Biography: Tresa Hughes was born on September 17, 1929 in New York City. She studied at Maryland Art Institute and Johns Hopkins and George Washington Universities. She graduated from Wayne State University. She was a company member of Pennsylvania's Hedgerow Theatre and Playwrights Theater Company in Chicago. She married documentary filmmaker Robert Hughes, with whom she had her daughter, Rebecca Hughes.
Film/TV Credits: Film credits include: "Don Juan DeMarco," "Fame," "Coming Home," "The Sentinel," "The Hospital," "Bad Medicine," "Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams," "A Fish in the Bathtub," and "Dirty Laundry. " Television credits include: "Law & Order," "NYPD Blue," "The Bob Newhart Show," "Starsky and Hutch," "Ed," "Another World," "Tales from the Darkside," and "New York Undercover."
Trivia: She originated roles in more than 50 plays on and off Broadway.
Film/TV Credits: Film credits include: "Don Juan DeMarco," "Fame," "Coming Home," "The Sentinel," "The Hospital," "Bad Medicine," "Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams," "A Fish in the Bathtub," and "Dirty Laundry. " Television credits include: "Law & Order," "NYPD Blue," "The Bob Newhart Show," "Starsky and Hutch," "Ed," "Another World," "Tales from the Darkside," and "New York Undercover."
Trivia:
She originated roles in more than 50 plays on and off Broadway.