Teresa Pavlinek (born August 11, 1970) is a Canadian actress, writer and television producer, best known as the creator and star of The Jane Show.
Teresa studied at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario and became part of Second City Toronto straight afterwards. She made guest appearances on The Sean Cullen Show, Royal Canadian Air Farce, Bless The Child and Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye She starred in five seasons of the Gemini-nominated History Channel series, History Bites.
Her short plays include Dumplings and Death and Hot August Night, and her first full length play, Made You Look was written as a member of the Tarragon Theatre Playwrights Unit.
Teresa is part of the female comedy troupe Women Fully Clothed.[1]