Tess Foltyn

Born in Oswiecim, Poland on March 6, 1960, Teresa "Tess" Elzbieta Foltyn moved from Poland to New York City where a friend of hers tried to get her into fashion modeling. Being only 5'8" Tess found it difficult to find work, due to being too short for fashion work. This prompted her to move to Los Angeles where her modeling career took off. While living in Los Angeles, she also broke into commercial work with her first commercial being a Miller beer ad. Tess also did stand-up comedy before breaking into acting.