Teresa di Marco | |||||||||||||||||||||
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EastEnders character | |||||||||||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Leila Birch | ||||||||||||||||||||
Introduced by | Matthew Robinson | ||||||||||||||||||||
Duration | 1998–2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
First appearance | 29 January 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Last appearance | 3 August 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 13 September 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Market stall holder | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Teresa di Marco, played by Leila Birch, is Rosa di Marco (Louise Jameson)'s eldest daughter and a wild child, despite the fact she has her overprotective, big brothers Beppe and Gianni (Michael Greco and Marc Bannerman) looking out for her.
She first appears at her father's funeral in January 1998, and had recently failed her A-level exams, making her mother suspicious that she had done this on purpose, so she can stay as a waitress in the family restaurant. However, Teresa has higher aspirations than working in the family business, and so gets her own stall on the market.
Teresa also knows how to find trouble. She is caught with drugs by the police, finds out her boyfriend Tony Hills (Mark Homer) is gay, has flings with Lenny Wallace (Desune Coleman) and married Ricky Butcher (Sid Owen) and then runs away with Matthew Rose (Joe Absolom) who is suspected for murder. When they are finally found, Matthew is found guilty and Teresa is crushed. She campaigns to get him freed, and when he is the two are reunited, but his desire for revenge on the real murderer Steve Owen (Martin Kemp) scares her and they break up.
Following her sister Nicky (Carly Hillman)'s accusations of assault, most of the di Marcos decide to leave for Leicester and, although reluctant at first, a heart to heart with brother Beppe makes Teresa realise she needs a new start. She then joins her family and heads out of Walford.
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