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Tessa Prendergast

Acting

Born October 17, 1928 · Kingston, Jamaica

Died July 9, 2001

Also known as Tessa Welborn · Marie Therese "Tessa" Prendergast · Marie Therese Prendergast

Biography

Marie Therese "Tessa" Prendergast, also known as Tessa Welborn, was a Jamaican actress, fashion designer, businesswoman, and socialite. A renowned beauty and movie starlet in the 1950s, she is best-remembered today as the designer of the taboo-breaking white bikini worn by Ursula Andress in the 1962 film Dr. No.

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