Fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours
Soap opera character
Terese Willis
Neighbours character
Portrayed by
Rebekah Elmaloglou
Duration
2013–present
First appearance
14 May 2013 (2013-05-14)
Classification
Present; regular
Introduced by
Richard Jasek
Spin-off appearances
Neighbours vs Zombies (2014)
Summer Stories (2016)
Pipe Up (2017)
Neighbours vs Time Travel (2017)
In-universe information
Occupation
Hotel manager Co-owner of Lassiters Hotel
Family
Willis Robinson
Mother
Estelle Petrides
Brothers
Nick Petrides
Husband
Brad Willis (1995–2016)[1]
Paul Robinson
(m. 2019, divorced)
Toadie Rebecchi
(m. 2023)
Sons
Josh Willis
Daughters
Imogen Willis Piper Willis
Stepsons
Ned Willis
David Tanaka
Leo Tanaka
Hugo Rebecchi
Stepdaughters
Paige Smith Nell Rebecchi
Grandsons
Gabriel Smith (step)
Granddaughters
Matilda Turner Harlow Robinson (step)
Nieces
Roxy Willis (in-law)
Terese Willis is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Rebekah Elmaloglou. The actress was cast in the role after attending an audition in late 2012. Before she began filming her first scenes in early February 2013, Elmaloglou had to ask the producers to change the pronunciation of her character's name. Elmaloglou's character and her family were created around the character of Brad Willis (Kip Gamblin), who was reintroduced after twenty years as part of an ongoing overhaul of the show's cast and renewed focus on family units. She made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 14 May 2013.
Terese is portrayed as being ambitious, organised, hard-working and a good mother. Elmaloglou said she admired Terese and that while they shared some similarities, they did not have much in common. Terese was introduced as the manager of Lassiter's Hotel, owned by Paul Robinson (Stefan Dennis). Terese and Paul share a love/hate relationship, but despite the tension between them, they work well together. They eventually start a relationship and get married. Terese's other storylines have revolved around the breakup of her marriage to Brad, her alcoholism, an attempted assault by Ezra Hanley (Steve Nation), a breast cancer diagnosis and relationships with Paul's son Leo Tanaka (Tim Kano) and Paul's half-brother Glen Donnelly (Richard Huggett). Terese's turbulent marriage to Paul was rekindled in the serial's finale episode; she returned in a regular capacity for the series' revival in 2023, which focused on the character's wedding to Toadie Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney).
^Executive producer: Jason Herbison; Director: Scott Major; Writer: Stephen Vagg (20 August 2015). "Episode 7194". Neighbours. Eleven.
TereseWillis is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Rebekah Elmaloglou. The actress was cast in the role after...
daughter of Brad and Terese; married Daniel Robinson Piper Willis, daughter of Brad and Terese Gaby Willis, daughter of Doug and Pam Zac Willis, son of Gaby and...
for her roles as teenage tearaway Sophie Simpson on Home and Away and TereseWillis on Neighbours. She also made guest appearances in E Street, A Country...
character TereseWillis (Rebekah Elmaloglou), before it was revealed that she is the daughter of Terese's former brother-in-law Adam Willis (Ian Williams)...
and more prominent relationships with Mishti Sharma (Scarlet Vas) and TereseWillis (Rebekah Elmaloglou). Other storylines include Leo getting crushed under...
episode's closing moments to be between the long-running characters TereseWillis (Rebekah Elmaloglou) and Toadie Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney), who had not...
3 April 2019. Piper is the youngest child of Brad (Kip Gamblin) and TereseWillis (Rebekah Elmaloglou). Upon her family's arrival in 2013, Piper was often...
with TereseWillis (Rebekah Elmaloglou) has faced several obstacles, including the return of his former partner Brooke Butler (Fifi Box), Terese's cancer...
2023 premiere of the revival focused on the character's wedding to TereseWillis (Rebekah Elmaloglou). Toadie was initially portrayed as a troubled teenager...
distracted by his ex-wife, TereseWillis (Rebekah Elmaloglou). Chelsea decides to give herself a make-over inspired by Terese's style to gain Paul's attention...
Rebekah Elmaloglou who plays Brad's second wife TereseWillis told Sarah Ellis from Inside Soap that Terese feels a lot of guilt for Brad and Ned's fractured...
parade. Later that year, scenes for Paul Robinson (Stefan Dennis) and TereseWillis' (Rebekah Elmaloglou) wedding were filmed at a resort in Queensland...
just being silly again." Toadie and Melanie are almost caught when TereseWillis (Rebekah Elmaloglou) unexpectedly enters the law office, while Melanie...
time they got lost in the bush together. He then meets Paul's ex-wife, TereseWillis (Rebekah Elmaloglou), and his half-brother, Glen Donnelly (Richard Huggett)...
and Lyn, Rebecca also warns his fiancée TereseWillis (Rebekah Elmaloglou) not to marry him. She tells Terese about pushing Paul from the hotel mezzanine...
and his fiancée TereseWillis (Rebekah Elmaloglou) have eloped to. Paul is convinced the universe is giving him a sign not to marry Terese, after his other...
Doug quickly loses his temper with Lauren and seeks out Brad's wife TereseWillis (Rebekah Elmaloglou). In February 2016, Donovan's son Jason confirmed...
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