Tessa Ferrer

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Tessa Ferrer
Born
Tessa Rose Ferrer [1]

(1986-03-30) March 30, 1986 (age 39) [2]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
Mother Debby Boone
Relatives

Tessa Rose Ferrer (born March 30, 1986) [3] is an American film, TV, and stage actress.

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Early life and family

Ferrer was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of singer Debby Boone and, through her father Gabriel Ferrer, the granddaughter of actor José Ferrer and actress/ singer Rosemary Clooney . [3]

Career

In 2012, Shonda Rhimes cast Ferrer in a recurring role as Dr. Leah Murphy in season nine of the ABC drama series Grey's Anatomy . [4] [5] However, in March 2014, it was announced that she would be exiting the show at the end of season ten. [6] In 2016, Ferrer returned to her role as Dr. Leah Murphy in episode six of season thirteen.

In 2014, Ferrer had a recurring role in the CBS series Extant . [7] In 2015, she had recurring role in season two of the FXX comedy series You're the Worst . [8] In 2016, Shonda Rhimes hired her again for a hybrid sitcom that ultimately didn’t get picked up.

In 2018, she was brought onto the film Insidious: The Last Key to play Audrey Rainier, mother of the main character Elise. That same year, she played Cora Babineau in Stephen King and David E. Kelly’s TV series Mr. Mercedes .

In 2019, she played Nurse Duckett in the Catch-22 miniseries, followed by playing Meg Bailey, a youth basketball coach, in Swagger for Apple TV+, from 2021 to 2023.

In 2024, she was cast in a recurring role on the Ryan Murphy TV series Grotesquerie.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008ExcisionPaulineShort film
Won Craft Award for Acting at First Run Film Festival
Best Actress in Horror Genre at ShockerFest International Film Festival
2009Nobody’s NightNoraShort film
2009Ramblin' RoundFighting WomanShort film; voice role
2010Red Rare VeinsShort film
2012Modern Mad MenJessicaShort film
2012After the Triumph of Your BirthEva
2013Go for SistersKatrinaas Tessa Rose Ferrer
2013AbductedJessica Marino
2018 Insidious: The Last Key Audrey Rainier
2018The Passing ParadeErrol LarsonAlso producer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012–14,
2016–17		 Grey's Anatomy Dr. Leah MurphyRecurring role in seasons 9 & 13; main role in season 10 (45 episodes)
2014 Extant Katie SparksRecurring role (6 episodes)
2015 You're the Worst Nina KeuneRecurring role (5 episodes)
2016ToastJulesTV film
2018 Mr. Mercedes Cora BabineauMain role, season 2
2019 Catch-22 Lt. Sue Ann DuckettRecurring role
2021-2023 Swagger Coach MegMain role, seasons 1 & 2
2024 Grotesquerie Grace FinnRecurring role (2 episodes)

References

  1. ↑ "Tessa Rose Ferrer, Born 03/30/1986 in California - CaliforniaBirthIndex.org". californiabirthindex.org. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "ABC Medianet". ABC Medianet. 2013-05-18. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
  3. 1 2 "Debby Boone". EW.com. 1997-10-10. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  4. ↑ "Grey's Anatomy Admits Newcomer Tessa Ferrer for Recurring Role - Today's News: Our Take". TVGuide.com. 2012-08-23. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  5. ↑ "Tessa Ferrer to Make Television Debut on Grey's Anatomy". TV Fanatic. 2012-08-23. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  6. ↑ Harnick, Chris (March 25, 2014). "Grey's Anatomy Cast Shakeup: 2 Actors Exit the Hit Drama - E! Online". E! . Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  7. ↑ Kaitlin Thomas (10 April 2014). "Tessa Ferrer Joins CBS's Extant". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "You're the Worst boss previews troubles ahead for just about everyone". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 9 January 2016.


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