Priscilla Barnes

Priscilla Anne Barnes (born December 7, 1954) is an American actress, who may be best known in her role as Terri Alden on Three's Company, the permanent replacement for Suzanne Somers. She subsequently made appearances in films such as A Vacation in Hell, Licence to Kill, Mallrats, The Devil's Rejects, and the television series Jane the Virgin.[3][4] and Highway To Heaven.
== Early life ==
Barnes was born in Fort Dix, New Jersey,[1] the third of four children of a father who was a major in the United States Air Force and her mother a homemaker. Her childhood was marked by a series of moves across various military bases in the United States before her family settled in Lancaster, California. After graduating from Antelope Valley High Schoolat age 17, she relocated to San Diego, working as a waitress and a dancer.[1]
== Career ==
=== Early career ===
Barnes' first break came when Bob Hope saw her in a local fashion show and invited her to join his troupe for a 1973 performance at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. She subsequently moved to Los Angeles to attempt a career in show business in earnest. She appeared as an Amazon in The New Original Wonder Womanalongside Lynda Carter as the title character. Her second break came at 19 when she met Peter Falk at Pips. Six months later he gave her a one-line part in an episode of Columbo, which led to a series of bit parts in films like The Seniors (1978) and Delta Fox (1979).[4]
While working as a hostess at a Hollywood nightclub, Barnes posed nude for the "Pet of the Month" photo layout in the March 1976 issue of Penthouse magazine under the pseudonym Joann Witty. Penthouse later wanted to republish the photos under Barnes' real name in 1982 after she had become famous in Three's Company. The dispute ended up in court, as Penthouse wanted a judge to rule on the legality of publishing the pictures using her real name. At issue was a handwritten addendum to the standard model release contract that all models sign. When Penthouse lost the initial case, they appealed to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The appeal court mostly sided with Barnes and ruled that the handwritten addendum was legally binding and that Penthouse could not republish the photos using her real name.[5]
In 1976, she began studying acting with coach Sal Dano, whose students included Tom Selleck, Robert Hays and Catherine Bach. In 1978, she starred in a TV series, The American Girls, which was canceled after seven weeks. Subsequent parts include the horror film Tintorera, and such television series as Starsky & Hutch, Kojak, The Rockford Files, The Love Boat, the 1978 TV version of The Time Machine and the 1979 television film A Vacation in Hell. In 1980, Barnes landed a supporting role in Sunday Lovers.[4][1]
=== Three's Company ===
In 1981, Barnes was cast as Terri Alden on Three's Company after Jenilee Harrison served as interim replacement to Suzanne Somers, who had left the series as a result of contractual dispute with producers. The part, which is Barnes' most notable role, brought her instant public recognition.
In the 1998 TV program E! True Hollywood Story, Barnes called Three's Company the "three worst years" of her life. Barnes revealed that after shooting a couple of episodes of the show, she felt "uncomfortable" on the set and asked, unsuccessfully, to be released from her contract.
She remained friends with co-stars Joyce DeWitt and Richard Kline; they made public appearances together.[clarification needed][6]Barnes was portrayed by actress Anne Ross in the 2003 television movie Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Three's Company.[4][1]
=== Later career ===
In 1982, Barnes starred in Aaron Spelling's The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch. After Three's Company was cancelled by ABC in 1984, Barnes appeared in the 1989 James Bond film Licence to Kill as Della Churchill, the underwater sci-fi/action thriller Lords of the Deep (1989), Traxx (1988) with Shadoe Stevens, and in NBC's Perry Mason and the Case of the Reckless Romeo (1992), with Raymond Burr as Perry Mason. Her 1990s feature film appearances include Stepfather III (1992), Mallrats (1995), The Crossing Guard (1995), and Mumford (1999).[4]
Her 2000s work includes The Devil's Rejects (2005), Thr3e (2006), The Visitation (2006), and American Cowslip (2009). In 2012, she co-starred as "Vicey Hatfield" in Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood. In 2013, she appeared in Disaster Wars: Earthquake vs Tsunami.[7] Barnes appeared in a Hallmark Channel original movie called Elevator Girl, and appeared in 2014 in the recurring role of "Magda" on the CW series Jane the Virgin (2014).[4]
