Tess (Oliver and Company)

Tess is Dodger's mother in Oliver and Company 2 and a major character in the TV series and the prequel. She is voiced by B.J. Ward and her singing voice is provided by Jennifer Darling, except for two episodes of the series in which it is provided respectively by Jodi Benson and Lorraine Feather.

Biography
Tess's early life is unknown. She was born to parents Jasmine and Jasper at an unspecified date. Jasper died when Tess was a teenager and Jasmine died soon after Tess gave birth to her pups. At some point in her adolescence, Tess met her future husband Charlie. They later married and afterwards Tess had a litter of pups, one of them being Dodger. Their life was happy, particularly with their eldest pup, but their happiness was shattered when Dodger ran away from home and was later adopted by Fagin. This devastated Charlie and Tess and after their four remaining pups found homes, they later moved to San Francisco where they would live for a number of years until they returned to New York.

Appearance and personality
Tess resembles a female version of her son Dodger. She has blue eyes and she wears a red collar with a silver tag hanging off it. Tess is a very kind, gentle and motherly individual. She cares very deeply about her family's safety, particularly for her children and husband. She is very prim but has a small fun side. She is also a wise ear whenever the other characters-particularly Dodger-need someone to talk to and often tends to be the voice of reason.