persuaded to return to Iona during post-grad summer session and was cast in the lead as Maria in West Side Story, this was her third Stephen Sondheim musical, which included roles as Marta in Company and Young Dolly in Follies.
Television career[edit]
In addition to work in daytime soap operas in New York City, Finn has appeared in television movies, starring as Margie Moran in Seeds of Tragedy [8] for Fox Television Network, The Disappearance of Nora[9] for CBS Television and Shadow of Obsession[10] on NBC. In her television series debut, she guest starred as Mrs. Kitty Conley in an episode of Trial By Jury entitled 'Psychic Vision'. starring Raymond Burr. Produced by Dick Clark Productions and directed by Marty Passeta, Jr., it aired on September 15, 1989.
Film career[edit]
Finn's film debut was in Orion Pictures Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991), followed by the 1993 Hollywood Pictures/Nintendo film Super Mario Bros.[11] Super Mario Bros. star Bob Hoskins invited Finn to co-star in a film project he was planning to star in and direct. This film was the 1995 fantasy Rainbow, with Finn in the leading role of Jackie Bailey and Hoskins as Frank Bailey, Jackie's father-in-law.[12][13] Between Super Mario Bros. and Rainbow, Finn appeared as the Birthday Mom in Hollywood Pictures' Terminal Velocity (1994). In 2003, she appeared once again with Hoskins in Den of Lions. Finn will next be seen in the 2012 feature film Days of Wrath as Emily Conley.
Personal life[edit]
Finn married motion picture production designer David L. Snyder on August 1, 1990, on Central Park West in New York City. They have a son Finn Henry Snyder who was born in Beverly Hills, California, on October 2, 1997. In 2005, they renewed their vows in the former offices of George Harrison's Handmade Films in Los Angeles, California, where they first met in January 1989.