Tess Mercer was created for the TV series "Smallville" after Lex Luthor went missing at the end of season seven. She first appeared in the first episode of season eight and was portrayed by the ...

With Lex Luthor out of the picture, Smallville needed another villain to step in and fill his shoes. That role seemed to be filled by actress Cassidy Freeman's character, Tess Mercer, but Freeman ...

As if Smallville's Clark (Tom Welling) didn't have enough on his plate with robotic men with kryptonite hearts trying to kill him and zombies taking over Metropolis, but now his greatest foe, Zod ...

While Lex Luthor is away, Tess Mercer has been acting as CEO for Luthercorp on Smallville. TVGuide recently had a chance to sit down with the beautiful Cassidy Freeman, the actress behind Tess Mercer.

**Character will be reincarnated next season." "Character will be reincarnated next season?" Does this mean that fans were speculating in the right direction with Granny Goodness and her changing Tess ...

Might Tess Mercer and Oliver Queen start making a little more love and little less war? Last Thursday's episode of Smallville (8 pm/ET, on the CW) offered a glimmer of hope. TVGuide.com grabbed a few ...

Michael Rosenbaum reportedly won’t come back to Smallville because he’s sick of shaving his head. But when we caught up with Cassidy Freeman (Tess Mercer) at Comic Con, she had a few suggestions: wear ...

LOS ANGELES — Chicago native Cassidy Freeman owes her brothers big time. The actress, who as Tess Mercer on Smallville has given evil a new name, acquired her knowledge of the Superman world through ...

Tess Mercer was born as Lutessa Lena Luthor and was the sister of Lex Luthor and the daughter of Lionel Luthor. She became a Checkmate agent and after Lex's disappearance, she took over LuthorCorp.