Tessie Agana

Tessie Agana (born May 16, 1942) is a Filipina former child actress of the 1950s. She is best known for her role as the titular character in the 1951 film Roberta, which was then the highest grossing Philippine film of all time. Her mother was actress Linda Estrella. She was also known as the "Shirley Temple of the Philippines".

On July 26, 1956, Agana moved to the United States of America with her mother and father. She enrolled as a sophomore at Maryvale Preparatory School in Lutherville, Maryland. A year later in 1957 the Agana family moved to Lafayette, Indiana and Tessie attended Lafayette Central Catholic Jr/Sr High School. Agana graduated in 1959.