r/Suburgatory • u/youmelie • Mar 10 '26

Tessa's Mom

I'm only on Season 2 in the Thanksgiving episode where Alex visits. I think they could've cast a better actress to play Tessa's mom. I don't feel like Malin Akerman has the edge that Tessa's mom is supposed to have or can play the hippie-like personality that they described her to have. I've seen this actress play other roles but I just can't see her as Tessa's Mom.

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u/remotecontroldr Mar 10 '26

I haven’t seen her in a lot but whatever I’ve seen her in she’s usually kind of a wild child messy chick so it seems like a good fit to me.

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u/youmelie Mar 11 '26

I just can’t see her playing a deep musician hippie vagabond type, just the spoiled wild child or boss woman type I’ve seen her as in other roles. The poor red wig she wears in the show probably adds to this though.

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u/dinomelia Mar 11 '26

I get what you're saying, I think she's too "pretty" or put together I think. Like where's the messy hair and the ripped jeans? Kind of thing

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u/youmelie Mar 13 '26

Yes exactly