Tessa Wyatt
| Tessa Wyatt | |
|---|---|
| Born |
23 April 1948 Woking, Surrey, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1960–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Tony Blackburn (m. 1972; div. 1977) Bill Harkness (m. 1986) |
| Partner(s) | Richard O'Sullivan (1978–1985) |
| Children | 4 |
Tessa Wyatt (born 23 April 1948) is an English actress who first came to the public spotlight through her marriage to Tony Blackburn. She later starred in the sitcom Robin's Nest.
Wyatt was born in Woking, Surrey, in 1948 and attended Elmhurst Ballet School and was encouraged to act by her maternal grandmother. She got her first professional job, aged 12, in a television programme featuring Richard Hearne's Mr Pastry character and soon after she gained an agent. Other early television appearances included parts in Z-Cars, The Wednesday Play, Public Eye, Callan, Dixon of Dock Green, Doctor at Large, Play for Today, UFO and The Goodies. Her few film appearances included Wedding Night (1970), the cult horror film The Beast in the Cellar (1970), England Made Me (1973) opposite Peter Finch, and Spy Story (1976).
In 1972 Tessa Wyatt married Tony Blackburn, the radio DJ, but the couple divorced after five years having had a son Simon. Blackburn was left devastated by the breakup of their marriage, and would plead on air for her return (this was later parodied in Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era). By curious coincidence, Wyatt had played a character called Judy Blackburn in the episode The Comedian's Graveyard in the 1969 series of Public Eye.
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