Terry Finn
Biography
Terry Finn is an American actress known for her stage work, especially the part of Gussie Carnegie in the Stephen Sondheim musical Merrily We Roll Along. Born in Long Island City, New York, she trained at Iona College, where she acted in leading roles such as Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire and Sally Bowles in Cabaret. Her Broadway debut came in Hugh Leonard's A Life. She then originated Gussie Carnegie in Hal Prince's production of Merrily, and although it closed quickly, critics including Clive Barnes and Douglas Watt praised her performance, and she sang on the original cast album. She took part in a 2002 reunion concert and appears in the documentary Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened (2016). Her film credits include Super Mario Bros. (1993), Terminal Velocity (1994) and Den of Lions (2003).
71years old
Turns 72 on August 6in 267 days
- Born Long Island City
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 23 years1993 to 2016
Every film, newest first
- 2016Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...IMDb rating 7.6
- 2003Den of LionsIMDb rating 4.8
- 1994Terminal VelocityIMDb rating 5.6
- 1993Super Mario Bros.IMDb rating 4.2
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Big break
After her Broadway debut as an understudy in Hugh Leonard's A Life at the Morosco Theatre, Terry Finn was picked by casting director Joanna Merlin to originate Gussie Carnegie in Merrily We Roll Along.
First role
Terry Finn made her stage debut at age 11 as Flora in The Innocents with the Pius Players at St. Pius X Elementary School in Plainview.
Early training
Terry Finn switched her major from psychology to Communication Arts at Iona College after an impromptu audition for Professor Roderick Nash, then played leads with the Iona Players.
Beyond film
Terry Finn was reunited with her original Merrily We Roll Along cast for a 2002 Lincoln Center concert after a Broadway.com search called Finding Finn, and the benefit raised over $200,000.
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Worked with
Terry Finn shares two films with Bob Hoskins, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Bob Hoskins's page
Lance Henriksen's page
Dennis Hopper's page
John Leguizamo's page
Christopher McDonald's page
Stephen Dorff's page
Annabel JankelDirector, 1 film, 1993
All films by Annabel Jankel
Rocky MortonDirector, 1 film, 1993
All films by Rocky Morton
All films by Deran Sarafian
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.