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Blair Tefkin | |
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| Born | 1960 or 1961 (age 64–65) Los Angeles, California |
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| Years active | 1982–present |
Blair Ashley Tefkin (born 1960 or 1961[1]) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter.
Blair Ashley Tefkin was born in Los Angeles, California. She began acting when she was 5 years old and was billed in her early years asBlair Ashley.[1]
Tefkin is best known for her role as Robin Maxwell on the 1983 science fiction miniseriesV (replacingDominique Dunne, who was murdered while the show was in pre-production), the 1984 sequelV: The Final Battle, andV: The Series. Other notable television roles includeChris Elliott's love interest, Charlene, onGet a Life. Blair co-starred withMartin Mull on the CBS sitcom,His & Hers.
Film roles include Pat Bernardo inFast Times at Ridgemont High (credited as Blair Ashleigh),Three for the Road withCharlie Sheen,A Sinful Life,Inside Monkey Zetterland,Fright Night Part 2,S.F.W., andDream Lover with James Spader. InThe Anniversary Party withJennifer Jason Leigh andAlan Cumming, Tefkin also performs an original song, "If Your Love Is True". Her song, "Troubles" appears on the movie's soundtrack as well. In 2010 she played oppositeBen Stiller in Noah Baumbach'sGreenberg.
Blair was a member of The Sunday Company at L.A.’s renowned improv theatre,The Groundlings where she also starred in the hit playJust Like The Pom Pom Girls for which she won bothL.A. Weekly and Dramalogue awards.
As a songwriter, Tefkin was signed to a publishing and development deal with PolyGram Publishing in 1996 and formed the indie band Lucie Gamelon, in which she sang and played bass. Lucie Gamelon released a six-songEP:Everything Is Nice, In 2001, Tefkin released her solo CDShocked and Devastated.
In 2004, Tefkin performed her one-woman showIn the Land of the Giants: A Tragicomedy With Music at the Blank Theatre inHollywood which the L.A. Times described as "witty, poignant and often hilarious."[citation needed]
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