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name: "Tessa Blake"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tessa-blake"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "12 December 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T23:49:29.217537+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Tessa Blake

Director. Born 12 December 1969 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 12 December 1969, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

## Biography

Tessa Blake is an American television director and writer. She was born on 12 December 1969 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Blake has directed episodes of series including *Veronica Mars* (2019), *Riverdale* (2017), *American Horror Story* (2011), *The Blacklist* (2013), *iZombie* (2015), *Once Upon a Time* (2011), *The Rookie* (2018), *Station 19* (2018), *9-1-1* (2018) and *Matlock* (2024). She has also directed feature films such as *If I Tell You* (2024) and *Boundary Waters* (2024).

She was selected for the AFI Directing Workshop for Women. Blake has directed stage work for Naked Angels Theater Company and the Atlantic Theater Company, and is a founding advisor of The Moth.

*Sources: imdb.com, tvmaze.com, bleedingcool.com, actoragecheck.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Veronica Mars* (2004), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/veronica-mars.md)

## Also known for

- *Riverdale* (2017), Director
- *American Horror Story* (2011), Director
- *The Blacklist* (2013), Director
- *The Rookie* (2018), Director
- *iZombie* (2015), Director
- *9-1-1* (2018), Director
- *Once Upon a Time* (2011), Director
- *Station 19* (2018), Director

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