Priscilla Anne Barnes (born December 7, 1954) is an American actress.
She is best known for her role as Terri Alden in the ABC sitcomThree's
Company (1981-84). Barnes also has appeared in films include A
Vacation in Hell (1979), Licence to Kill (1989), Stepfather III
(1992), The Crossing Guard (1995), Mallrats (1995), The Devil's
Rejects (2005), and The Visitation (2006). From 2014 to 2019, Barnes
played Magda Andel in the CW comedy-drama series, Jane the
Virgin.Barnes was born December 7, 1954 (some sources list 1952 or
1955) in Fort Dix, New Jersey, the third of four children of a father
who was a major in the United States Air Force and her mother a
homemaker. Her childhood was marked by a series of moves across
various military bases in the United States before her family settled
in Lancaster, California. After graduating from Antelope Valley High
School at age 17, she relocated to San Diego, working as a waitress
and a dancer.Barnes' first break came when Bob Hope saw her in a local
fashion show and invited her to join his troupe for a 1973 performance
at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. She
subsequently moved to Los Angeles to attempt a career in show business
in earnest. She appeared as an Amazon in The New Original Wonder Woman
alongside Lynda Carter as the title character. Her second break came
at 19 when she met Peter Falk at Pips. Six months later he gave her a
one-line part in an episode of Columbo, which led to a series of bit
parts in films like The Seniors (1978) and Delta Fox (1979).While
working as a hostess at a Hollywood nightclub, Barnes posed nude for
the "Pet of the Month" photo layout in the March 1976 issue of
Penthouse magazine under the pseudonym Joann Witty. Penthouse later
wanted to republish the photos under Barnes' real name in 1982 after
she had become famous in Three's Company. The dispute ended up in
court, as Penthouse wanted a judge to rule on the legality of
publishing the pictures using her real name. At issue was a
handwritten addendum to the standard model release contract that all
models sign. When Penthouse lost the initial case, they appealed to
the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The appeal court mostly sided with
Barnes and ruled that the handwritten addendum was legally binding and
that Penthouse could not republish the photos using her real name.
She is best known for her role as Terri Alden in the ABC sitcomThree's
Company (1981-84). Barnes also has appeared in films include A
Vacation in Hell (1979), Licence to Kill (1989), Stepfather III
(1992), The Crossing Guard (1995), Mallrats (1995), The Devil's
Rejects (2005), and The Visitation (2006). From 2014 to 2019, Barnes
played Magda Andel in the CW comedy-drama series, Jane the
Virgin.Barnes was born December 7, 1954 (some sources list 1952 or
1955) in Fort Dix, New Jersey, the third of four children of a father
who was a major in the United States Air Force and her mother a
homemaker. Her childhood was marked by a series of moves across
various military bases in the United States before her family settled
in Lancaster, California. After graduating from Antelope Valley High
School at age 17, she relocated to San Diego, working as a waitress
and a dancer.Barnes' first break came when Bob Hope saw her in a local
fashion show and invited her to join his troupe for a 1973 performance
at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. She
subsequently moved to Los Angeles to attempt a career in show business
in earnest. She appeared as an Amazon in The New Original Wonder Woman
alongside Lynda Carter as the title character. Her second break came
at 19 when she met Peter Falk at Pips. Six months later he gave her a
one-line part in an episode of Columbo, which led to a series of bit
parts in films like The Seniors (1978) and Delta Fox (1979).While
working as a hostess at a Hollywood nightclub, Barnes posed nude for
the "Pet of the Month" photo layout in the March 1976 issue of
Penthouse magazine under the pseudonym Joann Witty. Penthouse later
wanted to republish the photos under Barnes' real name in 1982 after
she had become famous in Three's Company. The dispute ended up in
court, as Penthouse wanted a judge to rule on the legality of
publishing the pictures using her real name. At issue was a
handwritten addendum to the standard model release contract that all
models sign. When Penthouse lost the initial case, they appealed to
the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The appeal court mostly sided with
Barnes and ruled that the handwritten addendum was legally binding and
that Penthouse could not republish the photos using her real name.
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