Alexandra Vandernoot (born 19 September 1965) is a

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actress.

Career

While having starred in a number of French films, she is known internationally as

Tessa Noël Tessa Noël is a fictional character in the television series '' Highlander: The Series'', portrayed by Belgian actor Alexandra Vandernoot. A professional artist and sculptor, Tessa is the lover and confidant of the series protagonist Duncan MacLe ...

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's girlfriend, in the

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy ...

television series '' Highlander: The Series.'' Her character was introduced in the series premiere, and she appeared through the fourth episode of season 2, " The Darkness," in which her character was killed off. She later returned in the ''Highlander'' second-season finale, " Counterfeit Part Two," as a woman made-up to look like Tessa, and also in the series finale as Tessa Noël. Vandernoot had a small part as a French television reporter in the 1994 film ''Pret-a-Porter (Ready to Wear)''. She also appeared in ''

Le Dîner de Cons ''Le Dîner de Cons'' () is a French comedy play by Francis Veber. Story Pierre Brochant, a Parisian publisher, attends a weekly "idiots' dinner", where guests, who are prominent Parisian businessmen, must bring along an "idiot" whom the other ...

'' as Christine Brochant. In 2007, she played an engineer in ''Ondes de choc,'' a mini-series produced by the French public channel

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retracing an accident at a chemical factory comparable to the AZF factory disaster, a chemical factory which exploded on 21 September 2001 in

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, France. In 2008, she played a role in the made-for-television movie ''Un vrai Papa Noël'' by comedian

Jean-Marie Bigard Jean-Marie Bigard (; born 17 May 1954) is a French comedian and actor. Known for his often controversial humour, he has performed at some of the largest entertainment facilities in France, including the Paris-Bercy Arena and Stade de France. Big ...

Personal life

She is the daughter of

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-born ballerina Dušanka Sifnios and Belgian conductor

André Vandernoot André Vandernoot (born 2 June 1927, Brussels; died 6 November 1991, Brussels) was a Belgian conductor. He studied at the Royal Music Conservatory in Brussels, and later flute and conducting at the Hochschule für Musik, Vienna. In 1951, he was ...

. Vandernoot has two children with Bernard Uzan.

Filmography

* 1991 : ''

Les secrets professionnels du Dr Apfelglück ''The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck'' or is a 1991 French comedy film directed by Alessandro Capone, Stéphane Clavier, Thierry Lhermitte, Mathias Ledoux and Hervé Palud. Plot Dr. Apfelglück, a prominent psychiatrist, recounts some ...

'' * 1992 : ''

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'' * 1992–1998 : '' Highlander: The Series'' (TV series, 28 episodes) * 1994 : ''

Prêt-à-Porter Ready-to-wear (or ''prêt-à-porter''; abbreviated RTW; "off-the-rack" or "off-the-peg" in casual use) is the term for ready-made garments, sold in finished condition in standardized sizes, as distinct from made-to-measure or bespoke clothin ...

'' * 1998 : ''

The Dinner Game ''The Dinner Game'' (french: Le Dîner de Cons; literally ''Dinner of Fools'') is a 1998 French comedy film written and directed by Francis Veber, adapted from his play ''Le Dîner de Cons''. It became that year's top-grossing French film at the ...

'' * 2000 : ''Sabotage!'' * 2001 : '' ''The Closet'''' * 2010 : ''

Joséphine, ange gardien ''Josephine, Guardian Angel'' (Joséphine, ange gardien) is a French television series. It has been aired since 1997 on TF1 (France). Plot Joséphine Delamarre is a guardian angel that Heaven sends to earth. With her psychological insight, abi ...

'' TV Series (1 Episode : "Chasse aux fantômes")

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vandernoot, Alexandra 1965 births Living people Actresses from Brussels Belgian people of Serbian descent Belgian television actresses Belgian film actresses 20th-century Belgian actresses 21st-century Belgian actresses