Tessa (About her leaving the set of
Tessa: If they made a TV remake of
Tessa: Was some of the online hate hard to bare when I read it? Sure. Of course. But I decided to a.) stop reading it altogether and b.) realize that I don't do what I do to be liked or praised.
Tessa thanks TV and films for her success, but has stated that she would love to do theatre again.
Tessa has stated that she thinks it's more important that people like her performances thanif they like her characters. It's hard to distinguish the differences between the hate for a character and the hate for the actor.
Tessa recently appeared as a small role in the re-make of the movie When A Stranger Calls
Tessa moved around much as a kid, and therefore experienced a lot of "Teasing-of-the-new-kid". She's stated that she used some of that experience when playing Jackie Cook on
Tessa is of African American heritage, and also has roots in Mexico.
Tessa is most notably known for her role as Jackie on