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Occupation
  
Actress

Spouse
  
Carlos Bernard (m. 2013)

Role
  
Actress

Name
  
Tessie Santiago

Years active
  
2000–present


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Full Name
  
Tessie Marie Santiago

Born
  
August 10, 1975 (age 48) (
1975-08-10
)
Miami, Florida, United States

Education
  
Miami Coral Park High School, University of Miami

Nominations
  
ALMA Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Nationally Syndicated Drama Series

Movies and TV shows
  
Queen of Swords, The Cell 2, One Hot Summer, Good Morning - Miami, Angel Camouflaged

Similar People
  
Betty Kaplan, R Michael Givens, Max Mutchnick, Reza Badiyi, David Kohan

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Tessie Santiago (born August 10, 1975 in Miami, Florida) is an American actress of Cuban and Spanish descent.

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Family and education

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Tessie Santiago is a first generation American. Her parents and grandparents fled from Cuba after Fidel Castro took power of the country in the early 1960s. Her grandfather was a sculptor. Santiago's father, Joe Santiago, was a musician and her mother's mother was described as a painter. (Santiago's mother, Tess Stebbins, went on to earn a college degree from Barry University as a working adult in Florida and is Executive Director of Medical Education at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.) Santiago learned to play the piano at age seven.

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Santiago has two younger siblings, a brother and a half-sister. She attended Miami Coral Park High School graduating class of 1993.

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A May 1999 graduate from the University of Miami, she earned a double major in film and theater arts and was able to study Shakespeare in London, England and Film Production with the Faculty of Film and Television of Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU) in Prague, Czech Republic. She has always immersed herself in creative endeavors. At university, she starred in the independent film Echo and became the resident “It Girl,” acting in many student films.

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While working in Spain on the Queen of Swords, Santiago rescued and adopted a dog she named Zion.

An avid reader, Henry Miller, Anaïs Nin and Milan Kundera are among her favorite authors. She has reported aspiration to work behind the camera, both as a writer and a director.

Santiago wed actor Carlos Bernard in December 2013.

Career

Santiago made her television debut in 2000 in the syndicated action/adventure television series Queen of Swords, playing Tessa Alvarado/The Queen. She went on to appear on television shows including the first 11 episodes of the first season of the sitcom Good Morning, Miami, playing Lucia Rojas-Klein; and in episodes of Kitchen Confidential, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and One on One. In 2001, Santiago landed a co-starring role with Annabeth Gish and Kamar de los Reyes in the VH1 TV-movie The Way She Moves, playing Christina Juarez, a Latina dancer with the dream of winning a dance exhibition. Santiago then played Sarah Marshall in the independent film The Way Back Home. In 2009, she starred in the movie The Cell 2, a direct-to-video spin-off of the 2000 film The Cell, playing psychic investigator Maya Casteneda. She was a cast regular on the 2010 TV series Twentysixmiles, playing Jennifer Calderon. She also had a role in the 2010 film Angel Camouflaged playing Desdemona. She guest starred in an episode of the TV series Royal Pains in 2010, reuniting with her former Good Morning, Miami co-star, Mark Feuerstein. She appeared in 3 episodes of the TV series The Secret Life of the American Teenager in 2012.

Accolades

Santiago was nominated for a 2001 ALMA Award for "Outstanding lead actress in a syndicated drama series" for Queen of Swords together with Tia Carrere and the winner Gina Torres.

She was ranked #50 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2001 list.

