Terri Hanauer (born March 25, 1964, in

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) is a Canadian- American actress,

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, screenwriter and

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Biography

Hanauer grew up in Canada and later moved to the

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; she holds dual citizenship in both countries. She studied at the

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, where she obtained her degree in Theatre Arts. Later she worked as an actress in both America and Canada. Hanauer's debut in movies came in 1977's horror film David Cronenberg's 1977 '' Rabid'' which starred

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as the lead. Hanauer's death in the film was her getting killed by Chamber's character in a spa, then being put in a medium-sized freeze bitten with rabies. Her death scene is used on mostly all American VHS and DVD covers since the early 80's. at the time of filming, she was credited as Terry Schonblum. Hanauer began acting under the name Hanauer in 1981 with the television '' Scruples''. Then she played several roles in television films and television series including '' Matlock'' (1989), ''

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'' (1988-1989) '' Beggars and Choosers'' (2000-2001) and '' Havoc'' (2005). Hanauer also played in the theater, she played at the

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and the Arena Stage in

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Hanauer is also an active professional

who has photographed over a hundred actors such as John Glover and others. Her photos appeared in magazines, advertisements and websites. Because of her background as an actress and photographer decided to do directing and writing . She also wrote the comic theater play ''La Ronde De Lunch'' at the Skylight Theatre in Los Angeles. She won six LA Stage Scene Awardsincluding Best Director of a Comedy.

References

External links

Terri Hanauer's official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hanauer, Terri Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian emigrants to the United States Actresses from Toronto Film directors from Toronto Writers from Toronto 1964 births Living people