Tessie Santiago was born on August 10, 1975 in Miami, Florida, USA as Tessie Marie Santiago. She is an actress, known for Queen of Swords (2000), The Cell 2 (2009) and Angel Camouflaged (2010).
After a nationwide search, Tessie landed the starring role in the action adventuring series Queen of Swords, this was her first professional audition right out of college.
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She grew up in a tight-knit middle-class family of artists: a sculptor grandfather, musician father and painter mother.
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Her mother works on the University of Miami Medical School Campus and her father is an X-ray Technician at Palmetto Hospital.
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She was a restaurant hostess before her life changed overnight.
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She is of Cuban descent.
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Her grandfather and grandmother, fled Cuba 40 years ago.
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Starred in many independent student films while in college.
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Graduated from the University of Miami with double Bachelor of Arts degrees in film production and theatre.
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