Born into a creative family it's no surprise that Marquita Terry found herself in front of the camera. She got her start on a whim when she joined the theatre department at her high school. It was there she got her first taste of performing for an audience and learned that came very naturally to her. She went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications from Cal State University, Northridge. Her emphasis was TV/Film and she wrote and directed two short films.
Marquita starred in her first television series, NBC's popular teen sitcom, USA High (1997). After completing just under 100 episodes, NBC added Marquita to the cast of Les californiens (1998), then in its final season.
Marquita went on to several guest star appearances on some of televisions most popular shows such as:The Shield (2002), Becker (1998),Spin City (1996), and"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (1990)_, to name a few. She portrayed the Recurring role of Attorney Iris McNeill on ABC's successful daytime drama, General Hospital (1972).
Marquita crossed over to film in the lead role in,Lost in Plainview (2005), an independent, award winning feature film, written and directed by Eric Chambers. She has also in recent times returned focus to her filmmaking dreams and is actively writing screenplays. Her goal is to branch into directing and producing starting with "Work In Progress" a web series she created, produced and wrote, launching in 2014.
Marquita is blessed to be happily married with two beautiful children.
