Josephine Melville was an actress who appeared as Tessa Parker in EastEnders throughout 1986.
Her first television role came in 1983, in the production of Luna the television series where she appeared as a girl named Phasa. Following that she landed the role of Tessa - the college friend of Harry Reynolds and girlfriend of Kelvin Carpenter - the characters dreams were shattered when her group of friends decided to collaborate a Banned, a banned that she couldn't be part of. Although Melville, is remembered for her role of Tessa in 2005 she returned to the soap as Ellie Wright for one episode. She has also appeared in productions The Bill and Casualty. Her last known contribution to television was in 2012 in the television series L8r.
She passed away on the 21st October 2022.