Alexandra Vandernoot
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Alexandra Vandernoot is a Belgian actress. While having starred in a number of French films, her best-known role internationally is as Tessa Noël
, Duncan MacLeod
's girlfriend, in the fantasy
television series Highlander: The Series
. Her character was introduced in the series premier, and she appeared through the fourth episode of season 2, "The Darkness", in which her character was killed off. She later returned in the Highlander second-season finale, "Counterfeit Part Two", as a woman made-up to look like Tessa, and also in the series finale as Tessa Noël.
She also appeared in Le Dîner de Cons as Christine Brochant.
In 2007, she played an engineer in Ondes de choc, a mini-series produced by the French public channel France 3
retracing an accident at a chemical factory comparable to the AZF factory disaster, a chemical factory which exploded on September 21, 2001 in Toulouse
, France.
In 2008, she played a role in the made-for-television movie Un vrai Papa Noël by comedian Jean-Marie Bigard
.
Vandernoot has two children with Bernard Uzan.
Tessa Noël
Tessa Noël is a fictional character in the television series Highlander: The Series, portrayed by Alexandra Vandernoot. A mortal artist and sculptor, Tessa is the French lover of the protagonist Immortal, Duncan MacLeod, played by Adrian Paul...
, Duncan MacLeod
Duncan MacLeod
Duncan MacLeod is a fictional character from the Highlander multiverse. Duncan MacLeod serves as the protagonist for the TV continuation of the Highlander franchise, which comprises Highlander: The Series and its spin-off movies, Highlander: Endgame and Highlander: The Source...
's girlfriend, in the fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
television series Highlander: The Series
Highlander: The Series
Highlander: The Series is a fantasy-adventure television series featuring Duncan MacLeod of the Scottish Clan MacLeod, as the Highlander. It was an offshoot and another alternate sequel of the 1986 feature film with a twist: Connor MacLeod did not win the prize and Immortals still exist post-1985...
. Her character was introduced in the series premier, and she appeared through the fourth episode of season 2, "The Darkness", in which her character was killed off. She later returned in the Highlander second-season finale, "Counterfeit Part Two", as a woman made-up to look like Tessa, and also in the series finale as Tessa Noël.
She also appeared in Le Dîner de Cons as Christine Brochant.
In 2007, she played an engineer in Ondes de choc, a mini-series produced by the French public channel France 3
France 3
France 3 is the second largest French public television channel and part of the France Télévisions group, which also includes France 2, France 4, France 5, and France Ô....
retracing an accident at a chemical factory comparable to the AZF factory disaster, a chemical factory which exploded on September 21, 2001 in Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
, France.
In 2008, she played a role in the made-for-television movie Un vrai Papa Noël by comedian Jean-Marie Bigard
Jean-Marie Bigard
Jean-Marie Bigard is a French comedian and actor. Known for his often rogue humour, he has given presentations at the largest entertainment facilities in France, including the Palais omnisports at Paris-Bercy and the Stade de France...
.
Vandernoot has two children with Bernard Uzan.