
Tess Goldwyn
Biography
Tess Frances Goldwyn is a New York-based actress and filmmaker, and a graduate of Northwestern University and the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama at the University of London. Her father is actor Tony Goldwyn and her mother id's production designer Jane Musky. Her sister is screenwriter Anna Musky-Goldwyn and her cousin is actress Emily Goldwyn.
Known For & Full Filmography13 Titles

Drama Series - 1990, 16 episodes • as Carrie Baxter
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.

Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • as Isla
The new medical director breaks the rules to heal the system at America's oldest public hospital. Max Goodwin sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care, but the doctors and staff are not so sure he can succeed. They've heard this before. Not taking "no" for an answer, Dr. Goodwin's instinctive response to problems large and small is four simple words: "How can I help?" He has to disrupt the status quo and prove he'll stop at nothing to breathe new life into this underfunded and underappreciated hospital, returning it to the glory that put it on the map.

Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Waitress
A broker of lucrative payoffs between corrupt corporations and the individuals who threaten them breaks his own rules when a new client seeks his protection to stay alive.

Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Ms. Cathro
Stand-up comedian Max Bernal lives with his father Stan while struggling to co-parent his autistic son Ezra with his ex-wife. When forced to confront difficult decisions about their son's future, Max and Ezra embark on a cross-country road trip that has a transcendent impact on both their lives.

Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • as Sophie
Amid a divided nation, chaotic national discourse and rampant attacks on the press, Murphy decides to return to the airwaves and recruits her FYI team. Joining them is social media director Pat Patel, who is tasked with bringing Murphy and the team into the 21st century.

Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Heidi's Competition
13-year-old Nate Foster has big Broadway dreams but there’s only one problem — he can’t even land a part in the school play. When his parents leave town, Nate and his best friend Libby sneak off to the Big Apple for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to prove everyone wrong. A chance encounter with Nate’s long-lost Aunt Heidi turns his journey upside-down, and together they must learn that life’s greatest adventures are only as big as your dreams.

Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
After some time apart, a former couple (Charlie and Austin) run into one another, and over the next 24 hours, the pair reconnect, living many years and lives simultaneously.

Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as Beth
After realizing many of the best parts of their relationship were maybe kind of queer, Beth and Chris decide to break up in a queer way too.

Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Beau is forced to reconcile a falling-out with his brother when he returns home for the first time in two years to attend his funeral.

Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Joan
A young woman finds answers to her own grief when she embarks on a journey with a talking bowling ball.

Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Her
A young woman returns to the island where she was raised. A traumatic event from the past resurfaces, forcing her father to grapple with a painful truth: that it’s time for him to move on.

Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Mara
A young author is confronted by a friend from college who feels that they have been copy-and-pasted into the writer's soon-to-be-published debut. A negotiation ensues.
