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Tenley Albright was a US olympic figure skating champion in the 1950s. Tenley Emma Albright, M.D. (born July 18, 1935 in Newton Centre, Massachusetts) became the first American female skater to win a figure skating Olympic gold medal, at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. She also won the U.S. Championships 5 times, from 1952 to 1956; was World Champion in 1953 and 1955; and had been the silver medalist at the 1952 Winter Olympics. She went on to be an pediatric surgeon, practicing in Boston.

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In the movie Summer Catch, Jessica Biel played a character named Tenley Parrish.

On The Bachelor season 14 (2009-2010) Tenley was the runner-up.