Krista Vendy is an Australian actress who played teacher

Teresa "Tess" Bell Teresa "Tess" Bell is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'', played by Krista Vendy. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 17 September 1999 and departed on 18 September 2001. Creatio ...

on the Australian soap opera ''

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'' from 1999 to 2001.

Personal life

Vendy was born in Melbourne, Australia. Her mother Crystal is Austrian and her father David is Australian. Her brother, Simon Vendy, is a senior paramedic. Vendy is the cousin of

Kristian Schmid Kristian Schmid (born 28 November 1974) is an Australian actor best known for his roles as Todd Landers in ''Neighbours'' and Leading Seaman Robert Dixon in ''Sea Patrol''. Early life Schmid was born in Geelong, Australia to Hungarian parents ...

, and was managed by

Scott Michaelson Scott Michaelson is an Australian retired actor and talent manager who is most famous for playing Brad Willis in ''Neighbours''. He took over the role from Benjamin Grant Mitchell, who had been a guest character and later played Brad's cousin ...

, both of whom are past ''Neighbours'' stars. Vendy resides in Los Angeles and Melbourne. Vendy dated actor

William Hurt William McChord Hurt (March 20, 1950 – March 13, 2022) was an American actor. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he received various awards including an Academy Award, BAFTA Award and Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor. ...

from 2006 to 2010. Vendy married Australian entrepreneur Brett Rogers in 2018.

Career

Since ''

'' Vendy has guest starred in television roles in Australia and the United States including, ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Pizza'', ''Leverage'', ''Mental'' and '' Underbelly Files: Chopper''. Film credits include, ''Love and Mortar'', ''The Writer'', ''

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'', ''Horseplay'' and ''

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''.

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* Living people Australian people of Austrian descent Australian television actresses 1974 births {{Australia-tv-actor-stub