Tessie O’Shea

Cardiff born, Teresa Mary “Tessie” O’Shea performed from a young age and appeared on multiple BBC Radio broadcasts as a teen. She won a Tony award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role in the 1960s The Girl Who Came to Supper. She appeared in several films and TV programmes including Bedknobs and Broomsticks and The Good Old Days.

100 Welsh Women illustrations by Molly Allen