Blair Tefkin

Blair Tefkin
Background information
Born	Blair Ashleigh Tefkin (1959-12-09) December 9, 1959 Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality	American
Alternate names	Blair Ashleigh
Occupation	Actress, singer-songwriter
Years active	1982–present

Blair Tefkin (born December 9, 1959) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter.

Life and career

Blair Tefkin was born in Los Angeles, California. She is best known for her role as Robin Maxwell on the 1983 science fiction miniseries V (replacing Dominique Dunne, who was murdered while the show was in pre-production), the 1984 sequel V: The Final Battle, and V: The Series. Other notable television roles include Chris Elliott's love interest, Charlene, on Get a Life. Blair co-starred with Martin Mull on the CBS sitcom, His & Hers.

Film roles include Pat Bernardo in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (credited as Blair Ashleigh), Three for the Road with Charlie Sheen, A Sinful Life, Inside Monkey Zetterland, Fright Night Part 2, S.F.W., and Dream Lover with James Spader. In The Anniversary Party with Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan 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 opposite Ben Stiller in Noah Baumbach's Greenberg.

Blair was a member of the Sunday Company at L.A.'s renowned improv theater, The Groundlings where she also starred in the hit play Just Like The Pom Pom Girls for which she won both L.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 was a fixture on the L.A. music scene and played major dates on the 1998 Lilith Fair tour sharing the stage with Patty Griffin and Morcheeba among others. Lucie Gamelon released a six-song EP: Everything Is Nice, In 2001, Tefkin released her solo CD Shocked and Devastated.

In 2004, Tefkin performed her one-woman show In the Land of the Giants: A Tragicomedy With Music at the Blank Theater in Hollywood which the L.A. Times described as "witty, poignant and often hilarious."

During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Tefkin posted a new song, "What's the Point of It All" on YouTube and @Blairtefkinmusic. A new EP, I Like It When You're Down, is slated for a 2021 release.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	Fast Times at Ridgemont High	Pat Bernardo
1983	V	Robin Maxwell	Television miniseries
1984	V: The Final Battle
1987	Three for the Road	Missy
1988	Fright Night Part 2	Bernice
1989	A Sinful Life	Baby
	Wedding Band	Susan Hayworth
1992	Inside Monkey Zetterland	Brent's Assistant
	Bad Love	Saleswoman
1993	Dream Lover	Cheryl
1994	S.F.W.	Allison Ash
	State of Emergency	M.I.C.N. Dispatcher	Television film
	The Investigator	Unknown
1997	The Player
1999	Jazz Night		Short film
2001	The Anniversary Party	Astrid
2010	Greenberg	Megan - Beller's Party

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	ABC Afterschool Special	Nancy (Age 16-22)	Episode: "The Woman Who Willed a Miracle"
1984–1985	V	Robin Maxwell	13 episodes
1990	His & Hers	Debbie
	Beverly Hills, 90210	Ron's Dinner Date	2 episodes
	Get a Life	Charleen	Episode: "A Family Affair"
1999	Profiler	Kathy	Episode: "Spree of Love"

External links

• Official website
• Blair Tefkin at V Wiki
• Blair Tefkin at the Internet Movie Database

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