== Personal life ==
Barnes has been married to actor Ted Monte since 2003.[2]
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1977	Tintorera 	Girl From Bar 	
1977	Beyond Reason 	Leslie Valentine 	
1978	Texas Detour 	Claudia Hunter 	
1978	The Seniors 	Sylvia 	
1979	Delta Fox 	Karen 	
1980	The Last Married Couple in America 	Helena Dryden 	
1980	Sunday Lovers 	Donna 	Segment: "Skippy"
1988	Traxx 	Mayor Alexandra Cray 	
1989	Lords of the Deep 	Dr. Claire McDowell 	
1989	Licence to Kill 	Della Churchill Leiter 	
1992	Body Trouble 	Vera Vin Rouge 	
1992	Stepfather III 	Christine Davis 	
1992	Talons of the Eagle 	Cassandra 	
1994	Erotique 	Claire 	Segment: "Taboo Parlor"
1994	May Jane 	Sister Fong 	
1995	The Crossing Guard 	Verna 	
1995	Mallrats 	Ivannah 	
1995	Witch Academy 	Edith 	
1997	Catherine's Grove 	Sally Willows 	
1998	The Killing Grounds 	Della Desordo 	Video
1998	Ava's Magical Adventure 	Sarah 	
1998	Divorce: A Contemporary Western 	Chris 	
1999	Implicated 	Chloe 	
1999	Hash Brown's 	Lil Brown 	
2001	Final Payback 	Sharon Moreno 	
2001	Alone with a Stranger 	Claire Andrews 	
2002	The Backlot Murders 	Stephanie 	Video
2003	Shrink Rap 	Sheila 	
2004	Unseen Evil 2 	Sheila 	Video
2005	Sex Sells: The Making of Touché 	Roxy Free 	
2005	The Devil's Rejects 	Gloria Sullivan 	
2005	Heart of the Beholder 	Miss Olivia 	
2005	Sex Sells: The Making of Touché 	Roxy Free 	
2006	The Visitation 	Dee Henchle 	
2006	Thr3e 	Balinda Parson 	
2007	Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield 	Vera 'Momma' Mason 	Video
2008	Trailer Park of Terror 	Jean 	
2008	An American in China 	Silvia Braddock 	
2009	American Cowslip 	Samantha 	
2010	Kid Racer 	Buddy 	Video
2010	First Dog 	June Angell 	
2011	The A Plate 	Candice Stevens 	
2012	Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood 	Vicey Hatfield 	
2013	88 Miles to Moscow 	Mom 	Short film
2013	Disaster Wars: Earthquake vs. Tsunami	Vice President Taylor 	
2013	Fat Planet 	Jill Strong 	
2014	Helen Alone 	Mrs. Straub 	
2015	Turkey 	Sue 	Short film
2017	Jonny's Sweet Revenge 	'Stonewall' Rosie Callahan	
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1976 	Cannon 	Linda 	"Bloodlines"
1977 	The Rockford Files 	Lauren Ingeborg 	"The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls"
1978 	The American Girls 	Rebecca Tomkins 	Main role (6 episodes)
1978 	Starsky & Hutch 	Lisa Kendrick 	"Foxy Lady"
1978 	Kojak 	Sally Addison / Vicki Addison	"60 Miles to Hell"
1978 	The Love Boat 	Jeanette Arnold 	1 episode
1978 	The Time Machine 	Weena 	TV film
1979 	A Vacation in Hell 	Denise 	TV film
1980 	Taxi 	Tawny 	"Fantasy Borough: Part 2"
1980 	Vega$ 	Pam / Satin 	"Love Affair"
1981 	Scruples 	Melanie 	TV miniseries
1981–1984 	Three's Company 	Terri Alden 	Regular role (72 episodes)
1982 	The Love Boat 	Britta Sorenson 	"Getting to Know You: Parts 1 & 2"
1982 	The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch 	Maggie McCulloch 	TV film
1984 	Hotel 	Elayne Grayson 	"Final Chapters"
1985 	The Love Boat 	Helga Bjorsson 	"Mr. Smith Goes to Stockholm: Parts 1 & 2"
1985 	Murder, She Wrote 	Vicky Gallegos 	"Dead Heat"
1986 	Blacke's Magic 	Maryanne Thompson 	"The Revenge of the Esperanza"
1987 	Hotel 	Donna Shepherd 	"Mixed Emotions"
1988 	Perfect People 	Amy 	TV film
1989 	Highway to Heaven 	Mary Anders / Tawny Turner 	"Summer Camp"
1991 	The Letters from Moab 	Lila 	TV short
1992 	Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo	Brenda Kingsley 	TV film
1992 	Stepfather III 	Christine Davis 	TV film
1994 	Time Trax 	Veronica Barclay 	"Happy Valley"
1994 	Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women 	Crystal 	TV film
1995 	Burke's Law 	Christy Winters 	"Who Killed the Toy Maker?"
1995 	Asian Connection: Old Flames 	Frankie 	TV film
1997 	Total Security 	Diane Richards 	"One Wedding and a Funeral"
1997 	Viper 	Sheila Dunn 	"Cold Warriors"
1998 	The Cowboy and the Movie Star 	Marlene Brighton 	TV film
2000 	The Invisible Man 	Liz Morgan 	"Liberty and Larceny"
2002 	For the People 	Patricia Franklin 	"Pilot"
2002 	She Spies 	Warden Stoop 	"Perilyzed"
2010 	Elevator Girl 	Elaine Schuster 	TV film
2012 	Low Lifes 	Mary 	TV film
2014–present	Jane the Virgin 	Magda Andel 	Recurring role (33 episodes)
2015 	Break a Hip 	Sabrina Klinefelter 	"The Class"
2015 	NCIS 	Mrs. Skalbe 	"Lockdown"
2017 	The Minutes Collection 	Ms. Marshall 	"Cory Comes to Christmas"