''Tess Trueheart'' is the love interest character in the

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Dick Tracy ''Dick Tracy'' is an American comic strip featuring Dick Tracy (originally Plainclothes Tracy), a tough and intelligent police detective created by Chester Gould. It made its debut on Sunday, October 4, 1931, in the ''Detroit Mirror'', and it ...

'', which was created by

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in 1931. The character eventually became the wife of Dick Tracy in the original comic strip. In the 1934-1948 radio series ''

'', she was voiced by Helen Lewis. The character of Tess Trueheart has been featured in films, including 1945's ''

'' and its sequel '' Dick Tracy vs. Cueball'', portrayed in both by actress Anne Jeffreys, and in 1990's ''

'', which starred Glenne Headly as Tess.Vanity Fair
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