
Person
Teri McMinn
Acting · Born 1951-08-18 · Houston, Texas, USA
Biography
Born in Houston, Texas. After graduating from high school, Teri studied and worked at The Dallas Theatre Center, in Dallas, Texas. Moving to Austin, Texas, in 1971, the young actress attended the University of Texas and St. Edwards University. It was in Austin, where she was discovered by director Tobe Hooper and producer Kim Henkel, after seeing an article about her in the local newspaper. After auditioning, Teri was chosen for the part by Hooper and Henkel, and offered her the role of "Pam" in their film project, Massacre à la tronçonneuse (1974). It was a hot, grueling shoot, fraught with all the wrinkles low budget films incur, twice shutting down filming entirely. Simultaneously, Teri worked in local theater. After the film's 1974 release, she studied acting in Los Angeles and New York. Doors opened as a leg and foot model in commercials and print work, while continuing stage work. - IMDb Mini Biography
Known for

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Pam

Texas Chainsaw 3D
Pam (archive footage)

The American Nightmare
Self

Dinner with Leatherface
Self

Rise of the Dead: Grandmageddon
Zombies

Off the Hook
2014
Filmography
- 2026Rise of the Dead: GrandmageddonZombies
- 2024Dinner with LeatherfaceSelf
- 2014Off the Hook
- 2013Texas Chainsaw 3DPam (archive footage)
- 2000The American NightmareSelf
- 1974The Texas Chain Saw MassacrePam
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