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Everyone loves a mystery and daytime newcomer Teresa Hill is sure stepping
into a great one. Starting in August, she'll be playing Eden, a woman
from Gus's past who knows where all of his bodies are buried. Mostly because
she put them there herself....
Cutting the Cord:
I grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah. I took acting classes when I was in
junior high and high school. I never got the big parts in our school plays,
but I got a little part here and there, and I just loved it, loved it.
I'm one of those weird people who knew what I wanted to do when I was
thirteen. So when I graduated high school, I said, "Alright, I'm
moving to LA to be an actress." And everyone was like, "Have
fun, we'll see you back here in a couple months."
L.A. Story:
When I got to L.A., I had no clue. I was like "Okay, I'm an actress,
what do I do?" So I got into an acting class. And from the acting
class, I got a manager. The very first acting thing I did was a Diet Pepsi
commercial with Ray Charles. Then I started getting little parts in student
films. And then I got a part in a horror movie called Puppetmaster
5. After that, I got on Models Inc. Growing up, I used to watch
Dallas and my favorite character was Sue Ellen (Linda Gray). I
used to want to be her. And then I ended up working with her! I
played Linda Holden on that show. It was a great experience to just work
really hard and work with an ensemble cast where it's all beautiful girls.
I found out really quickly that it's all about the hair.
New York State of Mind:
I've always loved New York. I've always spent a lot of time here. I have
agents out here and I would come out here to get jobs, and so last year,
I thought, "You know what? I always have good luck in New York."
So I asked my agent if she'd heard of any sublets and she said, "Actually,
I have." So I went and I looked at the sublet and I was like, "Great,
I'll take it." I was going to sign the sublease on September 11.
Staying Put:
September 11 was like a big, "Welcome to New York." But I decided
to stay anyway, and I moved in on October 1. I decided to stay because
you can't let that change your life. You can't let the terrorists win,
you know? Sure, it was kind of spontaneous. I'm spontaneous, but I always
think ahead, too. When I first moved to New York it was just for three
months and I still kept my place in LA. So it wasn't like I just threw
everything away and jumped off a cliff. I knew what I was doing and I
knew I'd be okay if I came back in three months. And same with when I
moved to LA. I thought about it for a long time.
East of Eden:
The first time I auditioned for this part, they gave us a different character
with a different name. It was very dramatic, very emotional. It was about
a girl that was being abused. Her husband was in the mafia and maybe killed
someone. Then they gave us a new audition piece for the screen test. In
this one, the girl -- her name was Ellen then -- was very confused and
carrying a lot of luggage from the past. She was very angry, like she
wanted to cause some trouble. I did my audition with Ricky (Paull Goldin;
Gus). He's great. He's really amazing to work with. I was the fifth or
sixth girl that went in there. He'd been there all day and still was so
open and so available and so there.
Daytime Speedway:
I just hope I can memorize all of my lines. I've already put three or
four people on stand-by to help me with that. I've got ones that can do
it early in the morning. I've got the ones that can do it late at night.
I've got the ones that will come to the set. I've even set up my computer
so that my girlfriend who lives in San Francisco can talk to me via Internet
and help me memorize my lines. I hope I'm prepared. I've never worked
like this before, so I don't know what to expect. This is daytime, you
don't get another take. It was like that for the screen test also. I've
auditioned for other soap operas and I was like, "Wait, I just need
one more take, I didn't quite get it." And they're like, "Nope,
that's it. Thanks, bye." So that's when I realized that if you don't
get it on the first take, you don't get the job.
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