Filmography

Actress
2021
Vivo as
Mambo Cabana Ticket Taker (voice)
2021
Church People as
Jennifer
2019
Devil's Whisper as
Lucia Delgado
2017
Bizaardvark (TV Series) as
Gina Olvera
- The End of the Beginning (2019) - Gina Olvera
- Mom! Stop! (2017) - Gina Olvera
2017
Drink Slay Love (TV Movie) as
Mother
2017
Scandal (TV Series) as
Luna Vargas
- Tick Tock (2017) - Luna Vargas
- Transfer of Power (2017) - Luna Vargas
- Head Games (2017) - Luna Vargas
- The Box (2017) - Luna Vargas
- Mercy (2017) - Luna Vargas
- Trojan Horse (2017) - Luna Vargas
- Extinction (2017) - Luna Vargas
- Hardball (2017) - Luna Vargas
- Survival of the Fittest (2017) - Luna Vargas
2016
The Cheerleader Murders (TV Movie) as
Jane Davis
2016
Bella and the Bulldogs (TV Series) as
Lupita De La Rosa
- Parents & Pigskins (2016) - Lupita De La Rosa
2015
Major Crimes (TV Series) as
Mrs. Riley
- Wish You Were Here (2015) - Mrs. Riley
2014
A Lesson in Romance (TV Movie) as
Amara
2014
Touched by Romance (TV Movie) as
Maria Luther
2012
The Secret Life of the American Teenager (TV Series)
- Hedy's Happy Holiday House (2012)
- Half Over (2012)
- Property Not for Sale (2012)
2010
Twentysixmiles (TV Series) as
Jennifer Calderon
- Switch (2010) - Jennifer Calderon
- Movin' On (2010) - Jennifer Calderon
- Emergency! (2010) - Jennifer Calderon
- Bewitched (2010) - Jennifer Calderon
- The Flying Nun (2010) - Jennifer Calderon
- Family Affair (2010) - Jennifer Calderon
2010
Royal Pains (TV Series) as
Donna
- Comfort's Overrated (2010) - Donna
2010
Angel Camouflaged as
Desdemona
2009
The Wishing Well (TV Movie) as
Rachel
2009
One Hot Summer (TV Movie) as
Anabel Aguilera
2009
The Cell 2 (Video) as
Maya
2005
Kitchen Confidential (TV Series) as
Donna
- The Robbery (2006) - Donna
- And the Award Goes to- (2006) - Donna
- You Lose, I Win (2005) - Donna
- Aftermath (2005) - Donna
- Exile on Main Street (2005) - Donna
2006
Break-in (TV Movie) as
Joani
2006
One on One (TV Series) as
Hannah
- I Love L.A.: Part 2 (2006) - Hannah
2006
The Way Back Home as
Sarah Marshall
2006
Mind of Mencia (TV Series) as
Carmelita
- The Serranos (2006) - Carmelita
2004
Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV Series) as
Chambermaid
- Opening Night (2004) - Chambermaid
2003
Old School (TV Movie) as
Deborah
2002
Good Morning, Miami (TV Series) as
Lucia Rojas-Klein
- Hi, My Name Is Jake (2003) - Lucia Rojas-Klein
- I'm with Stupid (2002) - Lucia Rojas-Klein
- If It's Not One Thing, It's a Mother (2002) - Lucia Rojas-Klein
- It Didn't Happen One Night (2002) - Lucia Rojas-Klein
- Penny Wise, Jake Foolish (2002) - Lucia Rojas-Klein
- Kiss of the Spider Man (2002) - Lucia Rojas-Klein
- The Heart Is a Lonely Apartment Hunter (2002) - Lucia Rojas-Klein
- Swan Jake (2002) - Lucia Rojas-Klein
- The Way to Dylan's Heart (2002) - Lucia Rojas-Klein
- Power Failure (2002) - Lucia Rojas-Klein
- Pilot (2002) - Lucia Rojas-Klein
2001
The Way She Moves (TV Movie) as
Cristina
2000
Queen of Swords (TV Series) as
Maria Teresa Alvarado / The Queen of Swords
- Betrayed (2001) - Maria Teresa Alvarado / The Queen of Swords
- End of Days (2001) - Maria Teresa Alvarado / The Queen of Swords
- The Dragon (2001) - Maria Teresa Alvarado / The Queen of Swords
- Takes a Thief (2001) - Maria Teresa Alvarado / The Queen of Swords
- The Pretender (2001) - Maria Teresa Alvarado / The Queen of Swords
- The Return (2001) - Maria Teresa Alvarado / The Queen of Swords
- Hanged Man (2001) - Maria Teresa Alvarado / The Queen of Swords
- Runaways (2001) - Maria Teresa Alvarado / The Queen of Swords
- The Uncle (2001) - Maria Teresa Alvarado / The Queen of Swords
- Kidnapped (2001) - Maria Teresa Alvarado / The Queen of Swords
- The Emissary (2001) - Maria Teresa Alvarado / The Queen of Swords
- The Pact (2001) - Maria Teresa Alvarado / The Queen of Swords
- The Serpent (2001) - Maria Teresa Alvarado / The Queen of Swords
- Counterfeit Queen (2001) - Maria Teresa Alvarado / The Queen of Swords
- Honor Thy Father (2000) - Maria Teresa Alvarado / The Queen of Swords
- Running Wild (2000) - Maria Teresa Alvarado / The Queen of Swords
- Duel with a Stranger (2000) - Maria Teresa Alvarado / The Queen of Swords
- The Witness (2000) - Maria Teresa Alvarado / The Queen of Swords
- Vengeance (2000) - Maria Teresa Alvarado / The Queen of Swords
- Fever (2000) - Maria Teresa Alvarado / The Queen of Swords
- Death to the Queen (2000) - Maria Teresa Alvarado / The Queen of Swords
- Destiny (2000) - Maria Teresa Alvarado / The Queen of Swords
1999
You and Me (Short) as
Angie
Self
2002
I Love the '80s (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Self
2002
2002 ALMA Awards (TV Special) as
Self
2001
2001 ALMA Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter

References

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