Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan found inspiration for Teeter from two women in his life, with one working on the Western drama.
The Paramount Network series welcomed Teeter (played by Jen Landon) to the bunkhouse in season three as another ranch hand, quickly growing to be a fan-favourite with viewers.
She is by no means a soft touch, with her ability to fight, work, spit, and drink better than most of the men she works with under the watchful eye of John Dutton (Kevin Costner).
Teeter also sticks out among the rest because of her very thick Texas accent. On the official Yellowstone podcast, actress Jen shared some valuable insight.
Jen explained that one of the women who helped bring Teeter to life was stunt double Duke Wimberly, who portrayed the woman “rammed” by a bull during the cowboy poker game in season two.
Talking to stuntman Jason Rodriguez on the podcast, Landon began: “JRod, I don’t know if you know this, but when Taylor [Sheridan] called me to talk about Teeter and the inspiration for Teeter, Teeter was based on someone he knew growing up and Duke Wimberly. That was the sort of hybrid, because what she did that day was crazy.”
He replied: “Duke talks a lot like Teeter, she’s very Texas, she’s great. She has the funniest cowboy colloquialisms I’ve ever heard in my life, and I’ve heard a lot of them.”
“She’s fun to talk to, and she did a great job of that. And in 1883, she played the drowning girl that pulls Faith [Hill] off the horse and tussles with her under the water. So we call her in for those kinds of spots.”
During the same interview, Rodriguez also talked in depth about how the unforgettable cowboy poker scene came about.
He explained: “Taylor, right before we went, said, ‘Hey, look, I don’t need anybody to get creamed by this bull, just do it and play it for real, and whenever it’s done, I’ll just re-write whatever and make the story work around it.’ And I said, OK.”
“So I get the stunt people together, and I tell them all of that, and Duke looks to me right in the face and goes, ‘No. It says in the script that the girl gets run over.’
“And I go, ‘I know it says that, but I’m telling you that whatever happens is going to be great.’
“She goes, ‘No, I’m going to let it hit me.’
“So I said, ‘OK, fine, just do whatever you want, I don’t care, don’t die.’
