Terrina Chrishell

 Terrina Chrishell Stause (born July 21st 31st, 1981) is an American actress from America. She is best known for her role as Amanda Dillon in All My Children and Jordan Ridgeway on Days of Our Lives. Stause was born in Draffenville, Kentucky native. She earned her B.A. from Murray State University. in 2003. She became a theater actress. Her middle name, Chishell was a portmanteau that was created by the unique birth circumstances. Her mother was in labor at Shell Station, and Chris, her attendant helped her deliver the baby. Strause refutes gossip about her child's birth in her book. She also revealed that her mother was having issues with her car and pulled into the gas station. She entered pre-labor while she was at the station. The attendant at the car helped her get to an emergency room. Strause was conceived in a hospital. Before she knew she was expecting 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 in middle school due to the fact that she was forced to live in a tent. At the time, Strause mentioned washing her hair in the river, taking food stamps and concealing her personal life from classmates. Her parents "struggled with mental and addiction health" and for a period joined the Worldwide Church of God when she was 10 years old. Strause says Strause as a self-confident female who was self-righteous and never had a steady job.