Terri Welles (born Terri Knepper; November 21, 1956) is an American actress and adult model. She first appeared on the cover of the May 1980 issue of Playboy, wearing a flight attendant costume to illustrate a pictorial on stewardesses (Welles was a United Airlines stewardess at the time). She subsequently appeared as a centerfold in the December 1980 issue and was named Playmate of the Year for 1981. Her original pictorial was photographed by Richard Fegley.
Had a daughter with her then-husband Charlie Simmer named Brittany Ann Simmer in 1983.
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In 1998, Welles was sued by Playboy Enterprises for using the term "Playmate of the Year" on her website. The courts eventually ruled in her favor, and in 2002 the decision was upheld in appeals court.