Terry Dexter is an American actress and contemporary R&B singer.
Early life Dexter was born in Detroit, Michigan. She has a twin sister, and she describes her ethnicity simply as multiracial.
Music career From the age of 9 to 14, Dexter was a lead singer in the four-piece band Tristar, which played live all over the Detroit area and neighboring cities. She began singing background for other artists at age 11, most notably for Simply Red. At age 13 she signed to Elektra Records, but an album on the label never materialized. Dexter signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1998 in her late teens, and she released her eponymous debut album and two singles from the album, "Better Than Me" and "Strayed Away" in 1999. Her debut single, "You'll Never Miss Me ('Til I'm Gone)", featured on the Rush Hour film soundtrack, was released via Warner Bros. subsidiary Reprise Records. She then moved to A&M Records and was featured on the single "Magic" alongside the Black Eyed Peas as part of the Legally Blonde soundtrack but left the label without having released an album. Dexter's critically acclaimed second album, Listen, spanned two singles and was released via Penny's Gang Records/Universal in 2008.
Discography
Albums Title Album details Peak positions USR&B USHeatTerry DexterReleased: July 13, 1999 Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD, vinyl4931ListenReleased: September 30, 2008 Label: Penny's Gang Format: CD, digital download43—
Singles
Title Year Chart Positions Album US US R&B"You'll Never Miss Me ('Til I'm Gone)"1998——Terry Dexter"Better Than Me"19999947"Strayed Away"—62"Beautiful One"2008——Listen
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2003 Deliver Us from Eva Valerie 2009 Love in the Nick Of Tyme Tyme Prentice Video 2010 How Do You Spell Love? - Short 2011 Brickwalk Café Hers Battle Buddy Sgt. Rainey Short Tent City, USA Rosemary Short 2012 The Co-Star Darcel Short 2014 hMTU-1 Bobby Reynolds Short Melissa Anne Jenny Short 2015 The Hit Upon Lauren Short 2016 Silent Cry Aloud Leshawna 2017 6th & 12th Detective Cheevers Short 2018 The Choir Director Peaches DWB: Dating While Black Kim 2019 Prey Mrs. Michaels Short Pseudo Special Agent Randazzo Short 2022 Grimcutty Laura
Television Year Title Role Notes 1999 It's Showtime at the Apollo Herself Episode: "Eric Benét and Terry Dexter" 2015 The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show Joan of Arc (voice) Episode: "Biggest Fan/Queen Isabella" 2019–23 A House Divided Eileen Main Cast
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