Tess (given name)
Tess is a given name, typically a diminutive form of Theresa or Esther.People
- Tess Daly, British television presenter
- Tess Gaerthé, Dutch singer
- Tess Gardella, American actress and vaudeville performer
- Tess Gerritsen, American novelist
- Tess Harper, American actress
- Tess Jaray, British painter and printmaker
- Tess Kingham, British politician and one-term Member of Parliament
- Tess Ledeux, French freestyle skier
- Tess Mattisson, Swedish singer
- Tess Oliveira, Brazilian water polo goalkeeper
- Tess Mariya ,India
Fictional characters
Film
- Tess Skeffington, in Murder By Death, played by Eileen Brennan
- Tess Carlisle, in Guarding Tess, played by Shirley MacLaine
- Tess Carroll, in Charlie St. Cloud, played by Amanda Crew
- Tess Coleman, in Freaky Friday, played by Jamie Lee Curtis
- Tess Durbeyfield/D'Urberville, in Tess, based on Thomas Hardy's novel, played by Nastassja Kinski
- Tess Finnegan, in Fool's Gold, played by Kate Hudson
- Tess Harding, in Woman of the Year, played by Katharine Hepburn
- Tess McGill, in Working Girl, played by Melanie Griffith
- Tess Nichols, in 27 Dresses, played by Malin Åkerman
- Tess Ocean, in Ocean's Eleven and the sequel Ocean's Twelve, played by Julia Roberts
- Tess Tyler, in the television movie Camp Rock, played by Meaghan Jette Martin
- Tess, in Burlesque, played by Cher
Television
- Tess Adamson, on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street
- Tess Bateman, on the British medical drama Casualty, played by Suzanne Packer
- Teresa Bell, on the Australian soap opera Neighbours
- Tess Doerner, on the American science fiction series The 4400, played by Summer Glau
- Tess Fontana, on the American series Eureka
- Tess Foster, protagonist of the Canadian sitcom Life with Boys
- Tess Harding, on the series Roswell, played by Emilie de Ravin
- Tess Silverman McLeod, on the Australian series McLeod's Daughters, played by Bridie Carter
- Tess Mercer, on the American series Smallville
- Tess Ramsey, on the American soap opera Port Charles, played by Kelly Monaco
- Tess Smith, an alternate personality of the character Jessica Buchanan on the American soap opera One Life to Live, played by Bree Williamson
- Tess, on the television series Touched by an Angel, played by Della Reese
Books and comics
- Tess Durbeyfield/D'Urberville, in the novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
- Tess Clark, in Chuck Palahniuk's novel Haunted
- Tess Trueheart, in the Dick Tracy comic strip series
- Tess, in the Johnny the Homicidal Maniac comic book series
Toys and video games
- Tess, in the Betty Spaghetty line of toys
- Tess, in the Jak and Daxter video game series
- Tess, in the game The Last of Us
- Tess Wintory, in the game Test Drive Unlimited 2
- Tess Everis, in the game Destiny
- Tess Greymane, in the game World of Warcraft
