Her acting debut was recorded in 2011 The Australian soap opera, Neighbours, which had its run between 2011 and 2013 marked after she joined the cast in 2011, giving expression to the character of Tammy Frazer; she went back to the series in 2013, playing the recurring character of Rhiannon Bates.
Living with only her mother, the young Teressa was often left to her own devices and she would make efforts to entertain herself by telling stories, putting on shows in front of the mirror, and the likes.
However, kept records revealed that she got married to Paul Lieberstein who is also an actor.
Facts about her family background have never made it to the public space, but it is common knowledge that her mother was the one who raised the actress as a single parent; her father has never been in the picture.