Janice Tessa

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Janice Tessa
Born (1998-10-26) 26 October 1998 (age 26)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
OccupationActress
Years active2022–present
Known for Habs

Janice Tessa is a Pakistani television actress and model. She is known for portraying a role of Zoya in 2022 series Habs for which she received a nomination for Best Emerging Talent at Lux Style Awards. [1] She further portrayed a role of Mona in Kuch Ankahi and Fabiha in Hasrat. [2] [3] She is currently portraying a role of Uroosa in ARY Digital's Inteha opposite Furqan Qureshi .

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Early life and career

Janice was born in Lahore, Punjab, in a Christian family. She is the only sister of two brothers. She has a degree in Media Communication. [4]

She gained popularity after a scene of series Habs became viral and developed into an internet meme. Scene features Zoya, played by Janice, leaves the dinner table angrily with her two slices of Pizza and No Ketchup after an argument with her in-laws. Her husband, Aamir, played by Hamzah Tariq Jamil, with tears in his eyes then says the viral line “ketchup bhi nahi le kar gayi woh (she didn’t even take the ketchup)”. [5] Besides that viral scene, she received critical acclaim and nomination for Best Emerging Talent at 22nd Lux Style Awards. [6] She then acted in multiple Urdu-language television series including Kuch Ankahi, Hasrat, Dil Hi To Hai and Inteha. [7] [4]

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotes
2022 Habs Zoya ARY Digital [6]
2023 Kuch Ankahi Mona [8]
2023Dil Hi To HaiShanzay
2024HasratFabiha [9]
2025IntehaUroosa[ citation needed ]

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ↑ "You have to have fair skin to bag lead role: Janice Tessa". The Express Tribune . 2022-09-03. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  2. ↑ Salamat, Sajid (2024-06-10). "Janice Tessa and Kiran Haq's video from 'Hasrat' sets goes viral!". Daily Times . Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  3. ↑ Ali, Muhammad Jawad (2024-05-22). "Janice Tessa shares BTS from 'Hasrat' sets". Minute Mirror. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  4. 1 2 "کہا گیا مرکزی کردار چاہیے تو رنگت گوری کرنی پڑے گی، جینس ٹیسا". Dawn News (in Urdu). 2022-09-03. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  5. ↑ Staff, Images (2022-10-09). "After Aamir took a stand for Zoya's ketchup, Pakistani Twitter is redefining the concept of loyalty". DAWN Images . Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  6. 1 2 3 "Lux Style Awards 2023 nominations out now". The Express Tribune . 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  7. ↑ Siraj, Simran (2023-01-29). "A Pakistani Addams Family". The Express Tribune . Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  8. ↑ "Actress Janice from Habs reveals she was called 'KAALI'". 24 News . 2022-09-03. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  9. ↑ "المناک حادثے کے ساتھ ' حسرت'اختتام کو پہنچ گیا". 24 News Digital Urdu (in Urdu). 2024-07-07. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
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