Tessa ross biography channel 4
Tessa led Film4 from , then took over film and drama for Channel 4, where she commissioned popular programmes such as Shameless and The Inbetweeners.
Tessa Sarah Ross CBE is an English film producer and executive..
Tessa Ross
English film producer
Tessa Ross | |
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| Born | Tessa Sarah Ross (age6364) London, England |
| Almamater | Somerville College, Oxford |
| Occupations | |
| Yearsactive | –present |
Tessa Sarah RossCBE (born ) is an English film producer and executive.
She received the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award and was named one of the most powerful women in the United Kingdom by Woman's Hour in [1][2] She is an honorary fellow of the National Film and Television School.[3] In the New Year Honours, she was appointed a CBE for services to broadcasting.[4]
Ross was designated Head of Film at Channel 4 in and ran Film4 and Film4 Productions from to In , she was appointed to the Board of the Royal National Theatre, and became Chief executive in She resigned in April , citing concerns over the new leadership structure, but remained working with the National Theatre as a consultant.[5]
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