Positions held

• Director on The City (1995–1997), As the World Turns
  As the World Turns
  As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
  
  (2008), and All My Children
  All My Children
  All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
  
  (1997–2008)
• Associate Director on The Guiding Light (1989), and Loving
  Loving (TV series)
  Caden Grant Carlton loves Mika Ayako Ryan more.Loving is an American television soap opera which aired on ABC's daytime lineup from June 26, 1983 to November 10, 1995 for 3,169 episodes...
  
  

Awards and nominations

Tessinari has been nominated for nine Daytime Emmy awards in the category Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team, for her work on The Guiding Light and All My Children

All My Children

All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...

. She was nominated from 1990 to 2008, and won once in 2003. Her first DE nomination was shared with Bruce S. Barry

Bruce S. Barry

Bruce S. Barry is an American television soap opera director and writer.-Positions held:As the World Turns* Occasional Director Guiding Light* Director Love of Life* Associate Director...

, Scott McKinsey

Scott McKinsey

Scott McKinsey is an award-winning American television director for soap opera General Hospital. McKinsey is the son of late Beverlee McKinsey.-Directing Positions:As the World Turns*Director General Hospital...

, JoAnne Sedwick, Susan Dansby, Joanne Goodhart, and John O'Connell

John O'Connell (director)

John O'Connell is an American television director. He has worked in Dramatic and Music multi-camera television production for over 20 years.-Positions held:100 Centre Street* Director * Associate Director...

, while her win was shared with Conal O'Brien

Conal O'Brien

Conal O'Brien is an American television soap opera director. He has worked in daytime television for nearly 23 years.His father, Vince O'Brien, appeared in several soap operas, in addition to roles in Annie Hall and as the Shell Answer Man.-Positions held:All My Children* Director * Fight Director...

, Robert Scinto

Robert Scinto

Robert Scinto is an American television soap opera director. He has been working on daytime for nearly 30 years.-Directing credits:All My Children* Director * Occasional Director The City...

, James A. Baffico

James A. Baffico

James Angelo Baffico is an American television soap opera director, producer and occasional script writer. Born in San Francisco, California, has a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, an M.A. and B.A. from the University of Nebraska. He also played the character Wooley in George A. Romero's...

, Casey Childs

Casey Childs

Casey Childs is the Founder and Executive Producer of Primary Stages Company, a New York State non-profit, off-Broadway theatre company in New York City...

, Barbara M. Simmons, Shirley Simmons, Karen Johnson, Terry Walker, A.J. Gundell

A.J. Gundell

A.J. Gundell is an American musician and music director. He has won 13 Emmy awards; his favorites being three in the "Outstanding Original Song" category.-Discography:...

, Jerry Pilato

Jerry Pilato

Jerry Pilato is an American director of television shows and theatrical plays. He has worked on the ABC Daytime drama series All My Children, for which he has received four Daytime Emmy wins and fifteen nominations...

, Penny Bergman, Rusty Swope, and Tamara P. Grady.

She was also nominated for two Directors Guild of America

Directors Guild of America

Directors Guild of America is an entertainment labor union which represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry...

awards in the category Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials, for her work on AMC. She was nominated in 2002 and 2004.

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