One of the most iconic villains of 80s primetime soaps turned heads during a rare outing in on Friday.
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80s Soap Villain Transforms at 69!
One of the most iconic villains of 80s primetime soaps turned heads during a rare outing in Los Angeles on Friday.The stunning actress, now 69, looked as though...
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The stunning actress, now 69, looked as though she’d discovered the fountain of youth while running errands around the city.
She famously scooped a Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Villain: Prime Time for her unforgettable turn as the deliciously devious
Dressed down in a simple black short-sleeved top and matching pants, she was a far cry from her glamorous red carpet days - and her memorable guest spots on Quantum Leap, Seinfeld, Matlock, Murder, She Wrote, and L.A. Law.
But her beauty remains undeniable, with her blonde locks worn long and loose as she oversaw the delivery of a brand-new car to a local residence.
While she later won over a fresh legion of fans with appearances on Baywatch, Beverly Hills, 90210 and Seinfeld, it’s her wildly manipulative, erratic - and ultimately murderous - Knots Landing character Bennett that viewers still can't forget.
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So… can you guess the enigmatic beauty?
One of the most iconic villains of 80s primetime soaps turned heads during a rare outing in Los Angeles on Friday
Dressed down in a simple black short-sleeved top and matching pants, she was a far cry from her glamorous red carpet days - and her memorable guest spots on Quantum Leap, Seinfeld, Matlock, Murder, She Wrote, and L.A. Law
But her beauty remains undeniable, with her blonde locks worn long and loose as she oversaw the delivery of a brand-new car to a local residence
If you said Teri Austin, give yourself a gold star.
Born Teresa Austin on April 17, 1957, in Toronto, Canada, the actress first cut her teeth performing across television, film, radio, and theater before making the move to Los Angeles to chase bigger opportunities.
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'By the time I was in my mid-to-late forties, I decided that I was done. It wasn’t for lack of work, but I was doing the same roles. You get type-cast. I’d play the senator’s wife and the lawyer and the whatever, just the same role so many times.'
She added, 'Now looking back on it, I was an idiot because I had a good income. I should have balanced it more. But at the time, I was ready to go.'
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In 2001, she pivoted toward a more personal calling - animal welfare - dedicating her time to rescue efforts in Los Angeles and working closely with organizations such as The Amanda Foundation.
But the passion was already there. She revealed that she was volunteering at The Amanda Foundation while still filming Knots Landing.
'I was working twelve-to-fourteen-hour days on Knots Landing. On days that I finished early, I would come by the Amanda Foundation with my great big eighties hair and my eighties makeup, shoulder pads and high heeled shoes,' she told Mary Kiser.
'I would bring jeans and a sweatshirt to change into, and then I’d shovel poop. Here I was working on a top ten television show and being on the cover of magazines, and then I was shoveling poop.'
The star has largely remained out of the spotlight ever since, making only occasional public appearances.
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And while she may have left Hollywood behind, her legacy as one of soap’s most unforgettable villains still looms large decades later.
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