Terri Hall was brought up in Elmira, New York and lived there until she
was 16 years old. She was the oldest of four children (she had a sister
and two brothers). Her father had a heating company (he later became a
lawyer) and her mother was a stay-at-home mom.
Terri started dancing school at the age of 5 and soon was appearing in
year-end performances. She finished high school early and at age 17
went to New York City. There she started dancing as a trainee for
Harkness Ballet and later worked at American Ballet Theater.
Terri soon became interested in expanding her career into acting and
wanted to make more money than was being offered in dance. An actress
she met gave her the names of several adult film directors and it was
Armand Weston who first gave her an
interview. She then got a part in A Date with Death which was later
renamed
The Taking of Christina (1976)
and the rest is history.