Loading AI tools
American actress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tessa Rose Ferrer (born March 30, 1986)[3] is an American actress. She is known for playing Dr. Leah Murphy, a surgical intern then resident, in Grey's Anatomy.
Tessa Ferrer | |
---|---|
Born | Tessa Rose Ferrer[1] March 30, 1986[2] Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2006–present |
Mother | Debby Boone |
Relatives |
|
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] In June 2013, she was promoted to series regular for season ten;[6][7] however, in March 2014 , it was announced that she would be exiting the show at the end of the season.[8] 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.[9] In 2015, she had recurring role in season two of the FXX comedy series, You're the Worst.[10]
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 | Insidious: The Last Key | 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 |
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.