Tessie Santiago
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Tessie Santiago | |
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Born | Tessie Marie Santiago August 10, 1975 |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1999–present |
Spouse | Carlos Bernard (m. 2013) |
Children | 1 |
Tessie Marie Santiago (born August 10, 1975 in
Biography
Family and education
Tessie Santiago is a first generation American. Her parents and grandparents fled from Cuba after Fidel Castro took power in 1959. Her grandfather was a sculptor. Santiago's father, Joe Santiago, was a musician and her mother's mother was described as a painter. (Santiago's mother, Tess Stebbins, went on to earn a college degree from Barry University as a working adult in Florida and is Executive Director of Medical Education at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.) Santiago learned to play the piano at age seven.[1]
Santiago has two younger siblings, a brother and a half-sister. She attended
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 Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU) in Prague, Czech Republic. At university, she starred in the independent film Echo and acted in several other student films.
While working in Spain on the Queen of Swords, Santiago rescued and adopted a dog she named Zion.
Santiago's favourite authors include Henry Miller, Anaïs Nin and Milan Kundera. She has reported aspiration to work behind the camera, both as a writer and a director.[1]
Santiago married actor Carlos Bernard in December 2013.[3] They have a son, Jax, born in August 2018.
Career
Santiago made her television debut in 2000 in the
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.[4]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | The Way She Moves | Christina Juarez | Video Hits One TV Movie |
2006 | The Way Back Home | Sara Marshall | Independent Movie |
2006 | Break-In | Joannie | LifeTime TV Movie |
2009 | The Cell 2 | Maya Casteneda | direct-to-video |
2010 | Angel Camouflaged | Desdemona | |
2021 | Vivo | Ticket-Taker | Netflix Original film |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000–2001 | Queen of Swords | Tessa Alvarado/The Queen | 22 episodes |
2002–2003 | Good Morning, Miami | Lucía Rojas-Klein | 11 episodes |
2004 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Chambermaid | HBO Series |
2005–2006 | Kitchen Confidential | Donna | 5 episodes |
2006 | One on One | Hannah | |
2009 | One Hot Summer | Anabel Aguilera | Made-for-TV Movie |
2010 | Twentysixmiles | Jennifer Calderon | 6 episodes |
2013 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Sonya | 3 episodes |
2015 | Major Crimes | Mrs. Riley | |
2017 | Bizaardvark | Gina Olvera | |
2017 | Scandal
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Vice President Luna Vargas | 9 episodes |
References
- ^ a b c "Cast". Archived from the original on 26 February 2001.
- ^ "Miami Coral Park Senior High School Profile – Miami, Florida (FL)". www.publicschoolreview.com.
- ^ "Tessie Santiago – Posts". Facebook. December 31, 2013. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26.
Tessie & Carlos . Congratulations on you marriage !! Wishing you a lifetime of happiness ! :=)
- ^ Maxim Staff (May 1, 2001). "2001 Hot 100". Maxim. Archived from the original on November 15, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
External links
- Fantasticon interview with Tessie Santiago in 2000 about the Queen of Swords on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8hBQgKpnSw
- Tessie Santiago at IMDb