| Tessa Ferrer | |
| Birth Name: | Tessa Rose Ferrer[1] |
| Birth Date: | 30 March 1986[2] |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Years Active: | 2006–present |
| Mother: | Debby Boone |
| Occupation: | Actress |
Tessa Rose Ferrer (born March 30, 1986)[3] is an American film, TV, and stage actress.
She is the daughter of singer Debby Boone and Gabriel Ferrer.[3]
In 2012, Shonda Rhimes cast Ferrer in a recurring role as Dr. Leah Murphy in season nine of the ABC drama series Grey's Anatomy.[4] [5] however, in, it was announced that she would be exiting the show at the end of the season.[6] In 2016, Ferrer returned to her role as Dr. Leah Murphy in episode six of season 13.
In 2014, Ferrer had a recurring role in the CBS series Extant.[7] In 2015, she had recurring role in season two of the FXX comedy series, You're the Worst.[8] In 2016 Shonda Rhimes hired her again for a hybrid sitcom that ultimately didn’t get picked up.
2018 she was brought on to Insidious: The Last Key to play Audrey Rainier, Elise’s mother.
Also in 2018 she played Cora Babineau in Stephen King and David E. Kelly’s Mr. Mercedes.
In 2019 she played Nurse Duckett in Catch-22. Followed by playing Meg Bailey, a youth basketball coach in SWAGGER for Apple TV+.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Excision | Pauline | Short film Won Craft Award for Acting at First Run Film Festival Best Actress in Horror Genre at ShockerFest International Film Festival | |
| 2009 | Nobody’s Night | Nora | Short film | |
| 2009 | Ramblin' Round | Fighting Woman | Short film; voice role | |
| 2010 | Red Rare Veins | Short film | ||
| 2012 | Modern Mad Men | Jessica | Short film | |
| 2012 | After the Triumph of Your Birth | Eva | ||
| 2013 | Go for Sisters | Katrina | as Tessa Rose Ferrer | |
| 2013 | Abducted | Jessica Marino | ||
| 2018 | Audrey Rainier | |||
| 2018 | The Passing Parade | Errol Larson | Also producer |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–14, 2016–17 | Grey's Anatomy | Dr. Leah Murphy | Recurring role in seasons 9 & 13; main role in season 10 (45 episodes) | |
| 2014 | Extant | Katie Sparks | Recurring role (6 episodes) | |
| 2015 | You're the Worst | Nina Keune | Recurring role (5 episodes) | |
| 2016 | Toast | Jules | TV film | |
| 2018 | Mr. Mercedes | Cora Babineau | Main role, season 2 | |
| 2019 | Catch-22 | Lt. Sue Ann Duckett | Recurring role | |
| 2021-2023 | Swagger | Coach Meg | Main role, seasons 1 & 2 |