Tessa Christmas

Tessa Noël is a fictional character on the television series Highlander, is a mortal, artist and sculptor, Tessa is the French lover of the protagonist, Duncan MacLeod, The character appears for the first time in the pilot episode, released in 1992, and appears in all subsequent episodes until the fourth episode of the second season, in which she dies. It is interpreted by the French actress Alexandra Vandernoot.

Tessa is a mortal companion, MacLeod and assumes the consequences of her immortality. These include her aging, while he does not, the inability to have children in common and the dangers of MacLeod's involvement in the game, an ongoing battle in which all immortals must behead others until the victor just be one Fully aware of this situation, Tessa stays with MacLeod, which shows her bravery, understanding, generosity and compassion. Biography of the character

Tessa was born on August 28, 1958 in Lille, France. When he was seven, he fell in love for the first time with the nineteen-year-old Alan Rothwood. Tessa remembers that she was "shattered" when she finished her studies and left the country. She recalled that at her first Christmas party in the living room of Alan's house, "I could not believe that something was so beautiful." Tessa mentions that she was educated at the Sorbonne in Paris, France.

Tessa's first encounter with MacLeod is shown in a flashback sequence. She had recently left the Sorbonne and went to work as an artist and the production of tours of the Seine River in Paris. In May 1980, to escape the Immortal Christoph Kuyler, who was trying to cut off his head, MacLeod jumped onto the boat where Tessa was working, and seduced her to be able to stay on board. Another flashback scene in the episode "Part Two Fake," shows how MacLeod revealed his immortality to Tessa. On April 1, 1983, MacLeod had Tessa stab him in the chest since Tessa did not believe in Duncan's immortality, after he came to himself, MacLeod revealed to him that he is an immortal, that he can not grow old or beget children , but did not mention the game. MacLeod expected Tessa to show displeasure or fear, however on the contrary Tessa expressed his compassion and sadness by his solitude. As Tessa still does not know the game, from time to time MacLeod fights with other Immortals without her knowing about it. Curiosities

The first series of Highlander was a multinational co-production among them the French conglomerate of entertainment of Gaumont, that resulted in the participation of a French-speaking actress for the personage of Tessa.

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