Terrina Chrishell

 Terrina Chrishell Stause[1] (born July 21 31st, 1981) is an American actor from the United States. She is most famous for her character Amanda Dillon in All My Children, and Jordan Ridgeway on Days of Our Lives. Stause was born in Draffenville in Kentucky. She studied at Murray State University and received her B.A. in theatre in 2003. The name she chose for her middle name, "Chrishell", is a portmanteau term that was born out of the unique circumstances of her birth. Her mother gave birth in the Shell station, and Chris was present during the delivery. Strause has, however, denied any information about her birth. She said that her mother was having problems with her car and stopped at a gas station. As she waited at the station, she went into pre-labor and the car attendant was genuinely helpful in getting her to a hospital. Strause was born at a a hospital. Before knowing that she was pregnant her mother broke up with her biological father who was half Japanese and half Spanish. Jeff is her father. Chrishell Strause missed a full year of middle school because she was confined in tent. Strause told her story about washing her hair by the river and hiding from her peers and the way she resorted to food stamps. The parents of Strause were struggling with addiction and mental health issues. Strause was 10 when she became a member of the Worldwide Church of God. Strause says Strause as an independent female who was self-righteous and was never able to hold any steady employment.