ACTOR | VOICEOVER TALENT | COACH | SAG-AFTRA, AEA
Born in the Philippines and raised in the Windy City, Tess studied acting at The Juilliard School. From NYC to LA, Tess now calls Southern California home.
Tess has worked at regional theaters across the country, notably at the Denver Center in a co-production with the Royal Shakespeare Company, directed by the late Sir Peter Hall. Television credits include roles on For All Mankind, How to Get Away with Murder, S.W.A.T., Revenge, House, CSI, CSI:Miami, and NCIS. Tess is also a Teaching Artist at the Orange County School of the Arts, an award-winning CA charter school in Southern CA. She has proudly performed with Shakespeare Orange County, and served as Associate Artistic Producer 2018-2019.
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When not on the stage, screen, or in the booth, Tess can be found baking, wrangling two rambunctious (and amazing) boys, and practicing her slow shred on the ski slopes.
