Tessie O'Shea
- Birthday
- Mar 13, 1913
Bio: Though her signature song was "Two-Ton Tessie From Tennessee," Tessie O'Shea was anything but. The slim Welsh actress/singer started out in British films in the mid-'40s with The Immortal Battalion/The Way Out (1944). She made her Broadway debut in 1963 and won a Tony for her performance in The Girl Who Came to Supper. In 1964, O'Shea was a regular on the… More Bio: Though her signature song was "Two-Ton Tessie From Tennessee," Tessie O'Shea was anything but. The slim Welsh actress/singer started out in British films in the mid-'40s with The Immortal Battalion/The Way Out (1944). She made her Broadway debut in 1963 and won a Tony for her performance in The Girl Who Came to Supper. In 1964, O'Shea was a regular on the short-lived CBS variety show The Entertainers. Her work in the 1968 made-for-television version of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde garnered her an Emmy nomination. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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Filmography
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
- Mrs. Hobday
- 66%
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1968)
- Actor
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The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966)
- Alice Foss
- 83%
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The Shiralee (1957)
- Bella
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The Blue Lamp (1949)
- Herself (singer)
- See all 7 films
Tessie O'Shea Videos
Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde
1 minutes 26 seconds
The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming
5 minutes 40 seconds
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