Terri Colombino
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SOAP STAR STATS
Terri Colombino (Katie, ATWT)
Vital Statistics
- Birthdate:
- January 28
- Marital Status:
- Wed actor Arthur "Artie" Colombino in New York City on September 7, 2001
- Children:
- Julia Catherine with husband Artie, born June 2004
THE 411
Theresa Celeste Conn is the only child of a real-estate-agent mother and a (now-retired) Air Force officer father. The family moved often during her childhood, but eventually settled in Albuquerque, NM. Having forsaken acting for cheerleading in high school, Colombino was in her junior year as a communications major at University of San Diego when she went to Florence, Italy — and had an epiphany. Realizing that she really wanted to be an actress, Colombino made a deal with her parents: She would move to L.A. for the summer to pursue her dream, but would return to finish her senior year. Soon after, she landed a part on the syndicated teen show BREAKER HIGH, then auditioned for ATWT in 1998, partly because it would take her to New York and away from industry-obsessed L.A. Stuck in a teen storyline for her first year, Colombino truly blossomed (along with Katie) when her scheming, high-strung character was paired with Paul Leyden's Simon. Colombino was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Younger Actress in 2001 and for Outstanding Supporting Actress at the Soap Opera Digest Awards that same year.
ET CETERA
—Was a cheerleader in high school and had three callbacks for the lead in Bring it On
—Went to the prom with Neil Patrick Harris (of DOOGIE HOWSER, M.D. fame)
—Originally auditioned for the role of ATWT's Georgia, which went to Jaime Dudney — but Katie was then created for her
—Setsiders nicknamed her "Malibu Skipper" when she joined the show.
OTHER ROLES
Other Soap Roles
YOUNG AND RESTLESS (guest star, 1995)
TV Roles
LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT (guest star, 2003)
7TH HEAVEN (guest star, 1998)
BREAKER HIGH (Ashley, 1997)
STEP BY STEP (guest star, 1997)
BROTHERLY LOVE (guest star, 1997)
TOO SOON FOR JEFF (TV movie, 1996)
Film Roles
Hong Kong 97(1994)
Spitfire (1994)
Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor (1994)
MEMORABLE QUOTES
"The first year I was on the show, I don't think they knew what to do with me, and I didn't know what to do with the character. I was always trying to give her some backstory, and then something would happen on the show that would totally negate what I had in my mind. I was really lost, and frankly, I wouldn't have been too upset if I'd been let go because I wasn't that happy." —Soap Opera Digest, 1/16/01
"The 20s are hard, I think. It's like a weird mixture of losing that naivete and having this immense pressure to know what you want to do, settle down and do all these things that you're supposed to do on time." —Digest, 8/6/02
