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Tessa Carmody
Tessa is a feminine given name, sometimes a shortened form of Theresa. It may refer to: People * Tessa Albertson (born 1996), American actress * Tessa Balfour, Countess of Balfour (born 1950), British aristocrat * Tessa Blanchard (born 1994), American professional wrestler * Tessa Bonhomme (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player * Tessa Brooks (born 1999), American musician and influencer * Tessa Dahl (born 1957), English author and actress * Tessa Dare, American novelist * Tessa de Josselin (born 1989), Australian actress * Tessa Dunlop (born 1974), British television presenter, radio broadcaster and historian * Tessa Ferrer (born 1986), American actress * Tessa Fowler, Vanuatuan politician * Tessa Ganserer (born 1977), German politician * Tessa Gräfin von Walderdorff (born 1994), German countess * Tessa Hadley (born 1956), British author * Tessa Hofmann (born 1949), German sociologist * Tessa Howard (born 1999), English field hockey player * Tessa Humphries, Australian actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teresa
Teresa (also Theresa, Therese; french: Thérèse) is a feminine given name. It originates in the Iberian Peninsula in late antiquity. Its derivation is uncertain, it may be derived from Greek θερίζω (''therízō'') "to harvest or reap", or from θέρος (''theros'') "summer". It is first recorded in the form ''Therasia'', the name of Therasia of Nola, an aristocrat of the 4th century. Its popularity outside of Iberia increased because of saint Teresa of Ávila, and more recently Thérèse of Lisieux and Mother Teresa. In the United States it was ranked as the 852nd most popular name for girls born in 2008, down from 226th in 1992 (it ranked 65th in 1950, and 102nd in 1900). Spelled "Teresa," it was the 580th most popular name for girls born in 2008, down from 206th in 1992 (it ranked 81st in 1950, and 220th in 1900). People In aristocracy: *Teresa of Portugal (other) ** Theresa, Countess of Portugal (1080–1130), mother of Afonso Henriques, the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tessa Humphries
Tessa Humphries is an Australian actress, best known for her appearances in television soap opera. Humphries made her acting debut in ''Cassandra'' as the title character, and had also played Mary Reynolds in '' Sons and Daughters'' and Corinne Todd in ''Families''. In 1995 she played Tracy in ''Sex Is a Four Letter Word''. She also starred in ''Out of the Body'' as Neva St. Clair. She is the daughter of comedian Barry Humphries John Barry Humphries (born 17 February 1934) is an Australian comedian, actor, author and satirist. He is best known for writing and playing his on-stage and television alter egos Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson. He is also a film prod ... and his second wife, Rosalind Tong and was married to producer Jason Buesst to whom she has two sons. Filmography References External links * Living people Australian television actresses Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-tv-act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tessa Peake-Jones
Tessa Peake-Jones (born 9 May 1957) is an English actress having appeared in ''The Danedyke Mystery'' (1979), ''Pride and Prejudice'' (1980), ''When We Are Married'' (1987), ''Up the Garden Path'' (1990–1993), ''So Haunt Me'' (1992–1994), ' (1996–1998), ' (1997), ''Summer in the Suburbs'' (2000), '' Poppy Shakespeare'' (2008), ''Doctors'' (2009–2011), ''Unforgotten'' (2015). However, she was best known for her role as Raquel in the BBC sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'', between 1988 and 2003, and as Mrs. Maguire in ''Grantchester'' (2014-2022). Early life and education Peake-Jones was born on May 9, 1957, in London, to her mother: Mary, and raised in Hammersmith and educated at Kenmore Park Junior School, Harrow and Downer Grammar School, (now known as Canons High School), leaving in 1973. before training at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Television Peake-Jones is best known for playing Raquel Turner, the long-time partner of the main character Derek "Del B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tessa Parkinson
Tessa Parkinson OAM (born 22 September 1986) is an Australian sailor from Perth, Western Australia. Parkinson and skipper Elise Rechichi represented Australia in the 470 class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Qingdao, China, winning the gold medal. She was an Australian Institute of Sport The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is a high performance sports training institution in Australia. The Institute's headquarters were opened in 1981 and are situated in the northern suburb of Bruce, Canberra. The AIS is a division of the ... scholarship holder. References External links * * * * * 1986 births Living people Australian Institute of Sport sailors Australian female sailors (sport) Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 470 Olympic sailors of Australia Olympic gold medalists for Australia Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Olympic medalists in sailing Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics 420 class world champions World champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tessa Niles
Tessa Margaret Niles ( ''née'' Webb; born 27 January 1961 in Ilford, Essex) is an English singer, best known as a backing singer for a wide variety of contemporary artists. She began her professional singing career in 1979. Early life and career Niles began her professional singing career, as both a lead and a backing vocalist, in 1979. Throughout her career, Niles has worked with many artists including ABC, Eric Clapton, Kiri Te Kanawa, The Rolling Stones, Annie Lennox, Tears For Fears, Duran Duran, Kylie Minogue, David Bowie, The Police, Take That, Grace Jones, Tina Turner, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Steve Winwood, Morrissey–Mullen, Snowy White, Tom Jones, Marillion, Fish, Pet Shop Boys, Buddy Guy, B*Witched, Victoria Beckham, Nick Carter, Living in a Box, Cliff Richard, Mike + The Mechanics, Zucchero, Status Quo, Robbie Williams, Bill Sharpe, Gary Numan, Wham!, Andrew Ridgeley, Dusty Springfield, The The, Jimmy Nail, Cher, Cabaret Voltaire, Seal, Liza Minnelli, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |