Tessa Allen is an American actress who is mostly recognized for her role in the movie Enough. The young lady has been in front of the camera since she was a baby as she has been in quite a number of commercials.
She however, has been featured in other movies and TV series like General Hospital where she had recurring roles. In another light, the actress went on to pursue a different path while in school. It seems like she has now found another passion and is pursuing a career therewith.
The commercial star is so good that she even bagged a Mass Mutual commercial airing during the US tennis Open in 2006.
Here Are 10 Need-To-Know Facts about Tessa Allen
1. She Got Exposed to the Screens from When She was 4 Months Old
Tessa Allen was born on the 7 th of August 1996 in Manhattan Beach, California. From 4 months, Allen began to grace TV screens when she was featured in a Maytag commercial. Since then, she has become a lover of commercials and has been in a lot of them.
2. Brief Biography of Tessa Allen
The 28 year old is the youngest of 4 girls who are named Adeline Allen, Jeanne Allen, and Madison Allen. As of September 2004, Miss Allen was in her second grade in school.
Born in Los Angeles, she attended Carnegie Mellon University and graduated as a major of Neuroscience. While focused on school and other school related activities, Tessa did not stop auditioning for movie roles though. In fact while she was in the third grade, she was actively auditioning for movie roles.
3. While in School, She was Very Athletic
The child actress was involved in a lot of athletic activities when she was in school. Allen was quite invested in sports like basketball, volleyball and soccer. This love for sports started from a very young age and it took her as far as getting recruited to play soccer at the university she graduated from.
4. Her First Movie Debut was in Enough
Although she has been a regular face on TV, Allen’s big break did not come until she was starred in the movie Enough. She was about 6 years old at this time. In the movie, she played the daughter of a woman who learned to defend herself from her abusive husband.
Tessa played the role of Gracie Hiller, the daughter of the main character in the movie. The lead character was played by multi-award winning singer and actress, Jennifer Lopez.
5. Tessa Allen has Been Featured in a lot of Commercials
Two major commercials the ‘Enough’ star appeared on before her big break are for McDonalds and Maytag. However, after her big role in the 2002 movie, she also appeared in commercials for brands such as Honda, Nike, and Doritos where she worked with the Black Eyed Peas.
With Nike though, it was more of an ad print that got to be displayed in Macy’s and JCPenney.
6. Some of the Actress’ Movies
Tessa Allen is a well-rounded actress who has done movies as well as TV series, theatre, and commercials. However, apart from her stints in the movie with J. Lo, she has been part of the following;
- Providence (TV series) – As Hannah Hansen (2002)
- CSI: Miami (TV series) – As Emma Kaye (2001 – 2002)
- Walls of Jericho – As Emily (2005)
- General Hospital (TV series) – As Lulu Spencer (2004 – 2006)
- Open House – As Younger Sara (2007)
- Little Canyon – As Greta (2008)
- Arcadia – As Lisa (2012)
In 2006, she played the part of Anastasia, the evil stepsister in Cinderella. She also booked a role as the lead in the movie The Moment She Fell in 2008.
7. She was Nominated for Best Supporting Actress
Young Tessa Allen was nominated for an award at the 168 Film Awards. She was nominated in the category of ‘Best Supporting Actress’ in the movie Walls of Jericho.
8. Her Sisters are also Actresses
The Allen sisters have all had stints in Hollywood as they are all actresses. Jeanne Marie Frances Allen who was born on December 1, 1991, starred in movies such as 1998 movie Emma’s Wish. She also played a special role in The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited in 2004.
Adeline Allen was born on November 9, 1993 and is known for her appearance in The Drew Carey Show of 1995, 1999’s Roswell as well as Chicago Hope. Madison Allen was in 2014 movie Will-o’-the-Wisp. Also Madison featured in the 2018 movie Every 15 Minutes Kellam High School.
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9. Her Hobbies
The last girl in the Allen family enjoys a wide range of fun activities. When she isn’t having fun on the field of play, she is painting. However she most definitely enjoys to dance as she is a dancer at Beach Cities Dance Studio.
10. Tessa Allen Now
Tessa Allen is a Graduate student at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. The Neuroscience student upon her graduation in 2019, went on to become a Lab Tech in Fred Hutch, Greater Seattle.
Note worthily, she was a research assistant at the Baylor College of Medicine. While in Carnegie, she did a research where she trained mice to differentiate between different tones or visual stimuli.
