Terry Dexter

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Terry Dexter

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| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.{{cite web|url=http://iamterrydexter.com/me.html|title=Terry Dexter – Past, Present and Future!|accessdate=October 6, 2014}}

| origin = Los Angeles, California, U.S.{{cite web|url=http://www.soulmusic.com/index.asp?S=1&T=38&ART=1876|title=TERRY DEXTER 2008 SOULMUSIC.COM INTERVIEW|work=SoulMusic.com|last=Lorez|first=Jeff|date=September 30, 2008|accessdate=October 6, 2014}}

| genre = R&B, soul, pop, dance

| associated_acts = Simply Red
Eminem, Will.i.am, George Duke, Patti Labelle

| years_active = {{start date|1996}}–present

| label = {{flatlist|

Reprise
Warner Bros.
Penny's Gang

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Terry Dexter is an American actress and contemporary R&B singer.

Early life

Dexter was born in Detroit, Michigan.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/terry-dexter-mn0000023397/biography|title=Terry Dexter – Biography – AllMusic|work=AllMusic|publisher=All Media Network|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|accessdate=October 6, 2014}} She has a twin sister,{{cite web|url=http://souljoneswords.blogspot.com/2012/11/detroit-girl-terry-dexter-interview.html|title=Soul Jones Words: Detroit Girl – The Terry Dexter Interview|work=Soul Jones News|publisher=Blogger|last=Jones|first=Soul|date=November 8, 2012|accessdate=October 8, 2014}} and she describes her ethnicity simply as multiracial.{{cite web|url=http://www.detroitgospel.com/dgcontent/articles/461/1/Conway-Interviews-Terry-Dexter/Page1.html|title=Conway Interviews Terry Dexter|work=DetroitGospel.com|publisher=FruitfulWorks|last=Norwood III|first=Conway|date=September 19, 2008|accessdate=October 8, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://musicremedy.com/t/terry-dexter/album/listen-5977.html|title=Terry Dexter release Listen album|work=MusicRemedy|last=Leeuwis|first=Jermy|date=October 23, 2008|accessdate=October 8, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://videovision.org/vv_interviews-terrydexter.html|title=V I D E O V I S I O N : Terry Dexter Interview|work=VideoVision|publisher=Evans Media Group|last=Evans|first=Lee|date=May 1999|accessdate=October 8, 2014}}

Music career

From the age of 9 to 14, Dexter was a lead singer in the four piece band Tristar who played live all over the Detroit area and neighboring cities. She began singing background for other artists at age 11, most notably for Simply Red. At age 13 she signed to Elektra Records, but an album on the label never materialized. Dexter signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1998 in her late teens, and she released her eponymous debut album and two singles from the album,"Better Than Me" and "Strayed Away" in 1999 (although her debut single, "You'll Never Miss Me ('Til I'm Gone)" featured on the "Rush Hour" film soundtrack was released via Warner Bros. subsidiary Reprise Records).{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/104598-Terry-Dexter|title=Terry Dexter Discography at Discogs|work=Discogs|publisher=Zink Media|accessdate=October 6, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Terry-Dexter-Youll-Never-Miss-Me-Til-Im-Gone/master/690462|title=Terry Dexter – You'll Never Miss Me 'Til I'm Gone at Discogs|work=Discogs|year=1998 |accessdate=October 8, 2014}} She then moved to A&M Records and was featured on the single "Magic" alongside 'The Black Eyes Peas' as part of the "Legally Blonde" soundtrack but left the label without having released an album. Dexter's critically acclaimed second album, Listen, spanned two singles and was released via Penny's Gang Records/Universal in 2008.

Discography

=Albums=

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scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| US R&B {{cite web\|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/terry-dexter-mn0000023397/awards\|title=Terry Dexter – Awards – AllMusic\|work=AllMusic\|publisher=All Media Network\|accessdate=October 6, 2014}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| US Heat
scope="row"\|Terry Dexter \| Released: July 13, 1999 Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD, vinyl \|align=center valign=center\|49 \|align=center valign=center\|31
scope="row"\|Listen \| Released: September 30, 2008 Label: Penny's Gang Format: CD, digital download \|align=center valign=center\|43 \|align=center valign=center\|—

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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album details

! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak positions

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US
R&B
{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/terry-dexter-mn0000023397/awards|title=Terry Dexter – Awards – AllMusic|work=AllMusic|publisher=All Media Network|accessdate=October 6, 2014}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US
Heat

scope="row"|Terry Dexter

Released: July 13, 1999
Label: Warner Bros.
Format: CD, vinyl

|align=center valign=center|49

|align=center valign=center|31

scope="row"|Listen

Released: September 30, 2008
Label: Penny's Gang
Format: CD, digital download

|align=center valign=center|43

|align=center valign=center|—

=Singles=

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scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| US R&B
scope="row"\|"You'll Never Miss Me ('Til I'm Gone)" \|align=left valign=center\|1998 \|align=center valign=center\|— \|align=center valign=center\|— \|align=left valign=center rowspan=3\|Terry Dexter
scope="row"\|"Better Than Me" \|align=left valign=center rowspan=2\|1999 \|align=center valign=center\|99 \|align=center valign=center\|47
scope="row"\|"Strayed Away" \|align=center valign=center\|— \|align=center valign=center\|62
scope="row"\|"Beautiful One" \|align=left valign=center\|2008 \|align=center valign=center\|— \|align=center valign=center\|— \|align=left valign=center\|Listen

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! align="center" rowspan="2" | Title

! align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"| Year

! align="center" colspan="2" width="20"| Chart Positions

! align="center" rowspan="2" | Album

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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US R&B

scope="row"|"You'll Never Miss Me ('Til I'm Gone)"

|align=left valign=center|1998

|align=center valign=center|—

|align=left valign=center rowspan=3|Terry Dexter

scope="row"|"Better Than Me"

|align=left valign=center rowspan=2|1999

|align=center valign=center|99

|align=center valign=center|47

scope="row"|"Strayed Away"

|align=center valign=center|—

|align=center valign=center|62

scope="row"|"Beautiful One"

|align=left valign=center|2008

|align=center valign=center|—

|align=left valign=center|Listen

Filmography

=Film=

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Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
2003 \| Deliver Us from Eva \| Valerie \| {{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1320983\|title=Terry Dexter – IMDb\|work=Internet Movie Database\|accessdate=October 8, 2014}}
2009 \| Love in the Nick Of Tyme \| Tyme Prentice \| Video
2010 \| How Do You Spell Love? \| - \| Short
rowspan=3\| 2011 \| Brickwalk Café \| Hers \|
Battle Buddy \| Sgt. Rainey \| Short
Tent City, USA \| Rosemary \| Short
2012 \| The Co-Star \| Darcel \| Short
rowspan=2\| 2014 \| hMTU-1 \| Bobby Reynolds \| Short
Melissa Anne \| Jenny \| Short
2015 \| The Hit Upon \| Lauren \| Short
2016 \| Silent Cry Aloud \| Leshawna \|
2017 \| 6th & 12th \| Detective Cheevers \| Short
rowspan=2\| 2018 \| The Choir Director \| Peaches \|
DWB: Dating While Black \| Kim \|
rowspan=2\| 2019 \| Prey \| Mrs. Michaels \| Short
Pseudo \| Special Agent Randazzo \| Short
2022 \| Grimcutty \| Laura \|

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Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2003

| Deliver Us from Eva

| Valerie

| {{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1320983|title=Terry Dexter – IMDb|work=Internet Movie Database|accessdate=October 8, 2014}}

2009

| Love in the Nick Of Tyme

| Tyme Prentice

| Video

2010

| How Do You Spell Love?

| -

| Short

rowspan=3| 2011

| Brickwalk Café

| Hers

Battle Buddy

| Sgt. Rainey

| Short

Tent City, USA

| Rosemary

| Short

2012

| The Co-Star

| Darcel

| Short

rowspan=2| 2014

| hMTU-1

| Bobby Reynolds

| Short

Melissa Anne

| Jenny

| Short

2015

| The Hit Upon

| Lauren

| Short

2016

| Silent Cry Aloud

| Leshawna

2017

| 6th & 12th

| Detective Cheevers

| Short

rowspan=2| 2018

| The Choir Director

| Peaches

DWB: Dating While Black

| Kim

rowspan=2| 2019

| Prey

| Mrs. Michaels

| Short

Pseudo

| Special Agent Randazzo

| Short

2022

| Grimcutty

| Laura

=Television=

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Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
1999 \| It's Showtime at the Apollo \| Herself \| Episode: "Eric Benét and Terry Dexter"
2015 \| The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show \| Joan of Arc (voice) \| Episode: "Biggest Fan/Queen Isabella"
2019-23 \| A House Divided \| Eileen \| Main Cast

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Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1999

| It's Showtime at the Apollo

| Herself

| Episode: "Eric Benét and Terry Dexter"

2015

| The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show

| Joan of Arc (voice)