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- Birth nameTessa J. Churchard
- Tessa Churchard was born in 1965 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for EastEnders (1985), The Coroner (2015) and Casualty (1986). She has been married to Alexander Merrifield since August 1998.
- SpouseAlexander Merrifield(August 1998 - present)
- Daughter of Peter (1931-1997) and Rosemary (née Fremlin) Churchard (b. 1942).
- Has a younger brother, David Churchard (b. 1967).
- Was a childhood friend of Ophelia Dahl and Lucy Dahl.
- Ran an antiques shop in Great Missenden in between acting jobs.
- Decided to become an actress after playing the wicked stepmother in a school production of "Snow White".
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