Tessa Sarah Ross CBE was born on 1961 and is an English film producer and executive.
19 Facts About Tessa Ross
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Tessa Ross was appointed Head of Film at Channel 4 in 2000 and ran Film4 and Film4 Productions from 2002 to 2014.
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Tessa Ross resigned in April 2015, citing concerns over the new leadership structure, but remained working with the National Theatre as a consultant.
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Tessa Ross received the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award and was named as one of the 100 most powerful women in the United Kingdom by Woman's Hour in 2013.
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Tessa Ross is an honorary fellow of the National Film and Television School.
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Tessa Ross has been the executive producer of a number of notable British films, including Billy Elliot, The Last King of Scotland, This Is England, Happy-Go-Lucky, Slumdog Millionaire, Hunger, Four Lions, 127 Hours, Shame, 12 Years a Slave, Under the Skin, Ex Machina, 45 Years, Room, and Carol.
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Tessa Ross was born to a Jewish family in 1961 in London.
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Tessa Ross read oriental studies and Chinese at Oxford and became interested in theatre.
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Tessa Ross was president of the dramatic society and directed many plays, later getting postgraduate theatre training.
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Tessa Ross is an Honorary Fellow of Somerville College.
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Tessa Ross then segued into television, commissioning work for Bill Bryden, who had worked at the Royal National Theatre and was the head of the BBC Scotland drama department.
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Tessa Ross was married at the time and left when she became pregnant.
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Tessa Ross then returned to London, and in 1990 ran the National Film Development Fund, which later became British Screen.
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Tessa Ross ran the Independent Commissioning Group for Drama from 1993 to 2000, commissioning many film and television projects, including Billy Elliot and Clocking Off.
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In 2000, Tessa Ross worked at Channel 4, where she became Head of Drama and was later appointed Head of Film.
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Tessa Ross ran Film4 and Film4 Productions from 2002 to 2014.
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Tessa Ross was appointed to the Board of the Royal National Theatre in 2011, and in 2014 appointed Chief executive.
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Tessa Ross resigned in April 2015, citing concerns over the new leadership structure, but remained working with the National Theatre as a consultant.
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Tessa Ross is married to a marketing consultant, and has three children.