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Tessa Dahl
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Chantal Sophia Dahl
11 April 1957 Oxford, England
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| Partner(s) | Julian Holloway (1976) |
| Children | 4, including Sophie Dahl |
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Chantal Sophia "Tessa" Dahl was born on April 11, 1957. She is a British author and used to be an actress. Tessa is the daughter of the famous British-Norwegian author Roald Dahl and the American actress Patricia Neal.
Early Life and Education
Tessa Dahl was born in Oxford, England. She was the second daughter of her parents. Her older sister, Olivia, sadly passed away in 1962.
Tessa grew up in a place called Great Missenden in Buckinghamshire. She went to several schools, including Roedean and Downe House. She also studied at the Elizabeth Russell Cookery School and the Herbert Bergof Acting Studio.
Career as an Author and Journalist
Tessa Dahl has had many different jobs throughout her life. She worked as an actress and also as a model. She even worked in an antique shop and at an employment agency.
Later, Tessa started writing articles for a magazine called Tatler. In 1988, she published her first novel, Working For Love. This book was partly based on her own life. Tessa then became an author of children's books. Her book Gwenda and the Animals won a special award. It was named the Best Children's Book of the Year by Friends of the Earth.
Family Life
Tessa Dahl has four children. Her first daughter is Sophie Dahl, who is now a well-known model and author. Sophie's father is actor Julian Holloway.
Tessa later married a businessman named James Kelly. They had two children together, named Clover and Luke. After that, she married another businessman, Patrick Donovan. They had one son, Ned. Ned is now a journalist.
In 2019, Ned became engaged to Princess Raiyah bint Hussein of Jordan. She is the youngest daughter of King Hussein I and Queen Noor. Ned and Princess Raiyah were married in 2020.
