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Tessa Lyn Stephenson

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
  • Production Department
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Tessa Lyn Stephenson is known for Priest (2011), Black Dynamite (2009) and The Help (2011).
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    • Known for

    Paul Bettany in Priest (2011)
    Priest
    5.7
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2011
    Black Dynamite (2009)
    Black Dynamite
    7.4
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2009
    Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, and Emma Stone in The Help (2011)
    The Help
    8.1
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Tessa Stephenson)
    • 2011
    Billy Bob Thornton, Bernie Mac, Tony Cox, and Brett Kelly in Bad Santa (2003)
    Bad Santa
    7.0
    • Production Department
    • 2003

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Nia Long, Damon Gupton, Paul Schneider, and Marin Ireland in The Divide (2014)
      The Divide
      7.5
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2014
    • Virginia Madsen, Sam Trammell, Amanda Crew, and Graham Rogers in Crazy Kind of Love (2013)
      Crazy Kind of Love
      5.8
      • second assistant director
      • 2013
    • M.C. Gainey, Tim Guinee, John Hawkes, Jaime King, Jason Lewis, TJ Thyne, and Leigh Whannell in The Pardon (2013)
      The Pardon
      5.5
      • second assistant director
      • 2013
    • Billy Crystal, Bette Midler, Marisa Tomei, Tom Everett Scott, Bailee Madison, Joshua Rush, and Kyle Breitkopf in Parental Guidance (2012)
      Parental Guidance
      6.0
      • second assistant director: second unit
      • 2012
    • Won't Back Down (2012)
      Won't Back Down
      6.4
      • second assistant director (as Tessa Stephenson)
      • 2012
    • Strawberry Cliff (2011)
      Strawberry Cliff
      4.4
      • first assistant director
      • 2011
    • John White, Mircea Monroe, and Kaylen Davidson in Boy Toy (2011)
      Boy Toy
      4.0
      • first assistant director
      • 2011
    • Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, and Emma Stone in The Help (2011)
      The Help
      8.1
      • second second assistant director (as Tessa Stephenson)
      • 2011
    • Anna Paquin, Ryan Kwanten, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Nelsan Ellis, and Rutina Wesley in True Blood (2008)
      True Blood
      7.9
      TV Series
      • additional second assistant director
      • 2010–2011
    • Paul Bettany in Priest (2011)
      Priest
      5.7
      • second assistant director: additional photography
      • 2011
    • Take Me Home (2011)
      Take Me Home
      6.8
      • first assistant director
      • 2011
    • Nic & Tristan Go Mega Dega (2010)
      Nic & Tristan Go Mega Dega
      4.7
      • first assistant director
      • 2010
    • Ellen Barkin, Famke Janssen, and Marc-André Grondin in The Chameleon (2010)
      The Chameleon
      5.5
      • first assistant director: second unit
      • 2010
    • Judy Greer and Patrick Wilson in Barry Munday (2010)
      Barry Munday
      5.8
      • second assistant director
      • 2010
    • Detention (2010)
      Detention
      2.9
      • second assistant director
      • 2010

    Costume and Wardrobe Department

    • Locked In
      6.6
      Short
      • assistant costume designer
      • 2005
    • Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder (2005)
      Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • on-set costumer (as Tessa Stephenson)
      • 2005
    • Edward Asner, Mel Harris, and Jason London in Out of the Woods (2005)
      Out of the Woods
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • key set costumer (as Tessa Stephenson)
      • 2005
    • Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder (2005)
      Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • on-set costumer (as Tessa Stephenson)
      • 2005
    • Mystery Woman: Snapshot (2005)
      Mystery Woman: Snapshot
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • on-set costumer (as Tessa Stephenson)
      • 2005
    • Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend (2005)
      Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • on-set costumer (as Tessa Stephenson)
      • 2005

    Production Department

    • Tom Berenger, Annabeth Gish, and Cybill Shepherd in Detective (2005)
      Detective
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • set production assistant (as Tessa Stephenson)
      • 2005
    • Katherine Heigl in Love's Enduring Promise (2004)
      Love's Enduring Promise
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • key set production assistant (as Tessa Stephenson)
      • 2004
    • Hank Azaria, Famke Janssen, Kelly Preston, Debra Winger, Ray Romano, and Zooey Deschanel in Eulogy (2004)
      Eulogy
      6.4
      • production assistant
      • 2004
    • Life on Liberty Street (2004)
      Life on Liberty Street
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • set production assistant (as Tessa Stephenson)
      • 2004
    • Billy Bob Thornton, Bernie Mac, Tony Cox, and Brett Kelly in Bad Santa (2003)
      Bad Santa
      7.0
      • office production assistant
      • 2003
    • HBO First Look (1992)
      HBO First Look
      6.3
      TV Series
      • production assistant (as Tessa Stephenson)
      • 2001

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Tess Lynn Stephenson

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      Los Angeles, California.

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