Krista Tesreau

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Krista Tesreau
Born (1964-01-10) January 10, 1964 (age 59)
OccupationActress
Years active1983–present

Krista Tesreau (born January 10, 1964; St. Louis, Missouri) is an American actress.

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Career

Tesreau is best known for her role as Melinda “Mindy” Lewis on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light , which she portrayed from 1983 to 1989. [1] [2] In 1987 Tesreau was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Ingenue for the role, [3] and received a Soap Opera Digest Award nomination in 1988. [1]

Tesreau also played Andie Klein on Santa Barbara from August 20, 1992, to January 15, 1993, and "whirling dervish" Tina Lord on One Life to Live from July 6, 1994, to January 24, 1997. [1] [2] [4] Reappeared on Guiding Light as Mindy briefly in 2002, 2004, [5] and again starting March 6, 2009. [5] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Krista Tesreau: Biography". KristaTesreau.com. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Carter, Alan (July 22, 1994). "Taking a Tina Turn". Entertainment Weekly . EW.com. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  3. "Daytime Emmy Winners & Nominees: 1987". SoapOperaDigest.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2004. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  4. "Tina Lord profile". Soaps.com . Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  5. 1 2 "Comings and Goings: Krista Tesreau (Mindy Lewis)". Soap Opera Digest. Vol. 34. March 3, 2009. p. 18.
  6. "Comings and Goings: Krista Tesreau (Mindy Lewis)". Soap Opera Digest. Vol. 34. March 10, 2009. p. 15.