Biography
Teri Copley decided early on upon an acting career, taking drama lessons whenever she wasn't working as a waitress. Her first TV role was in an episode of
Fantasy Island, followed by an attention-getting assignment as a sex symbol "created" by producer
Rock Hudson in the made-for-TV movie
The Star Maker (1981). In 1983, she was cast as Mickey, the voluptuous housekeeper for two bachelor roommates (
Matt McCoy and
Tom Villard) in the TV sitcom
We Got It Made.
Made survived only one season, shot down by unanimously scathing reviews. Copley went on to co-star in the lighthearted detective series I Had Three Wives (1985), then returned to the role of Mickey when
We Got It Made was revived for off-network syndication in 1987. Teri Copley has since been seen in such feature-length fare as The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991) and
Brain Donors (1992). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide