Tessa Ferrer

Tessa Ferrer
Born
Tessa Rose Ferrer[1]

(1986-03-30) March 30, 1986 (age 38)[2]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
MotherDebby Boone
Relatives

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

She is the daughter of singer Debby Boone and Gabriel Ferrer.[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 (2014-03), it was announced that she would be exiting the show at the end of the season.[6] In 2016, Ferrer returned to her role as Dr. Leah Murphy in episode six of season 13.

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.

2018 she was brought on to Insidious: The Last Key to play Audrey Rainier, Elise’s mother.

Also in 2018 she played Cora Babineau in Stephen King and David E. Kelly’s Mr. Mercedes.

In 2019 she played Nurse Duckett in Catch-22. Followed by playing Meg Bailey, a youth basketball coach in SWAGGER for Apple TV+.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Excision Pauline Short film
Won Craft Award for Acting at First Run Film Festival
Best Actress in Horror Genre at ShockerFest International Film Festival
2009 Nobody’s Night Nora Short film
2009 Ramblin' Round Fighting Woman Short film; voice role
2010 Red Rare Veins Short film
2012 Modern Mad Men Jessica Short film
2012 After the Triumph of Your Birth Eva
2013 Go for Sisters Katrina as Tessa Rose Ferrer
2013 Abducted Jessica Marino
2018 Insidious: The Last Key Audrey Rainier
2018 The Passing Parade Errol Larson Also producer

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012–14,
2016–17 		Grey's Anatomy Dr. Leah Murphy Recurring role in seasons 9 & 13; main role in season 10 (45 episodes)
2014 Extant Katie Sparks Recurring role (6 episodes)
2015 You're the Worst Nina Keune Recurring role (5 episodes)
2016 Toast Jules TV film
2018 Mr. Mercedes Cora Babineau Main role, season 2
2019 Catch-22 Lt. Sue Ann Duckett Recurring role
2021-2023 Swagger Coach Meg Main role, seasons 1 & 2

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. ^ a b "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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