Tessie Santiago
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| Tessie Santiago | |
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| Born | Tessie Marie Santiago August 10, 1975 Miami, Florida, United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Tessie Santiago (born August 10, 1975 in Miami, Florida in the U.S.) is an American actress of Cuban and Spanish descent.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Family and education
Tessie Santiago has two younger siblings, a brother and a half-sister. She also owned a pet dog named Zion she rescued while working in Spain on the Queen of Swords.
She attended Miami Coral Park High School graduating class of 1993[1]
A May 1999 graduate from the University of Miami, she earned a double major in film and theater arts and was able to study Shakespeare in London, England and Film Production with the Faculty of Film and Television of Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU) in Prague, Czech Republic. She has always immersed herself in creative endeavors. At university she starred in the independent film Echo and became the resident “It Girl,” acting in many student films.
An avid reader of Henry Miller, Anaïs Nin and Milan Kundera are among her favorite authors, she also aspires to work behind the camera, both as a writer and a director. [2]
[edit] Career
Santiago made her television debut in 2000 in the syndicated action/adventure television series Queen of Swords, playing Tessa Alvarado/The Queen. She went on to appear on television shows including the first 11 episodes of the first season of the sitcom Good Morning, Miami, playing Lucia Rojas-Klein; and in episodes of Kitchen Confidential, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and One on One. In 2001, Santiago landed a co-starring role in the VH1 TV-movie The Way She Moves, playing Christina Juarez, a Latina dancer with the dream of winning a dance exhibition. Santiago then played Sarah Marshall in the independent film The Way Back Home. In 2009, she starred in the movie The Cell 2, a direct-to-video spin-off of the 2000 film The Cell, playing psychic investigator Maya Casteneda.
[edit] Accolades
Santiago was nominated for a 2001 ALMA Award for "Outstanding lead actress in a syndicated drama series" for Queen of Swords together with Tia Carrere and the winner Gina Torres.
She was ranked #50 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2001 list.[3]
[edit] Television
- Queen of Swords (2000–2001) TV Show – Tessa Alvarado/The Queen
- Good Morning, Miami (2002–2003) TV Show - Lucia Rojas-Klein (11 episodes)
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (2004) HBO Series - Chambermaid
- Kitchen Confidential (2005) TV Show - Donna the waitress
- One on One (2006) TV Show - Hannah
- One Hot Summer (2009) Made-for-TV Movie - Anabel Aguilera
[edit] Film
- The Way She Moves (2000) Video Hits One TV Movie - Christina Juarez
- The Way Back Home (2005) Independent Movie - Sara Marshall
- Break-In (2006) LifeTime TV Movie - Joannie
- The Cell 2 (2009) direct-to-video - Maya Casteneda
- Angel Camouflaged (2010) - Desdemona
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/17601
- ^ Retrieved from defunct QOS website Nov 7, 2011
- ^ [1]|Maxim Magazine Hot 100 Women of 2001| accessdate=November , 2011}}
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