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Teresa Mary "Tessie" O'Shea (13 March 1913 – 21 April 1995) was a Welsh entertainer and actress. [2] Early life. O'Shea was born at 61 Plantagenet Street in Riverside, Cardiff to newspaper wholesaler James Peter O'Shea, who had been a soldier and who was the son of Irish emigrants, and his wife Nellie Theresa Carr. [3] .
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.
O'Shea, Tessie (c. 1913–1995) British-born singer and actress. Born in Cardiff, Wales, around 1913; died in a nursing home on April 21, 1995, in Leesburg, Florida.
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.
Apr 23, 1995 · The singer and actress, known for her roles in The Girl Who Came to Supper and Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde, retired to Lake Weir in 1984. She died of congestive heart failure at age 82 in 1995.
