Terri Welles dances in The Firm

Terri Welles in The Firm with Gene Hackman

Actress: Terri Welles Project: THE FIRM Year: 1993 Genre: Drama Thriller Character: Woman Dancing with Avery Traits: The character name says it all, and Gene Hackman, Tom Cruise’s mentor, is Avery, and both lawyers are in the Bahamas for a client, but partying beforehand. NAG RATING: 0… She’s all smiles, but we only see her on the dance floor. BEST PART: The entire point of the Bahamas scene is that Tom winds up cheating on his wife, and Terri represents Avery initially dangling the carrot in his face, using her to show Tom what he’s missing while Terri’s friend tries flirting with Tom, who won’t have it… yet. YOU MISSED: Terri opens the film LOOKER gorgeously, and in real life was a Playboy Playmate, and was sued by Playboy when her website used their name on it. She won.