Tessa de Josselin
| Tessa de Josselin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
13 April 1989 Narrabeen, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Tessa de Josselin (born 13 April 1989) is an Australian actress. She left her job as an environmental planner to pursue a career in acting. Shortly after joining an acting agency, de Josselin appeared in an episode of Tricky Business and was cast as Samantha "Sam" Hazelton in children's drama In Your Dreams. In 2015, de Josselin appeared as Macy in Ready for This and Anna Conigrave in the feature film Holding the Man. From April 2015, de Josselin began starring in the long-running soap opera Home and Away as Billie Ashford. She departed the cast in 2016 and her last scenes aired in February 2017.
Tessa de Josselin was born in Narrabeen on 13 April 1989. She has an older brother, Paul. de Josselin attended Manly High School and joined the Australian Theatre for Young People, where she received her first acting role in a production of Debra Oswald's Skate. She later enrolled at Sydney University, where she studied a combined arts and environmental sciences degree. She went on to work for the New South Wales Government and two grassroots organisations based in the Northern Beaches. De Josselin has been surfing since she was six years old. She is a member of the North Narrabeen Boardriders team, who compete in the Australian women's Surf Tag Championships. She also has a black belt in Taekwondo.
After she grew unhappy with her job as an environmental planner, de Josselin joined an acting agency. After a guest appearance in Tricky Business, de Josselin was cast in the lead role of Samantha "Sam" Hazelton in the children's drama In Your Dreams. The series is shot in both Australia and Germany, and the second season aired in 2014. De Josselin also appeared in two short films, Drift and Nerds in Love.
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