Platinum-blonde hair, wide blue eyes, a breathy voice, and a South Carolina lilt, it’s no wonder Tessa Richarde was the go-to girl for sexy fun and flesh in the early ‘80s. Though she began her career in 1979 with an appearance on the TV show 240-Robert, she caught the eye of Clint Eastwood, and he cast her as Mitzi Fritts in his movie Bronco Billy (1980), which he directed and starred in. She also appeared as Sweet Sue in Any Which Way You Can (1980), another Clint Eastwood-starring film. Luckily, the sexy little minx was a giver, and let us bask in the beauty of her bare breasts in the infamous Cat People (1982) starring Nastassja Kinski. In the film, she tries to get a rise out of Malcolm McDowell, and her luscious lovelies do their best. That same year, she popped up and out as Brenda in The Last American Virgin (1982), her big areolas, tiny nipples, and serious tan lines popping more than cherries. She rounded out her big-screen appearances with three good ones: She was Rocco’s wife in Young Doctors in Love (1982) with Michael turn-it-up-to-11 McKean and Sean Young, a shoe-store blonde in Max Dugan Returns (1983) with Jason Robards and Matthew Broderick, and a motel guest in National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983) with Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo. Again, a giver, she also shared her hotsy-totsy ways (sorry, Mr. Skin has Laverne & Shirley on the brain after the Lenny sighting) as the recurring role of Connie on the TV series Angie in 1980, Mary in Police Squad! in 1982, Melissa in Three’s Company in 1983, various roles in Night Court in 1984-1986, and Katie Lynn in Dallas, among other one-shot roles in primetime. Mr. Skin likes those hotsy-totsy ones!
