Monzo
Telly Talk Star
Rest in peace, Roseanna Christiansen Rizzo! She will always be Theresa in my heart.
Brian Kinney
Telly Talk Addict
Roseanna Christiansen is also remembered by the Hollywood Reporter: with more lines than she ever had on Dallas. 
Rove
Telly Talk Warrior
Out of respect to Roseanna and her character of Theresa I'll keep my thoughts and emotions in check regarding that revival.
Snarky Oracle!
Telly Talk Supreme
I think the "Rizzo" threw me.
DallasFanForever
Telly Talk Supreme
Very sad news. My thoughts and prayers go out to her loved ones
R.I.P.
R.I.P.
darkshadows38
Telly Talk Star
honestly i had never even heard of her, it's been a couple years since i last watched Dallas so i guess the staff are characters i just don't give much thought about when i'm watching the show cause they literally give them barely any dialog if i recall i'm sorry she passed though
Monzo
Telly Talk Star
Finally, media sites report Roseanna's death. I was concerned that no one but the Dallas fan base would notice. Several Spanish-language media sites also report on it.
I wasn't aware that Roseanna joined in season 6. I felt Theresa was there throughout the Dallas journey, which probably speaks volumes for Roseanna's talent. Was there even a ranch maid before Theresa?
Roseanna met her husband at Bible study and became an ordained minister. It might be a bit off the mark, but I've always wondered how Christian actors got along in Hollywood. Dallas had gays in cast and crew. Did living Christians felt uncomfortable there? Maybe because I only know American Christianity from the TV evangelists who condemn everything about homosexuality (lived out or just fantasized) I think it might be a problem on set, but when I read that Roseanna was an ordained minister, this thought came to mind.
I wasn't aware that Roseanna joined in season 6. I felt Theresa was there throughout the Dallas journey, which probably speaks volumes for Roseanna's talent. Was there even a ranch maid before Theresa?
Roseanna met her husband at Bible study and became an ordained minister. It might be a bit off the mark, but I've always wondered how Christian actors got along in Hollywood. Dallas had gays in cast and crew. Did living Christians felt uncomfortable there? Maybe because I only know American Christianity from the TV evangelists who condemn everything about homosexuality (lived out or just fantasized) I think it might be a problem on set, but when I read that Roseanna was an ordained minister, this thought came to mind.
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Toni
Maximum Member
Christians don' t hate gays. Extremists do. Otherwise ask Dolly... Without her gay fans she'd lose 50% of her fans...
Barbara Fan
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RIP Roseanna, She was nice at the BBQ in 2008
The Ewings had many maids with interchangeable faces over the years and more than one Teresa
"Telefono Mrs Ewing" and "More coffee Mrs Ewing " - RIP
The Ewings had many maids with interchangeable faces over the years and more than one Teresa
"Telefono Mrs Ewing" and "More coffee Mrs Ewing " - RIP
Toni
Maximum Member
I loved when she said in our Spanish version "señorita Lucy" or "señora Sue Ellen". She (her Spanish voice) sounded so fake, lol... Wonder what she thought of them. VP said on FB that Roseanna always was "very sweet".
the-lost-son
Telly Talk Well-Known Member
These smaller roles like Mrs. Rizzo's "Theresa" contributed greatly to the show's atmosphere of a saga. Characters like her (or Dora Mae at the Oil Baron's ball) made their mark without many lines.
It's nice to read that she wasn't forgotten in 2008 at the Southfork Event and that so many of her co-stars and fans speak highly of her.
May she rest in peace.
It's nice to read that she wasn't forgotten in 2008 at the Southfork Event and that so many of her co-stars and fans speak highly of her.
May she rest in peace.
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Snarky Oracle!
Telly Talk Supreme
Susan Howard, who's quite religious, once said that when people ask her how she could appear in a tawdry show like DALLAS, she said that she saw DALLAS as a great big morality play -- one in which you had all these wealthy people with every imaginable advantage, constantly stabbing away at each other, over and over again, for nothing.
That's an approximate quote but a pretty close one, and I think the sentiment is exactly right.
Angela Channing
Telly Talk Veteran
Theresa was like Chao-Li in Falcon Crest but without the martial arts moves. An ever present and loyal family servant who provided great continuity to the series. I didn't realise she had a proper role in the sitcom The Jeffersons and was more than a background artist who was allowed to say one line occasionally.
I was always curious about how she addressed the different members of the Ewing family. She generally called JR "Mr Ewing" but Bobby was "Mr Bobby".
May she rest in peace.
I was always curious about how she addressed the different members of the Ewing family. She generally called JR "Mr Ewing" but Bobby was "Mr Bobby".
May she rest in peace.
DallasFanForever
Telly Talk Supreme
I never made the connection til just now that it was she who played Carmen, the Jeffersons other maid, for a few episodes while Marla Gibbs was trying her luck with her ill fated spinoff. Looks like it was about a year before her Dallas debut.
The role of Theresa was recast. Another actress originated it.
The Swedish press has also reported on Roseanna's passing now.