Tessa Dahl

Quick Facts

Birth Date April 11,1957
Full Name Tessa Dahl
Birth Name Chantal Sophia Dahl
Profession Author, Actress
Nationality British
Ethnicity Caucasian white
Birth City Oxford, England
Birth Country United Kingdom
Father Name Roald Dahl
Father Profession Author
Mother Name Patricia Neal
Mother Profession Actress
Gender Identity Female
Sexual Orientation Straight
Horoscope Aries
Marital Status Divorced
Spouse Patrick Donovan (1992 – 1992) and James Kelly (1980 – 1988)
No Of Children Sophie Dahl, Clover Kelly, Luke Kelly, Ned Donovan
Sibilings Ophelia Dahl (sister), Lucy Dahl (sister), Phoebe Dahl (niece), Nicholas Logsdail (paternal first cousin)
Education Roedean and Downe House schools, Elizabeth Russell Cookery School, Herbert Berghof Acting Studio
Religion Christian

Tessa Dahl, an English author and former actor, is best known for playing Celia Perry in the American mystery film Happy Mother’s Day, Love George. Her debut book, Working for Love, is likewise well-known.

Tessa was born Chantal Sophia Dahl on the 11th of April 1957 in Oxford, England. She is a British national with a mixed ethnic heritage (British-American). Learn everything there is to know about Dahl’s personal life.

What is the net worth of Tessa Dahl?

Tessa Dahl has a net worth of $250 thousand dollars as of 2023. As an actress, she amassed a substantial fortune. Her income is below average because she hasn’t appeared in many TV episodes or films.

In the television drama series Movin’ On, the star appeared alongside Claude Akins and Frank Converse. As a result, Akins and Converse are worth $2 million and $1.5 million, respectively.

What is the Professional Career of Tessa Dahl?

Books

On January 1, 1989, the English novelist Dahl published her first book, Working For Love. Her book costs $5.09, which includes a paperback ($2.99) and a hardback ($1.80). Similarly, her second book, The Same But Different, costs $12.63, which includes $12.62 for the mass market paperback and $3.57 for the hardback (hardcover).

Tessa Dahl’s first book, Working For Love.(Source: Amazon)

On September 1, 1991, Tessa released her third novel, School Can Wait. Her book is now priced at $8.12. Gwenda and the Animals, her other book, costs $5.10 in paperback ($2.97) and $3.39 in hardcover (hardcover).

Tessa Dahl’s Relationship Status:

Dahl, who is sixty-two years old, is currently unmarried after a disastrous marriage. She has been married twice and has been in numerous relationships.

Formal Weddings

Dahl married James Kelly, a businessman, for the first time in 1980. Their wedding ceremony was place at the “Heaton House Farm” site in Rushton Spencer, Macclesfield, and was attended by the majority of their friends and family members.

In 1988, after eight years of marriage, they filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason. In mid-1988, the court revealed their divorce settlement. Clover and Luke Kelly, the couple’s two lovely sons, were also welcomed into the family.

Tessa Dahl carrying her son, Ned Donovan and her daughters
Tessa Dahl carrying her son, Ned Donovan and her daughters.(Source: Daily Mail)

Dahl married another businessman, Patrick Donovan, the son of an Australian lawyer, Francis Patrick Donovan, in 1992 after their divorce. Their wedding took place in Ingham, Queensland, Australia, at the “TYTO” venue.

The marriage, however, did not last long, as they divorced in the same year due to a misunderstanding. From their marriage, they have a wonderful kid named Ned Donovan.

Previous Realationship Status

Tessa was romantically linked with Julian Holloway, an English actor, and they had a happy relationship. In 1991, the couple began dating. Sophie Dahl, a novelist and former model, was born to them as a result of their union. They parted up after the birth of their child, with Tessa caring for Sophie.

Tessa Dahl and her ex-partner, David Hemmings.(Source: Daily Express)

Dahl began dating David Hemmings, an English actor, after they divorced in 1975. In mid-1975, they ended their romance abruptly. She dated Peter Sellers, Bryan Ferry, Brian de Palma, and Dai Llewellyn, among others.

Addiction & Theft

Tessa Dahl was arrested for stealing on the 9th of January 2018 while suffering from alcoholism and drug addiction. On April 5, 2018, she was also observed in the Litchfield Judicial District Courthouse in Torrington, Connecticut.

Dahl was rated one of the five most beautiful women in the world by Time Magazine, and she was spared prison on the condition that she seek treatment and counseling for her alcoholism and drug addiction.

Tessa also abruptly left the $172.02 (£140) for a night at a Connecticut motel and failed to pay a bill of $4878.08 (£3,970), according to the allegations. She was later released from prison after posting $5,000 bail (£3,684).

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