11 Facts About Tessie O'Shea

Teresa Mary "Tessie" O'Shea was a Welsh entertainer and actress.

Tessie O'Shea was reared in the British music hall tradition and performed on stage as early as age six, billed as "The Wonder of Wales".

Tessie O'Shea frequently finished her act by singing and playing a banjolele in the style of George Formby.

In 1963, Tessie O'Shea was a guest on The Ed Sullivan Show.

Tessie O'Shea was popular enough that she came back in 1964 and shared the billing with the Beatles.

Tessie O'Shea was a member of the repertory company on the short-lived CBS variety show The Entertainers.

In 1968, Tessie O'Shea was cast in the television movie The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, which earned her an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama.

Tessie O'Shea starred in a short-lived British sitcom As Good Cooks Go, which ran from 1969 to 1970.

Tessie O'Shea appeared in films including London Town, The Blue Lamp, The Shiralee, The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, and Bedknobs and Broomsticks.

Tessie O'Shea regularly appeared on BBC Television's long running variety show, The Good Old Days.

Tessie O'Shea died of congestive heart failure at age 82, at her home in East Lake Weir, Marion County, Florida.