Tessie Tomas

Tessie Tomas (born October 31, 1950) is a Filipina actress, host, standup comedian, and a former advertising executive. She is best known for being part of the RPN sketch comedy show Champoy and the host of the ABS-CBN talk show Teysi ng Tahanan.^[1] In 1980, Tomas became the first female creative director of the McCann Erickson Philippines.^[2]

Tessie Tomas
Born	(1950-10-31) October 31, 1950 (age 72) Catbalogan, Samar
Nationality	Filipino
Alma mater	University of the Philippines
Occupation(s)	Actress Television host
Years active	1980–present
Agent(s)	RPN (1980-1987) ABS-CBN (1990-2004; 2009-2011; 2011-2012; 2017-2018) GMA Network (2004-2009; 2012-2017) TV5 (2011)

In an interview with GMA Network's Tunay Na Buhay, Tomas recalled working for an ad agency prior to her career as a presenter and actress. Tessie later appeared in both comedic and dramatic roles, notably in the 2012 remake of the film Mundo Man ay Magunaw and 2015's Buena Familia.^{[citation needed]}

In 2018, Tomas played a supporting role in the ABS-CBN soap opera The Blood Sisters.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network
1980-1985	Champoy	Amanda Pineda	RPN
1981-1987	Eat Bulaga!	Herself
1991-1997	Teysi ng Tahanan	Herself/Host	ABS-CBN
1991-1997	Abangan ang Susunod na Kabanata	Barbara Tengco
1998-1999	Sa Sandaling Kailangan Mo Ako	Sonia Enriquez
2000-2002	Feel at Home	Herself/Host
2001	Eto Na Ang Susunod Na Kabanata	Barbara Tengco
2003	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Puno	Miriam Defensor Santiago
2003-2004	Buttercup	Erlinda
2003-2004	Teysi	Herself/Host
2004-2007	Bahay Mo Ba 'To?	Baby Mulingtapang-Benoit / Anying	GMA Network
2008	Ako si Kim Samsoon	Sonia Buot
2009-2010	George and Cecil	Maribel Murillo	ABS-CBN
2010	Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla Tonyong Bayawak	Belen Dela Cruz
2010-2011	Noah	Sarah Perez
2011	Carlo J. Caparas' Bangis	Mama Mia	TV5
2012	Mundo Man ay Magunaw	Donya Alicia La Peña	ABS-CBN
	Coffee Prince	Elizabeth "Beth" Gomez	GMA Network
2013	Kahit Nasaan Ka Man	Corazon
2014	Kambal Sirena	Doña Margarita "Rita" Natividad
	Strawberry Lane	Margaret Jaymalin
	My Destiny	Dr. Obispo
2015	Once Upon a Kiss	Mérida Almario
2015-2016	Buena Familia	Marissa Agravante
2016	Naku, Boss Ko!	Ms. F
2017	Haplos	Donya Laura Luciano
2018	The Blood Sisters	Rosemarie Bermudez	ABS-CBN
2023	Dirty Linen	Doña Cielo Fierro	Kapamilya Channel

Movies

• Kapitan Kidlat (1981)
• Schoolgirls (1982)
• My Only Love (1982)
• Erpat Kong Forgets (1984)
• Mendoza At Pandesal (1985)
• Napakasakit, Kuya Eddie (1986)
• Forward March (1987)
• A Dangerous Life (1988)
• Barbi For President (1991)
• Pempe Ni Sara At Pen (1992)
• Dino: Abangan Ang Susunod Na (1993)
• Walang Matigas na Pulis, Sa Matinik na Misis (1994)
• Yes Darling: Walang Matigas na Pulis 2 (1997)
• Dahil Ba Sa Kanya (1998)
• Bukas Na Lang Kita Mamahalin (2000)
• Narinig Mo Ba Ang L8tests (2001)
• Otso-Otso Pamela-Mela-Wan (2004)
• Pinoy Blonde (2005)
• Rome & Juliet (2006)
• One True Love (2008)
• Sanglaan (2009)
• Two Funerals (2010)
• This Guy Is In Love With U Mare (2012)
• Coming Soon (2013)
• Alienasyon (2014)
• Water Lemon (2015)
• Smaller and Smaller Circles (2017)

References

1. "A Thankful Tessie Tomas". Business Mirror. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
2. Abunda, Boy. "Will the real Tessie T stand up?". Philippine Star. Philippine Star. Retrieved 25 September 2020.

External links

• Tessie Tomas at IMDb