Tessa Ross
Tessa Sarah Ross CBE (born 1961) is a British film producer and executive. She was appointed Head of Film at Channel 4 in 2000 and ran Film4 and Film4 Productions from 2002 to 2014. Ross was appointed to the Board of the Royal National Theatre in 2011, and became Chief executive in 2014. She resigned in April 2015, citing concerns over the new leadership structure, but remained working with the National Theatre as a consultant. Ross received the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award and was named as one of the 100 most powerful women in the United Kingdom by Woman's Hour in 2013. She is an honorary fellow of the National Film and Television School. In the 2010 New Year Honours, she was awarded the CBE for services to broadcasting. Ross has been the executive producer of a number of notable British films, including Billy Elliot (2000), The Last King of Scotland (2006), This Is England (2006), Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Hunger (2008), Four Lions (2010), 127 Hours (2010), Shame (2011), 12 Years a Slave (2013), Under the Skin (2013), Ex Machina (2015), 45 Years (2015), Room (2015), and Carol (2015).
Known for
ProductionBirthday
January 1, 1961Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
77Place of birth
London, England, UKCrew credits
The Last King of Scotland
Executive ProducerWhen Did You Last See Your Father?
Executive ProducerHappy-Go-Lucky
Executive ProducerIn Bruges
Executive ProducerThis Is England
Executive ProducerThe Lovely Bones
Executive ProducerHow to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Executive ProducerVenus
Executive ProducerNever Let Me Go
Executive ProducerThe Wonder
Executive ProducerIncendiary
Executive Producer127 Hours
Executive ProducerSubmarine
Executive ProducerA Running Jump
Executive ProducerSeven Psychopaths
Executive ProducerMischief Night
Executive ProducerDead Man's Shoes
Executive ProducerHyde Park on Hudson
Executive ProducerThe Riot Club
Executive ProducerThe Iron Claw
ProducerRobinson in Space
Executive Producer