Terri Garber is the talented actress who first became known to audiences for her amazing portrayal of Ashton Main in the television miniseries North and South.  She has appeared as Lesley Carrington in Dynasty. 

She was also on several soaps.  Terri made her acting debut as Allison in Texas, played Suzanne Collier in Santa Barbara, Victoria Parker in General Hospital and Iris Dumbroski in As the World Turns.  Her nighttime roles include in Midnight Caller, Quantum Leap, Murder She Wrote and 7th Heaven.

I recently spoke with Terri about her experience on North and South, Dynasty and her feelings regarding acting in general. I found her to be open and honest with clear ideas on what it means to be an actress.

When did you first realize you wanted to become an actress?

“There were a couple of times that were really significant in my life and…