Tessa Ferrer Biography
Tessa Ferrer is an actress from the United States. She is best known for her role as Dr. Leah Murphy, a surgical intern turned resident on Grey’s Anatomy. She began her acting career with an award-winning performance in the short film ‘Excision,’ and she has since appeared in a few more short films as well as produced one of them.
Tessa Ferrer Age
Tessa was born Tessa Rose Ferrer on March 30, 1986, in Los Angeles, California, United States of America. She is 37 years old as of March 2023.
Tessa Ferrer Height
Tessa stands at a height of 5’8″ (173 cm), tall.
Tessa Ferrer Family- Siblings
Ferrer was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, to singer, author, and actor Debby Boone and her husband, Gabriel Ferrer. Jordan, her brother, was born in 1980, and Gabrielle and Dustin, her fraternal twins, were born in 1983.
Tessa Ferrer Career
Tessa began her acting career in 2008 with the short film ‘Excision,’ in which she played the character ‘Pauline’ and won awards for best actress at the ‘First Run Film Festival’ and the ‘ShockerFest International Film Festival,’ both in the best actress category. She appeared as ‘Nora’ in a short film titled ‘Nobody’s Night’ in 2009, and she co-starred in the lead role with Kristen Correll in ‘Red Rare Veins (2010). In the short ‘Ramblin’ Round,’ she was heard as the sound of a fighting woman. Tessa continued her short film career by playing ‘Jessica’ in ‘Modern Mad Men’ and ‘Eva’ in ‘After the Triumph of Your Birth,’ both of which were released in 2012. Tessa made the switch to television that year.
In March 2014, she resigned at the end of the season because her character caused conflict between ‘Callie’ and ‘Arizona,’ preventing an intriguing storyline for the character. She, on the other hand, returned as a recurring character in season 13, appearing in a total of 46 episodes. Between seasons of ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ Tessa appeared in the CBS science fiction drama ‘Extant’ (2014) as ‘Katie Sparks,’ an astronaut who dies in space under mysterious circumstances. In 2013, she also appeared in two short films, one as ‘Katrina’ in ‘Go for Sisters’ and the other as ‘Jessica Marino’ in ‘Abducted.’ Tessa appeared in five episodes as ‘Nina Keune,’ a former ski champion, in 2015.
She resigned from the show at the end of the season in March 2014 because her character caused conflict between ‘Callie’ and ‘Arizona,’ preventing an interesting storyline for the character. She, on the other hand, returned in season 13 as a recurring character, appearing in a total of 46 episodes. Between seasons of ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ Tessa appeared as ‘Katie Sparks,’ an astronaut who dies in space under mysterious circumstances, in the CBS science fiction drama ‘Extant’ (2014). She also appeared in two short films in 2013, one as ‘Katrina’ in ‘Go for Sisters’ and one as ‘Jessica Marino’ in ‘Abducted.’ In 2015, Tessa appeared in five episodes as ‘Nina Keune,’ a former ski champion.
Tessa portrayed the mother of the lead character ‘Elise Rainier’s’ younger version, as well as the on-screen abused wife of Josh Stewart as ‘Gerald Rainier’ in the 2018 supernatural horror film ‘Insidious: The Last Key.’ Tessa became a producer in 2018 when the ‘Boston Film Festival’ premiered her short film ‘The Passing Parade.’ In the film, she also played ‘Errol Larson.’ Tessa also played a role in the short film ‘Faery.’ Tessa appears as ‘Nurse Sue Ann Duckett’ in the satirical dark comedy miniseries ‘Catch-22’ (2019).
Tessa Ferrer’s Net Worth
Ferrer has an estimated net worth of 10 million dollars as of 2023.
Tessa Ferrer Movies and TV Shows
MOVIES:
- 2008 Excision
- 2009 Nobody’s Night
- 2009 Ramblin’ Round
- 2010 Red Rare
- 2012 Modern Mad Men
- 2012 After the Triumph of Your Birth
- 2013 Go for Sisters
- 2013 Abducted
- 2018 Insidious: The Last Key
- 2018 The Passing Parade
TV SHOWS:
- 2016–17 Grey’s Anatomy
- 2014 Extant Katie Sparks
- 2015 You’re the Worst
- 2016 Toast
- 2018 Mr. Mercedes
- 2019 Catch-22
- 2021 Swagger