Julia Roberts
Tess Ocean, Danny's ex-wife.
Julia Roberts plays Tess Ocean, Danny Ocean's ex-wife, in Ocean's Eleven (2001) and Ocean's Twelve (2004). Tess filed for divorce during Danny's four-year prison term, became the curator of the Bellagio art gallery and began a relationship with casino owner Terry Benedict.
Quick Facts
- Role
- Tess Ocean
- Films
- Ocean's Eleven (2001), Ocean's Twelve (2004)
Tess in Ocean's Eleven
Tess unknowingly plays a small part in the heist when a cell phone is put in her coat. At the end she watches a surveillance feed of Benedict admitting he would give her up to get the money back, and reconciles with Danny before he is taken away for violating his parole.
Tess in Ocean's Twelve
Linus brings Tess into the museum con in Rome because she bears a striking resemblance to the actress Julia Roberts, a joke on Roberts' own casting. She is generally considered the twelfth member of the crew in that film. Tess does not appear in Ocean's Thirteen.
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