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Tessa Davies(1940-1988)

  • Art Department
  • Set Decorator
  • Actress
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Tessa Davies was born in 1940. She was a set decorator and actress, known for Little Shop of Horrors (1986), The Shining (1980) and Yentl (1983). She died on 1 June 1988 in Frogmill Spinney, England, UK.
Bornc. 1940
DiedJune 1, 1988
Bornc. 1940
DiedJune 1, 1988
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, Tichina Arnold, Tisha Campbell, Vincent Gardenia, Ellen Greene, Levi Stubbs, and Michelle Weeks in Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Little Shop of Horrors
7.1
  • Set Decorator
  • 1986
The Shining (1980)
The Shining
8.4
  • Art Department
  • 1980
Yentl (1983)
Yentl
6.6
  • Set Decorator
  • 1983
Robin Williams in Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Good Morning, Vietnam
7.3
  • Set Decorator
  • 1987

Credits

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Art Department

  • Sam Waterston in The Killing Fields (1984)
    The Killing Fields
    7.8
    • set dresser
    • 1984
  • Alec Guinness, Ricky Schroder, and Connie Booth in Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)
    Little Lord Fauntleroy
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • set director
    • 1980
  • The Awakening (1980)
    The Awakening
    4.9
    • set dresser
    • 1980
  • The Shining (1980)
    The Shining
    8.4
    • set dresser
    • 1980
  • Nijinsky (1980)
    Nijinsky
    6.5
    • set dresser
    • 1980
  • Jane Fonda and Vanessa Redgrave in Julia (1977)
    Julia
    7.0
    • set dresser
    • 1977
  • Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, and Harvey Stephens in The Omen (1976)
    The Omen
    7.5
    • set dresser
    • 1976
  • Love Among the Ruins (1975)
    Love Among the Ruins
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • assistant art director: set
    • 1975
  • Brian Keith, John Mills, Barry Morse, and Lilli Palmer in The Zoo Gang (1974)
    The Zoo Gang
    7.1
    TV Series
    • set dresser
    • 1974
  • Son of Dracula (1973)
    Son of Dracula
    4.2
    • set dresser
    • 1973
  • Shelley Winters, Peter Finch, Colin Blakely, and Linda Hayden in Something to Hide (1972)
    Something to Hide
    5.6
    • assistant art director
    • 1972
  • Before Winter Comes (1969)
    Before Winter Comes
    5.8
    • draughtsman (uncredited)
    • 1969

Set Decorator

  • Gregory Peck, Jane Fonda, and Jimmy Smits in Old Gringo (1989)
    Old Gringo
    5.7
    • Set Decorator
    • 1989
  • Robin Williams in Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
    Good Morning, Vietnam
    7.3
    • Set Decorator
    • 1987
  • Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, Tichina Arnold, Tisha Campbell, Vincent Gardenia, Ellen Greene, Levi Stubbs, and Michelle Weeks in Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
    Little Shop of Horrors
    7.1
    • Set Decorator
    • 1986
  • Jennifer Beals and Sting in The Bride (1985)
    The Bride
    5.4
    • Set Decorator
    • 1985
  • Yentl (1983)
    Yentl
    6.6
    • Set Decorator
    • 1983
  • Venom (1981)
    Venom
    5.8
    • Set Decorator
    • 1981
  • Sam Neill in The Final Conflict (1981)
    The Final Conflict
    5.5
    • Set Decorator
    • 1981
  • Son of Dracula (1973)
    Son of Dracula
    4.2
    • Set Decorator
    • 1973

Actress

  • The Wednesday Play (1964)
    The Wednesday Play
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Frankie
    • 1966
  • Out of the Rain
    TV Movie
    • Cynthia
    • 1961
  • Charlie Drake in The Charlie Drake Show (1960)
    The Charlie Drake Show
    7.0
    TV Series
    • 1961

Personal details

  • Born
    • c. 1940
  • Died
    • June 1, 1988
    • Frogmill Spinney, England, UK(bludgeoned to death)

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