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O'Shea starred in a short-lived British sitcom As Good Cooks Go, which ran from 1969 to 1970. She appeared in films including London Town , The Blue Lamp , The Shiralee , The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming , and Bedknobs and Broomsticks .
Tessie O'Shea. Actress: Bedknobs and Broomsticks. She was aptly and affectionately dubbed "Two Ton Tessie" not only for her plentiful girth but for the tons of talent she possessed as one of the British Isle's most beloved, unabashed music hall entertainers.
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- Cardiff, Wales, UK
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- Leesburg, Florida, USA
Apr 22, 1995 · Tessie O'Shea, a Tony-winning music-hall singer and actress with a bouncy stage personality that cheerfully capitalized on her girth, died yesterday at a nursing home in Leesburg, Fla.
Apr 24, 1995 · A tribute to the Welsh singer and comedienne who starred in variety, radio, records, TV, West End and Hollywood. She was known for her signature song "I'm Two-Ton Tessie From Tennessee" and her roles in The Blue Lamp and The Girl Who Came to Supper.
Aug 21, 2020 · The Ed Sullivan Show. 753K subscribers. 61. 4.5K views 3 years ago. Tessie O'Shea "London Is A Little Bit Of All Right & What Ho, Mrs. Brisket" on The Ed Sullivan Show on The Ed Sullivan...
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Tessie O'Shea was a music-hall performer who sang and danced in British and American revues and movies. She won a Tony Award for her role in The Girl Who Came to Supper and sang for the royal princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose.
Tessie O'Shea was a great star of the variety stage; her trademarks being an exuberant personality, a 'larger than life' figure and a ukulele-banjo technique to match the brashness of her character. Although her signature tune was the comical Two Ton Tessie From Tennessee, she was in reality Welsh: born in Cardiff in 1914.
