Tess Rendell

Education

About me

I am very creative, I have been involved with theatre and dance since a young age, although I have for the past 20+ years been working in another career, working with newborn babies and young children, I have still continued to train/gain new experiences and be involved with acting in some way, I am ready now to pursue my acting career. I own my own car and I am happy to Travel, even though I am based in Derbyshire I have family and friends I am able to stay with Nr Southampton Hampshire/ Milton Keynes / Somerset/ Brighton/ London/ Manchester / Essex and North wales. I am used to traveling a lot for work. I am not a paid member on Mandy, please check out my website: Tessjenks4real.com

Acting experience:
TV Apearances:

Production Company /  Project Name  / Role /  Year ​

BBC  / Saturday Kitchen with James Martin / myself as a Guest  / 2011
BBC / Pebble Mill at 1/ Myself Audience member / 1991 
BBC  / Audition for Opportunity Knocks / Myself / 1988 ( show was canceled)

THEATRE EXPERIENCE:

SMS Southampton Musical Society        Angel,  supporting Role             Anything Goes Musical /          Theatre Royal, Winchester

Roped Jaw Entertainment.                    Lead Character                        Loose Change                   University Theatre, Bangor, Wales

Bangor Pantomime Company                Duffy, Orphan                          Annie the Musical.            Theatre Gwynedd, Bangor, Wales

Bangor Pantomime Company                Dancer Lead                            Cinderella- Pantomime        Theatre Gwynedd, Bangor, Wales

Bangor Pantomime Company                Dancer Lead                            Alladin                           Theatre Gwynedd, Bangor, Wales

Bangor Pantomime Company                Dancer Lead                            Mother Goose                  Theatre Gwynedd, Bangor Wales

Various other shows, inc, Is Horror thy Neighbour? huckleberry fin. Various Dancing shows.


Workshop/ Title // Location // Coach
Present.
ActUpNorth - Acting Classes 2022- Present
Handguns Workshop - RC Annie London -UK 2020
Single Cam Vs Multicam - Pinewood Studios -Buckinghamshire UK 2020
Unstoppable Actor /online Various courses /Amy Jo Berman/Present  2020
Live the Life / online Audition training / Margie Haber / Present 2020
Confidence on Camera - Alexa Fischer/ 2020

1987 - 2015
Screen Acting / Actors Studio / Pinewood Studios UK / Tim Kent/ Micheal Morris 
Acting workshop/ / Los Angeles CA / Amy Lyndon /
Thought support/ Crystal Carson Los Angeles CA / Crystal Carson
Acting for Camera / Actors Centre London UK / John Melianey/ 
Casting for Tv and Film / Actors Centre London UK / John Melainey/ 
Casting for Commercials/ Actors Centre London UK / John Melainey/ 
Hand Guns and Blood FX /  3 Mills Studios London UK / Rc Annie 
A-Level Theatre Studies / Taunton Colledge Southampton 
GCSE Drama / St Gerards school, North Wales/ 
1 Yr Acting course, at Spiral Theatre. Nuffield, Southampton 
Dancing experience:
Professional Experience:

Dance Title / Location 
Director of Dance /Islington Arts Factory / London- young moves dept
Choreographer for Children's Ballet Dept/ Islington Arts Factory London
Stage Manager for Islington Arts Factory-  the shows were performed at Saddlers Wells Theatre- London. with up to 150 performers Children and Adults.
Teacher of children's Tap - Islington Arts Factory-London
Teacher of Children's Ballet Pre-primary / Primary/ and yr 1 Islington Arts Factory.
London
Outreach teacher - teaching Street Jazz throughout schools in London.
Private Tutor for a Blind Student in Tap / London
Various performances of Dance workshops inc Matthew Bourne - Royal Ballet. 
Teacher of American Tap Beginner to Advanced Dance Works, London with Richard Holland.

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​Title / Qualification / Colledge / Location 

Professional Dance Teacher - city and guilds / Kensington and Chelsea - London
notation - A Level Dance
Ballet: 
ISTD and RAD - grades 1 - 5 + Intermediate and Advanced Level
Tap: ISTD- grades 1-4 + Intermediate and Advanced
Modern Dance 
National Dance 
Ballroom Dance 

Roynon Dance School Southampton 
Southampton Arts School

Pineapple Dance Studios London:
American Tap - Level Advanced.
Intermediate Level - Lyrical Jazz / Contemporary / Street Jazz. 
Singing experience:
my experience comes from performing in musicals and theatre shows from a young age.
Modeling experience:
I have done a few photoshoots, with different photographers, and although these were not paid, I am happy in front of the camera and would like to gain more experience.
Television experience:
I was a guest on Saturday Kitchen Live with James Martin on BBC London. please see my acting experience.
Specific skills:
Excellent with newborn babies and working with babies/children of a young age- they seem to love me.
I can pick up Dance Routines quickly.
I am very good at following directions.
Trained Dancer in Tap Ballet Hip hop and Contemporary
Trained Dance Teacher in Ballet / Tap.
Choreographer.
Additional skills:
Stage Management Experience-2002-2004
Choreographer 2002- 2004
Director of Dance at Islington Arts Factory removed
NNEB - Childcare certificate 1990
Pediatric First Aid Certificate 2020
Driving License since 1995
Professional Teaching Certificate in Dance- City and Guilds - 2002
Advanced in Ballet / Tap - English and American. / Jazz.
Interesting past experiences:
For the past 19 years, I have been working with newborn babies / premature twins/ small for dates / early babies. I have worked for celebrities and VIPs. I have traveled the world doing this career.
I run my own consultancy business.
I also run a craft business, handmade products, and have opened an Etsy store.
My interests:
I have varied interests, I love learning new skills, I have an interest in Miniatures/ creative arts/ I love camping and gardening, I like to study and improve my skills and knowledge, especially with acting, so have lots of courses I am doing, I love anything supernatural / ghost related/ Witch related.
Additional information:
I have been in Performances since the age of 13 - theatre productions, I was part of the Maskers theatre company in Southampton, and the Southampton Musical Society, I played the Angel- Chastity in Anything Goes at the Theatre Royal Winchester amongst other shows.

License & Passport

Skills

Languages Spoken	English
Accents/Dialects	American - General, English - England North West (Liverpool, Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire), English - General, English - London, English - Received Pronunciation, English - West Midlands (Shropshire, Birmingham, Brummie), New York, US West Coast (California, Portland)
Dance Styles	Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, Street Dance, Tap
Vocal Types	Alto, Soprano
Musical Skills	Piano/Keyboards